SAS sees semiconductor products account for 70%of total revenues Nuying Huang In a shareholders meeting on June 27,Taiwan-based semiconductor and solar wafer maker Sino-American Silicon(SAS)indicated the plans to increase production of ...
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LDK Solar(LDK),a China-based vertically integrated solar firm,has reported its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31,2012. The firm reported net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2012 were US$200.1 ...
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AIXTRON SE announced that National Chung Hsing University(NCHU)in Taiwan,has placed an order for one Close Coupled Showerhead(CCS)MOCVD system in a 3x2-inch wafer configuration. NCHU will use the CCS system for conducting research into ...
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New surface-emitting laser design could improve speed and efficiency of optical connections. On-chip laser,2 microns high A new design of surface-emitting laser measuring just 2 microns in height could make it easier for ...
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Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath,Germany says that new customer National Chung Hsing University(NCHU)in Taiwan has placed an order for a Close Coupled Showerhead(CCS)MOCVD system in 3x2"-wafer configuration. NCHU will ...
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Outwater has unveiled a unique Movable LED Wafer Puck Track Lighting System. Outwater's Movable LED Wafer Puck Track Lighting System This novel lighting system has been designed to adapt with various kinds of lighting requirements.By ...
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Ultratech recently declared the shipment of its 50th laser spike anneal(LSA)system.Of all the 50 systems,Ultratech has shipped over 15 of its flagship LSA101 systems that are capable of reaching throughputs of up to 60wph. The unique ...
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22 June 2012 Sumitomo and Sony claim first 100mW true-green 530nm laser diode Tokyo-based compound semiconductor materials provider Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd(SEI)and Sony Corp say that,by using a semi-polar gallium ...
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Thin film resistor supplier Viking Tech has been seeing demand for aluminum nitride substrates increase. According to Stone Wei, president of Viking Tech, this is likely to help grow the firm's revenues from heat dissipation substrates in ...
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21 June 2012 Sapphire substrate maker Rubicon ranked 13th on Crain's 2012'Fast 50 List' Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville,IL,USA,which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED,RFIC,semiconductor and optical ...
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The Rutherford Appleton Laboratory(RAL)in Oxfordshire has developed a high-resolution wafer-scale image sensor for medical imaging,that can be butted on three sides for 2xN applications. The sensor is 120x145mm,including a 139.2x120mm ...
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Fiber laser firm EOLITE sold for$10M 20 Jun 2012 Oregon-based laser system vendor Electro Scientific Industries buys the French company in an all-cash deal. EOLITE Systems,the venture-backed fiber laser specialist that is based at ...
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Recognized as a compelling alternative to silicon for many RF applications,gallium nitride(GaN)technology has generated significant industry interest due to its performance advantages,but has faced significant challenges related to ...
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Lattice Power says that it is in volume production of high-power gallium nitride LEDs grown on silicon substrates, while Plessey appears to be not far behind. Lattice Power Corporation, a China-based company that is developing gallium ...
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Additional production at 2012 year end may push polysilicon spot price below US$20/kg Nuying Huang,Hsinchu;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Wednesday 20 June 2012]The spot price of polysilicon has been falling since the market downturn in 2011.The ...
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