University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) and Fuji Electric Corp of America have been developing indium gallium nitride (InGaN) solar cell structures in efforts to extend the conversion efficiency of multi-junction photovoltaic (PV) ...
Tags: Nitride Barriers, Electrical
EV Group (EVG) of St Florian, Austria, a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for MEMS (microelectromechanical systems), nanotechnology and semiconductor applications, has introduced the EVG PHABLE exposure system, which is ...
Tags: EVG PHABLE, non-contact litho system, manufacturing photonic components
An AC-LED partnership between Lynk Labs and Thomas Research Products; funding announcements from Ledzworld, EcoSense, and Once Innovations; and new large-diameter patterned sapphire substrates from Rubicon top the recent SSL news space. ...
Reasons behind Apple’s heavy investments in GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) sapphire substrates go beyond iPhone component demands, according to a TechCrunch report. Aside from home buttons and camera lens cover demands, the sapphire ...
Tags: Apple, Sapphire Substrates
For third-quarter 2013, 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 $11.1m, down 45% on $19.9m ...
Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville, IL, USA (which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED, RFIC, semiconductor and optical industries) has launched what it claims is the first commercial line of large-diameter ...
Tags: Rubicon Sapphire substrates, LED, Electrical, Electronics
With big smartphone manufacturers such as Apple and LG introducing sapphire substrate into smartphone camera lens protector caps and home buttons, the market predicts that in 2014 sapphire substrate will also be used to replace glass in ...
Tags: Smartphone Displays, Smartphone
Tokyo-based semiconductor manufacturer Toshiba Corphas announced the first devices in its second generation of LETERAS white LEDs fabricated using a gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) process. Scheduled for mass production in November, ...
Tags: Toshiba, GaN-on-Si LEDs
The imbalance in sapphire substrate supply and demand is being overcome by increased demands in LED lighting applications and strong demands for non-LED applications. GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) is optimistic about the rapid growth in ...
The increased demand for sapphire substrates in non LED applications including for smartphone camera lens caps plus home button covers, the supply and demand situation has had a turnaround. Sapphire substrate used in smartphones will take ...
Tags: Monocrystal, LED applications
Traditionally employed to make LEDs, sapphire substrates now are being used by Apple and other smartphone vendors as covers for camera lenses and home buttons, contributing to a rapid growth in sapphire demand, according to IHS. Demand ...
With more and more smartphones and other portable devices adopting sapphire as cover glass, sapphire ingot vendor Sapphire Technology Company (STC) is looking to double its production capacity to meet the anticipated growth in demand, ...
Sapphire substrate applications have shifted from LED to smartphones, according to a report by Taiwanese media UDN. Apple was the first to apply the material in its iPhone home button, and has recently expanded sapphire substrate ...
Jimei University in China has used indium gallium nitride (InGaN) p-type contacts to increase light output power by 45% over a reference device [Wang Min-Shuai and Huang Xiao-Jing, Chin. Phys. B, vol. 22, p086803, 2013]. The researchers ...
Tags: InGaN LEDs MOCVD, LED, Electrical, Electronics
LED Taiwan’s 2013 Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) exhibition will be launched on Sept. 4, 2013 to present the latest technology from domestic and international LED manufacturers and suppliers. Main themes of ...
Tags: LED Production, Sapphire Wafers