Sun Yat-sen University in China has improved the wall-plug efficiency of indium gallium nitride (InGaN) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) grown on silicon by incorporating a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) [Yibin Yang et al, Appl. Phys. ...
Tags: InGaN LEDs, Silicon, semiconductor
Taiwan-based solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET) on March 27 released its financial report for 2013, recording consolidated revenues of NT$13.258 billion (US$444 million), gross margin of negative 12%, ...
China-based PV maker Solargiga Energy swung from a net loss of CNY136.4 million (US$22 million) in the first half of 2013 to net profit of CNY927,000 in the second, resulting in a net loss of CNY135.5 million for 2013, according to the ...
Tags: PV maker, Solargiga, Solar-grade
The Westfield Group announced new retailers at four shopping centers in Northern California, expanding its signature Luxury Collection at Westfield Valley Fair and adding new offerings at Westfield San Francisco Centre, Westfield Galleria ...
RF Micro Devices Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA has signed a $9.7m agreement with the Manufacturing and Industrial Technologies Directorate within the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to transfer and produce a 0.14μm gallium nitride ...
Tags: RF Micro Devices, GaN technology
Researchers in France have reported on solar cell devices based on indium gallium nitride (InGaN) multiple quantum wells (MQWs) [Sirona Valdueza-Felip et al, Appl. Phys. Express, vol7, p032301, 2014]. Conversion efficiencies of up to 2% ...
Tags: Solar Cells, InGaN
Martini Tech Inc of Tokyo, Japan has started to offer a new gallium nitride (GaN) metal-organic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD) service on sapphire substrates for LED applications. Founded in 2013, Martini Tech offers microfabrication ...
Gallium nitride (GaN)-on-sapphire is the existing mainstream technology for LED manufacturing, but GaN-on-silicon technology has naturally appeared as an alternative to sapphire in order to reduce cost. However, a cost simulation by market ...
Tags: GaN-on-Si, GaN power electronics, LED
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is developing techniques to monolithically integrate high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) based on aluminium indium gallium nitride (AlInGaN) ...
Tags: Nitride Semiconductor, LEDs, LED regions
Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell maker Gintech Energy will not distribute any dividend for 2013, while ingot and wafer maker Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) will distribute a cash dividend per share of NT$1 (US$0.03), ...
Tags: Gintech, SAS, crystalline silicon
RF Micro Devices Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA says that its gallium nitride (GaN) amplifier family for the new DOCSIS 3.1 CATV networking standard has won the CableFAX Tech Award for Green Technology, which recognizes technology that helps ...
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, at SEMICON China ...
Tags: LED drivers, high voltage, high power
The solar photovoltaic (PV) industry is set for rapid growth over the next five years, with up to 100GW annual deployment being targeted in 2018, according to Solarbuzz. This end-market growth is projected to increase annual PV module ...
Tags: power supply, PV Solarbuzz, PV industry
Evonik recently opened its expanded production for precipitated silica in Rayong, Thailand. With this investment, Evonik increased its capacity for precipitated silica for the automotive industry, food and animal feed industry as well as ...
Momentive Performance Materials Quartz Inc. (MPM) has increased and expanded its manufacturing capacity of tantalum carbide coatings (TaC) in response to the larger demand for silicon carbide power (SiC) devices and increased need for ...
Tags: Coating, Construction, Decoration