For second-quarter 2012, 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 $17m, down 60% on $43m a ...
The US National Science Foundation(NSF)has awarded Rochester Institute of Technology(RIT) 1.2million dollars to develop,fabricate and test a new family of infrared detectors grown on silicon substrates by Raytheon Visions Systems(RVS)of ...
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Rubicon Technology, Inc., a leading provider of sapphire substrates and products to the LED, semiconductor, and optical industries, announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has allowed Rubicon's patent ...
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According to Rubicon Technology,the US Patent and Trademark Office(USPTO)has allowed Rubicon's patent application'Intelligent Machines and Process for Production of Monocrystalline Products with Goniometer Continual Feedback'. The ...
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Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville,IL,USA,which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED,RFIC,semiconductor and optical industries,says that the US Patent and Trademark Office(USPTO)has allowed Rubicon's patent ...
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Qualcomm is thinking of buying 10%of the No.2 foundry UMC in order to try and secure advanced IC fabrication,according to industry rumours. Qualcomm has been the most proactive in seeking alternative sources among those customers of ...
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Specialty foundry TowerJazz(which has fabrication plants at Tower Semiconductor Ltd in Migdal Haemek,Israel,and at its subsidiaries Jazz Semiconductor Inc in Newport Beach,CA,USA and TowerJazz Japan Ltd)says that its board of directors has ...
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Toshiba to start mass production of GaN-on-Si white LEDs in October Tokyo-based semiconductor manufacturer Toshiba Corp says that in October it will start mass production of white LEDs on a new production line that it will construct in ...
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Demonstration of functional components brings Si photonics closer to CMOS standards. imec results announced at Semicon West Imec has successfully demonstrated the creation of functional sub-100 nm photonics components on 300 mm silicon ...
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At the Semicon West 2012 trade show in San Francisco,CA,USA(10-12 July),laser-based trace gas analyzer manufacturer Tiger Optics LLC of Warrington,PA,USA unveiled the HALO-KA,which can detect traces of contaminants to 200 ...
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White LEDs formed directly onto paper 18 Jul 2012 PhD project's'first'achievement of direct to paper fabrication of pure white LEDs promises new illumination capabilities as well as humidity sensors and cheap photovoltaic devices. ...
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University of Massachusetts Lowell, Universidad de Salamanca, and North Carolina State University have integrated aluminium oxide dielectric into III-V ballistic deflection transistors (BDTs) for the first time [Vikas Kaushal et al, IEEE ...
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Plasma process equipment maker Plasma-Therm LLC of St Petersburg,FL,USA is providing a workshop at Cornell University in Ithaca,NY,USA on 21 August focusing on the'Fundamentals of Plasma Processing(Etching and Deposition)'. Lectures will ...
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According to a new report ‘Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) for lighting applications’ from BCC Research, the market is projected to rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.9% from $19.5bn in 2012 to $31.4bn in 2017. ...
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InfiniLED announces access agreement with Ireland's Tyndall National Institute InfiniLED,a portfolio company of ScienceWorks Ventures plc(a London-based IP commercialization company with an operations centre in Cork,Ireland),has announced ...
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