Researchers in South Korea and USA have been developing graded-composition superlattice electron-blocking layers (GSL-EBLs) for nitride semiconductor light-emitting diodes (LEDs) [Jun Hyuk Park et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol103, p061104 ...
Tags: LED, droop GaN EBL, Electrical, Electronics, nitride semiconductor
Epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says that its high-volume, production-qualified material has been independently certified as achieving 44.1% photovoltaic cell efficiency by the US National Renewable Energy ...
Tags: Solar, Electrical, Electronics
Absolute Encoders Deliver for Microassembly Cells Amicra Microtechnologies GmbH recently replaced incremental measuring systems with Resolute absolute optical encoders, achieving ±0.5μm accuracy and 1.66 Cpk process capability. ...
Tags: Industrial Equipment, Components
The sun is finally rising on the global solar business, with growing demand in developing regions helping to ignite the first increase in industry-wide capital spending in three years in 2014, according to research firm IHS. Global ...
Tags: Lights, Lighting, Solar Industry
In the second quarter of next year the FIFA World Cup Brazil will feature top grade LED displays in 14 playing venues. With LED display panel driver IC demand starting to emerge, Macroblock chairman Dr. Li-Chang Yang expressed that the ...
Tags: LED display, LED, Electrical, Electronics
The LED Show 2013 officially opened in Las Vegas on August 14, 2013, this event has attracted leading LED manufacturers displaying the latest technology and products for attendees to view, compare, and evaluate. In addition, the conference ...
Tags: High-voltage LEDs, Mid-power Push
Taiwan-based Gigastorage has completed expansion of production capacity for high-efficiency solar-grade silicon wafers and expects monthly shipments to increase to more than 10 million units later in the second half of 2013, according to ...
Tags: Solar-Grade Wafers, Gigastorage
Solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer maker Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) has announced its merger with Sunrise Global Solar Energy, a manufacturer of P-type monocrystalline silicon solar cells, through a stock swap where one SAS ...
For second-quarter 2013, RF front-end component maker and foundry services provider TriQuint Semiconductor Inc of Hillsboro, OR, USA has reported revenue of $190.1m. This is up 3% on $184.2m last quarter (although Q1 had been impacted by ...
Tags: front-end component, Electrical, Electronics
For second-quarter 2013, Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville, IL, USA (which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED, RFIC, semiconductor and optical industries) has reported revenue of $10.6m, down 38% on $17m ...
Tags: LED, Electrical, Electronics
The company made public today the foundation of its new LED business unit, called "Azzurro LED Technologies", dedicating more resources to migrate the LED industry to GaN-on-Si. The new business unit's strategy is to license Azzurro's ...
Tags: LED, Lights, Lighting, LED Industry
Following declines of 45% in 2011 and 30% in 2013, LED wafer fab equipment spending will rise 17% to nearly $1.2bn in 2014 as the LED industry is working through its over-capacity problems and will renew capital spending and capacity ...
Tags: LED Equipment, LED, Electrical, Electronics
Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased during the second quarter 2013 when compared to first quarter 2013 area shipments, according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer ...
Tags: Silicon Wafer Shipments
IC Insights’ new 250-page Mid-Year Update to the 2013 McClean Report, which is slated to be released by the end of July, describes why a very clear distinction should be made between the IC market (i.e., consumption) in China and IC ...
Tags: IC Companies, IC Production
Power generation and transmission firm Alstom and Soitec of Bernin, France, which makes engineered substrates - including silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers and III-V epiwafers - as well as concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) solar systems, ...
Tags: CPV Power Plants, Alstom, Soitec