Financial results posted by leading chip manufacturer Intel and key lithography system supplier ASML suggest that demand in the microelectronics industry – a key sector for laser companies – is to remain strong. Following ...
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The integration of LEDs into biophotonics and medical science devices is set to increase in value by a multiple of five over the coming six years, according to a new forecast by ElectroniCast, Upper Lake, CA, USA. Earlier this week, the ...
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In a dramatic change from the status quo, nearly half of all gallium nitride (GaN) LEDs will be produced on silicon substrates by the end of the decade. That’s according to a new report by analysts at IHS, who forecast that the ...
Tags: LED Production, GaN LEDs, sapphire wafers
Last week Samsung became the latest big-hitter to change its strategy in the LED lighting sector, with the Korean technology conglomerate making a significant retreat. Having identified the emerging application as a key growth area just ...
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Wafer foundry houses in China have stepped up efforts to develop Fully Depleted Silicon-on-Insulator (FD-SOI), or also called Ultra-Thin Body (UTB), processes for wafer production, compared to the Fin Field-Effect Transistor (FinFET) ...
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With the improvement of human living standards and advances in technology, LED large screen in the community has been more widely, however, purchase a large LED screen, how to ensure good application of LED big screen? LED large screen to ...
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At the IMAPS 48th International Symposium on Microelectronics in Orlando, FL, USA (26-29 October), Thomas Obeloer, business development manager at Luxembourg-registered synthetic diamond materials firm Element Six (a member of the De Beers ...
Tags: Element Six, GaN-on-diamond, micro-cooler, heat spreaders
Ultratech, a supplier of lithography, laser--processing and inspection systems used to manufacture semiconductor devices and high-brightness LEDs (HBLEDs), as well as atomic layer deposition (ALD) systems, today announced that it has ...
Tags: Wafer-Level Packaging, LEDs
When people think about wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductor materials for power electronics applications, they usually think of gallium nitride (GaN) or silicon carbide (SiC) – which is not surprising, since SiC and GaN are currently the ...
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Luminus Inc of Sunnyvale, CA, USA, which makes LEDs and solid-state light sources, has launched a family of 3V 3030 mid-power LEDs offering a wide range of options including luminous efficiacy of 200 lumens per Watt, a color rendering index ...
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“The (Chinese) LED industry is in deep waters, and only a few manufacturers will survive in the next few years,” said several industry insiders during recent interviews with LEDinside’s editorial team in China. With the ...
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On Sep. 10, MLS announced that the company will spend RMB$ 180 million (US$ 278.2 million) to purchase stock in Kaistar Lighting with private fund, acquiring 10.91% of Kaistar’s shares. Kaistar Lighting is a joint venture ...
Plessey announced today that it will be exhibiting at the LuxLive event from 18-19 November at London's ExCeL arena. LuxLive is Europe's biggest annual lighting event. Plessey will be showcasing its latest GaN on silicon LED solutions. ...
Tags: Plessey, LuxLive, GaN on Silicon LED
Seoul Semiconductor Develops and mass produces Wicop which overcomes the incompleteness of CSP derived from silicon semiconductors No need for main parts such as lead frame, gold wire, etc. and main packaging equipment such as die ...
The global average price of 40W replacement LED light bulbs fell 1.5% in August to US$10.9, while the 60W replacement LED light bulbs fell 2.3% to US$14.9, based on the latest report by LEDinside, a division of TrendForce. The U.S. was ...