NGK Insulators, Ltd. has announced it has developed gallium nitride (GaN) wafers that double luminous efficiency of a LED light source compared to conventional materials. With the assistance of a research institute outside the Company, a ...
The GaN wafers developed by NGK feature low defect density across the entire 2-inch diameter of the wafer surface and have a colorless transparency. NGK achieved this through proprietary improvements to liquid phase epitaxial technology for ...
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NGK Insulators Ltd of Nagoya, Japan has developed gallium nitride (GaN) wafers that significantly reduce defects and approximately double the luminous efficiency of green light-emitting diodes (LEDs) over previous models. The GaN wafers ...
Cree Inc of Durham,NC,USA has launched a range of 50V gallium nitride(GaN)high-electron-mobility transistor(HEMT)devices that,it is claimed,enable a significant reduction in the energy needed to power cellular networks. The world's ...
Tags: GaN RF, HEMT technology, cost saving, cellular-network
Freescale Semiconductor CEO Gregg Lowe is pushing forward a major restructuring of the loss-making chip firm. "We conducted a thorough and extensive review of all our businesses,markets and regions during my first three months,"said Lowe. ...
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RF Micro Devices Inc of Greensboro,NC,USA has been awarded a$2.1m contract from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency(DARPA)to enhance the thermal efficiency of gallium nitride(GaN)circuits used in high-power radar and other ...
Tags: RFMD, GaN technology, DAPPA, NJTT, military system
The ultimate marriage of astounding audio transparency and stunning physical design, the new art-deco themed 50TNT inimitable amplifier is the product of over three years of work of Audio Power Labs. The glass enclosure showcasing the ...
Tags: audio, amplifier, push-pull amplifier, liquid cooled-heat pipe technology
According to the recently released Strategy Analytics and Compound Semiconductor Technologies Service(GaAs)Forecast and Outlook'GaAs Industry Forecast:2011-2016',the overall gallium arsenide device market grew by 6%to a record$5.2bn in ...
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University of Glasgow and UniversitéParis researchers have demonstrated for the first time RF performance of 50nm gate-length diamond field-effect transistors(FETs)[Stephen A.O.Russell et al,IEEE Electron Device Letters,published ...
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GigOptix Inc of San Jose,CA,USA(a fabless supplier of analog semiconductor and optical components enabling high-speed end-to-end information streaming over optical fiber and wireless networks)has released engineering samples of its new ...
Tags: GigOptix, radios, engineering samples
GaAs-based broadband wireless and wireline communications component maker Anadigics Inc of Warren,NJ,USA has expanded its ProEficientT 3G/4G power amplifier(PA)product family with the introduction of new dual-band PAs,which the firm says ...
RF Micro Devices Inc(RFMD)of Greensboro,NC,USA,a designer and manufacturer of high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies,says that its PowerSmart Power Platforms-the industry's first and only ...
Tags: RFMD, Samsung, GALAXY Note, USA, MMMB
RF front-end component maker and foundry services provider TriQuint Semiconductor Inc of Hillsboro, OR, USA has launched 5V high-linearity driver amplifiers (in lead-free/green/RoHS-compliant, industry-standard packages) with output powers ...
RF Micro Devices,says it has begun production shipments of power amplifiers to Samsung for use in the next-generation Galaxy S3 4G LTE smartphone. This 4G LTE smartphone features a dual core multi-mode 3G/LTE modem. RFMD said it ...
UK-Staged annually at Turnpost Farm,the Glastonbudget Festival is Europe's largest and best-known festival for tribute acts.Every year,around 9,000 fans make the pilgrimage to the farm in the East Midlands between Leicester and Nottingham ...
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