Peregrine Semiconductor Corp of San Diego, CA, USA, a fabless provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) based on silicon-on-sapphire (SOS), has launched an Automotive Electronics Council (AEC) Q100-certified SPDT RF switch. ...
Tags: Peregrine, SPDT RF Switch
Taiwan National Tsing Hua University has been studying ways to improve the modulation performance of high-output-power nitride semiconductor light-emitting diodes (LEDs) [Chien-Lan Liao et al, IEEE Electron Device Letters, published online ...
Tags: GaN InGaN LEDs, LED, Electrical, Electronics, taiwan
TSMC Solid State Lighting in the later part of the year will put into production uncased LED, saving cost to the LED illuminate packaging sector. TSMC Solid State Lighting President Dr. Jacob Tarn pointed out that the future of indoor ...
Tags: LED Illuminant, LED, LED bulbs
Peregrine Semiconductor Corp of San Diego, CA, USA, a fabless provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) based on silicon-on-sapphire (SOS), says that its UltraCMOS phase-locked loop (PLL) frequency synthesizer and prescaler ...
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has gotten involved in a patent infringement with Boston University in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Boston University alleges that Samsung “regularly and deliberately” ...
Tags: LED devices, LED, Samsung
Taiwan-based sapphire wafer makers are expected to have 2013 revenues decreasing by 10% from 2012 because many China-based fellow makers will bring production capacities into operation in 2013 and this will cause price drops, according to ...
Tags: Sapphire Wafer, Sapphire ingot, Sapphire
UK-based etch and deposition system maker Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OIPT), a division of Oxford Instruments, has announced an evolution in batch etch technology with the launch of its PlasmaPro1000 Astrea etch system, a large ...
Tags: Oxford Instruments, HB-LED Production, Plasma Technology
As sapphire substrate makers brace for a year of consolidation, 2013 could deliver the killer application, reports Compound Semiconductor. Will 2013 be a year of two halves for manufacturers of sapphire substrates? Overcapacity and falling ...
Tags: sapphire substrate, raw material
Is it time for high-brightness LED manufacturing to get serious about process control? If so, what lessons can be learned from traditional, silicon-based integrated circuit manufacturing? The answer to the first question can be ...
Tags: LED manufacturing, LED substrate, MOCVD
With increasing awareness of global climate change and the importance of energy conservation, more and more countries have launched LED lighting projects and subsidy policies. As a result, even though the growth of the LED market in 2012 ...
Tags: LED lighting, LED, LED lighting market
Researchers in Japan and Switzerland have used a laser treatment of sapphire substrates to increase the thickness of gallium nitride (GaN) layers grown by hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE) to around 200μm [Hideo Aida et al, Appl. Phys. ...
For fourth-quarter 2012, Inc of Bensenville, IL, USA, which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED, RFIC, semiconductor and optical industries, has reported revenue of $20m, up slightly on $19.9m last quarter ...
Tags: LEDs, LED market, LED customer
US-based sapphire substrate maker Rubicon has announced fourth-quarter 2012 revenues with on-quarter increase. However, the contract between Rubicon and Korea-based LG Innotek ended in mid-December 2012, and this means sales of Rubicon's ...
Tags: sapphire substrate, Rubicon, LG Innotek
Rubicon Technology, a leading provider of sapphire substrates and products to the LED, RFIC, semiconductor, and optical industries, has reported financial results for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2012. The firm reported fourth ...
Tags: Rubicon Technology, sapphire substrates, LED, RFIC, semiconductor
Thermal Technology, a leading manufacturer of crystal growth equipment and high temperature furnace systems, recently shipped 14 K1 HB LED-grade sapphire crystal growers to a customer in Europe. The K1’s large 90kg sapphire boule is ...