Emcore Corp of Albuquerque, NM, USA, which makes compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fiber-optic and solar power markets, says that Dr Thomas Russell has decided to not stand for re-election to the board at the ...
Tags: Emcore, electronics
Test, measurement and monitoring equipment supplier Tektronix Inc of Beaverton, OR, USA has expanded its family of precision power analyzers with the introduction of the PA1000 single-phase power analyzer. Featuring a patent-pending ...
Tags: power, electrical
The penetration of gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) wafers into the LED market is forecast to increase at a CAGR of 69% from 2013 to 2020, by which time they will account for 40% of all GaN LEDs manufactured, according to IHS. In ...
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Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Aachen, Germany has celebrated its 30th anniversary, after being co-founded by physicist Dr Holger Jürgensen (now honorary chairman of Aixtron’s Supervisory Board), Dr Meino Heyen and ...
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Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell maker Neo Solar Power and solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer makers Green Energy Technology (GET), Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) and Gigastorage saw November consolidated revenues ...
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Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, today introduced new Dow Corning® Dispensable Thermal Pads, an advanced new technology developed for more cost-effective thermal management of ...
Under pressure from the FDA, 23andMe says it will stop selling health-related genetic test analysis until it has resolved its dispute with the federal regulatory agency. "We remain firmly committed to fulfilling our long-term mission to ...
Plessey announced the availability of its next generation GaN-on-Silicon mid-power LEDs. The product family doubles the efficacy of Plessey's first generation MAGIC™ (Manufactured on GaN-on-Si I/C) products released in February 2013. ...
Researchers in Taiwan have used cadmium selenide (CdSe) quantum dots (QDs) to increase the power conversion efficiency of three-junction solar cells by around 10% [Ya-Ju Lee et al, Optics Express, Vol. 21, pA953, 2013]. The team was ...
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The UK-based semiconductor company says that it has doubled efficacy since shipping its first GaN-on-Si LEDs back in April, and that its roadmap includes eclipsing the efficacy advantage currently held by sapphire-based LEDs. Plessey has ...
Tags: MID-Power LED, LED Lighting
Soraa, the world leader in the development of gallium nitride on gallium nitride (GaN on GaN™) LED technology, announced that it will open a new semiconductor fabrication plant in Buffalo, New York. In partnership with the State of ...
Plessey Semiconductors Ltd of Plymouth, UK has announced availability of its next-generation gallium nitride -on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) mid-power LEDs. The product family doubles the luminous efficacy of the firm’s first-generation MAGIC ...
Royal Philips has introduced its Vereos PET/CT fully digital positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging system and its IQon Spectral CT spectral detector-based computed tomography (CT) imaging system at the 99th ...
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A leaky metal roof at the U.S. Naval Academy’s McDonough Hall has been transformed into a glass roof delivering abundant daylight and energy savings into the historic building thanks to dynamic SageGlass® and its ability to tint ...
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According to the statistics from the Japan Iron and Steel Association (JISF), Japan imported steel of 709,000 tons in October, up by 17.2% from September but down by 7.2% year on year. Meanwhile, it was the first time that the Japanese ...
Tags: iron and steel, HRC