President Chao Ying-chen for TSMC Solar, a CIGS thin-film PV module maker wholly owned by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), reportedly will resign in October, according to PV industry sources in Taiwan. In response, TSMC ...
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RF front-end component maker TriQuint Semiconductor Inc of Hillsboro, OR, USA says that its TQP9059, a versatile multi-mode, multi-band power amplifier (MMPA) module with envelope tracking, has earned an award in the Outstanding ...
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An interdisciplinary team at the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has received the Japan Society of Applied Physics’ 2014 Outstanding Paper Award. The award is only given to a select group of papers that present excellent ...
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Emcore Corp of Albuquerque, NM, USA, which makes compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fiber-optic and space solar power markets, has announced a transition plan of its CEO position in connection with the sale of ...
RF Micro Devices Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA and fellow RF front-end component maker TriQuint Semiconductor Inc of Hillsboro, OR, USA have revealed that the holding company under which the two firms will combine will be named Qorvo Inc. The ...
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In booth #1505 at the Society of Cable Television’s (SCTE) Cable-Tec Expo in Denver (23-25 September), Emcore Corp of Albuquerque, NM, USA, which makes compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fiber-optic and ...
Global semiconductor market value is estimated to reach approximately US$336.3 billion units in 2015, up 3.1% in comparison to 2014, delighted by the arrival of the Apple Watch and IoT (Internet of Things) devices, according to MIC. ...
Cree is to participate in the 11th annual Darnell Power Forum (DPF 2014) in Richmond, VI (23-25 September). As part of Darnell’s Energy Summit 2014 (a solutions-oriented conference and exhibition event that also hosts the Green ...
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Raytheon UK's semiconductor business unit in Glenrothes, Scotland, UK has embarked on a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project, in conjunction with researchers at Newcastle University, to enhance the performance of silicon carbide ...
Analog semiconductor maker Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA says that its chairman & CEO David J. Aldrich was named CEO of the Year by the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council (MassTLC) during the 2014 Technology Leadership ...
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Microsemi Corp of Aliso Viejo, CA, USA (which designs and makes analog and RF devices, mixed-signal integrated circuits and subsystems for communications, defense & security, aerospace and industrial markets) says that its subsidiary CNT ...
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Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville, IL, USA (which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED, semiconductor and optical industries) says that Raja Parvez has stepped down as CEO and as a member of the board of ...
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Lead times and prices in the electronics components industry saw a little more movement in September than in prior months, according to Avnet’s latest Market & Technology Trends report. Pricing of analog components, discretes, logic ...
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The Shareholders Foundation announces that an investor, who currently holds shares of Peregrine Semiconductor Corp (NASDAQ:PSMI), filed a lawsuit in effort to halt the proposed takeover of Peregrine Semiconductor Corp by Murata Electronics ...
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Based on its recent analysis of the gallium nitride (GaN)-based devices market, Frost & Sullivan has recognized Advantech Wireless of Montreal, Canada (which manufactures satellite, RF equipment and microwave systems) with the 2014 North ...
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