Plasma process equipment maker Plasma-Therm LLC of St Petersburg, FL, USA has introduced new MicroDieSingulator (MDS) systems. The systems deliver plasma-based singulation of semiconductor dies from 4-inch, 6-inch, and 8-inch wafers mounted ...
Tags: Plasma-Therm, MDS Systems
A strong close to 2012 allowed the gallium arsenide device market to grow by about 2% to record revenue of slightly more than $5.3bn for the year, due mainly to the cellular segment, as most other segments for GaAs devices were flat or ...
Tags: GaAs Industry, Electrical
Showa Denko (SDK) is launching silicon carbide (SiC) epitaxial wafers with a diameter of 6 inches (150mm) - the largest size currently available, it is claimed - for use in power devices. The firm is also selling a new grade of 4-inch ...
Tags: Epiwafers, Inverter Power Devices
PVA TePla of Wettenberg, Germany has launched the baSiC-T physical vapor transport (PVT) crystal growth system (which uses sublimation of a source powder at high temperatures) for the mass production of silicon carbide (SiC) material. ...
Tags: PVT System, Modular
Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA has introduced the EPC9017 half-bridge development board for high-current, high-stepdown-voltage, buck intermediate bus converter (IBC) applications using enhancement-mode gallium ...
Wafer dicing process is one of the most popular methods of dicing in semiconductor industries. This is a process of separating a die from a wafer of semiconductor martial that is accomplished by using several methods like breaking and ...
Tags: Industries, Silicon Wafer
Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell maker Neo Solar Power on October 3 reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.27 billion (US$75.9 million) for September 2013, the highest monthly level since April 2011, and increasing 7.81% on month ...
Tags: Solar
Global PV production capacity is not expected to significantly increase in the near future and therefore there will not be any large PV capital expenditure before 2015, according to senior marketing manager Wesley Skinner for Applied ...
Tags: PV Capital, Lighting
Taiwna-based crystalline silicon solar cell maker Solartech Energy has reported consolidated revenues of NT$701 million (US$23.4 million) for September, the highest monthly level since July 2012 with on-month growth of 7.51% and on-year ...
Tags: crystalline silicon, solar cell
A look at disruptive solar innovations finds that technologies built around crystalline silicon (x-Si) modules are the most likely to find commercial success even though they will not meet the "SunShot" targets of US$1/W installed set by ...
Tags: Solar Technologies, Energy
The market is focused on the moment that LED industry can leave oversupply behind. China LED chip manufacturers growing number of new MOCVD equipment in 2014 will no doubt put pressure on the LED industry demand and supply. China’s ...
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One problem in developing more efficient organic LED light bulbs and displays for TVs and phones is that much of the light is polarized in one direction and thus trapped within the LED. University of Utah physicists believe they have solved ...
NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced that it has strengthened its presence in Asia by establishing Singapore as its Global Headquarters for Standard Products, Global Headquarters for Operations, and ASEAN Headquarters for Sales & Marketing. ...
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Fujifilm Corporation and imec have developed a new *photoresist technology for **organic semiconductors that enables the realization of submicron patterns. (For * please see note at bottom for further explanations.) Due to their ...
Tags: Organic Semiconductors, Lighting
Scientists from Northwestern University have developed a new intravaginal ring that could help prevent women from immunodeficiency virus. The ring is easily inserted and stays in place for 30 days,delivering a measured amount of the ...
Tags: Immunodeficiency Virus, Medicine