Due to falling prices and the commercial availability of wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductor power devices from multiple sources, the adoption of silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power devices in power supplies for computers, ...
Tags: Semiconductor, GaN power devices
In a trading statement for first-half 2016, epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says that it expects to deliver a significant increase in revenues and profits compared with first-half 2015 and continues to ...
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The market for LEDs used in mobile phones – including backlighting behind the display, keypad illumination, and camera flash -- will decline at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.6% from 2015 to 2021, according to the latest ...
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When the first SiC diode was launched in 2001, the industry questioned the future of the SiC power business: Will it grow? Is this a real business? But 15 years later, in 2016, people don't ask these questions anymore, since the SiC power ...
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Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Wolfspeed Power & RF division of Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA for $850m in cash (about €740m). The deal also includes the related silicon ...
Riber S.A. of Bezons, France, which manufactures molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources and effusion cells, has reported a 23% rise in revenue from €5.7m in first-half 2015 to €7m in first-half 2016, ...
Tags: Riber MBE, molecular beam epitaxy
For fiscal third-quarter 2016 (to end-May), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue of $2.38m (slightly below the expected $2.4-3m), down 18% on $2.92m last quarter and down 47% on $3.5m a year ...
Nanostructure-based CIGS (copper indium gallium sulphur-diselenide) thin-film solar module maker Stion Corp of San Jose, CA, USA and Silicon Ranch are celebrating the completion of Mississippi's largest commercial solar facility to date, ...
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Finland-based food company Raisio has signed an agreement to sell UK snack bar business, Halo Foods, to Dutch investor Nimbus. Halo Foods, a manufacturer of its partners’ branded products, became part of Raisio through the Glisten ...
Holman Automotive, of Maple Shade, New Jersey, has completed its acquisition of Kuni Automotive, of Vancouver, Washington. The Kuni Automotive dealerships located in Washington, Oregon, California, Colorado and Kansas that were acquired ...
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India’s Amul dairy brand maker Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) has partnered with Ahmedabad-based e-commerce solution provider firm to sell its products through an online portal and mobile app. Amul, the ...
The global light-emitting diode (LED) packaging equipment market will rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of almost 2% to more than $656m in 2020, according to a report by Technavio. The report considers the emergence of COB ...
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AutoNation announced that it has signed agreements to acquire four stores, including five franchises, in the Westchester County, New York area including BMW Mt. Kisco, Land Rover Mt. Kisco and Jaguar Land Rover Larchmont/New Rochelle from ...
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French dairy giant Danone has entered into an agreement to acquire WhiteWave Foods in an all-cash deal worth $12.5bn. The acquisition is expected to double the size of Danone's business in the US, while helping the company to move towards ...
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Hilton Food Group has signed an agreement with ModeloContinenteHipermercados (Sonae) to co-operate for the supply of retail packaged fresh meat into Sonae stores in Portugal. Under the terms of the agreement, Hilton will work with Sonae ...
Tags: fresh meat, food retailer