For fourth-quarter 2015, Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville, IL, USA (which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED, semiconductor and optical industries) has reported revenue of $2.45m, more than halving from ...
Tags: Rubicon, Sapphire substrates
Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany received the CS High-Volume Manufacturing Award 2016 for its new fully automated AIX G5+ C metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) system at this year's CS ...
Tags: Aixtron, MOCVD, CS industry Awards, GaN-on-Si
Epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says that Andrew Griffiths, process engineer at IQE's Photonics business unit based in Cardiff, was named Young Engineer of the Year at the ESTnet Awards 2016 at a gala ...
Tags: IQE, Andrew Griffiths, The ESTnet Awards, Gala ceremony
GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, a fabless developer of gallium nitride (GaN)-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications, says that its GS66508P gallium nitride power transistors were ...
Tags: GaN Systems, E-mode GaN FETs, Power electronics inverters
Demand for dual-lens camera modules from the smartphone sector is expected to begin to surge in the second half of 2016 as Android phone vendors are upgrading the functionary of their models in order to stir up replacement demand, according ...
Tags: camera modules, smartphone
The global gallium nitride (GaN) power device market will rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 24.5% from 2016 to $2.6bn in 2022, according to the report 'GaN Power Devices Market - Global Forecast to 2022' from ...
Tags: GaN power devices
GigOptix Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (a fabless supplier of analog semiconductor and optical communications components for fiber-optic and wireless networks) has signed Japan's largest electronic components distributor UKC Holding Corp as its ...
Samsung Electronics has adopted heat-pipes for its Galaxy S7-series, and this is expected to become a trend in the smartphone industry bringing business opportunities for heat-pipe makers. However, related production equipment suppliers ...
Tags: Heat-Pipes, Smartphones, Samsung Electronics, smartphone industry
22nd China International Expo for Auto Electronics, Accessories, Tuning & Car Care Products (CIAACE 2016) will be held in the International Exhibition Center (New Venue), in February 25-28, 2016 in Beijing, China. The exhibition ...
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Italian luxury car maker, Maserati, a unit of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has teased the images of its first SUV, Levante. The car is all set to make its debut at the Geneva International Motor Show in March. The car maker usually ...
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Intel and LG Electronics have announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, that they are collaborating for the development of a pilot fifth generation (5G) wireless telematics technology for next generation cars. Both the ...
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LG Chem has announced that the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Minivan would be using its lithium-ion battery pack of 16 kWh and controls. Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery maker LG Chem announced it will supply the 16-kWh Li-ion battery pack ...
Tags: Hybrid Minivan, LG Chem, battery
ThinFilm Electronics has partnered with Constantia Flexibles, a manufacturer of flexible packaging and labels, to offer smart packaging solutions to the beverages market. The firms have agreed to jointly deliver pressure sensitive labels ...
Tags: Smart Packaging, ThinFilm Partners
Broadband wireless and wireline communications component maker Anadigics Inc of Warren, NJ, USA says that on 16 February the competing bidder designated 'Party B' delivered a further set of amendments to its latest proposal (made on 1 ...
At the 13th Innovationsforum for Automation in Dresden, Germany (21-22 January), deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany received the 'Innovations Award for Automation, which is awarded annually by ...