Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA, which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) for power management applications, has announced its Phase Seven Reliability ...
Tags: EPC, E-mode GaN FETs, GaN-on-Si
In booth 1655 at the Applied Power Electronics Conference & Exposition (APEC 2016) in Long Beach, CA, USA (20–24 March), Monolith Semiconductor Inc of Round Rock, TX, USA is demonstrating its fast-switching silicon carbide (SiC) ...
Tags: SiC MOSFET, SiC Schottky barrier diodes, SiC power devices
Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany says that its new TEN° binning provides the basis for what is claimed to be unprecedented color consistency for white LEDs, used for example as single-LED light sources in spotlights ...
At the Light + Building 2016 trade fair in Frankfurt, Germany (13-18 March), Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany is unveiling its Duris P 10 LED, suitable for use in professional outdoor lighting systems. Offering typical ...
At the Light + Building 2016 trade fair in Frankfurt, Germany (13-18 March), UK-based Plessey Semiconductors Ltd is releasing its new LED beam control module. Stellar is the firm's latest GaN-on-silicon LED solution and showcases the ...
At the SEMI Industry Strategy Symposium Europe 2016 conference in Nice, France (6–8 March), Paul Lindner, executive technology director at EV Group of St Florian, Austria (a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for ...
Tags: EV Group, Engineered substrates
Energized by demand from hybrid and electric vehicles, power supplies and photovoltaic (PV) inverters, the emerging global market for silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors will rise from just $210m in 2015 to ...
Tags: Semiconductor Market, GaN, SiC
Researchers from the Stanford University in the US have developed renewable plastic from carbon dioxide (CO2) and inedible plant material, creating a green alternative to petroleum-based plastic bottles and other polyester products. ...
Tags: CO2, Renewable plastic, Plant material
The global chip-on-board (COB) LED market will rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 35.51% during 2016-2020, according to a report by market research firm TechNavio. Key COB LED vendors are listed as Citizen Electronics, Cree, ...
Tags: COB LEDs Lighting market
In booth #3101 at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference & Exposition (OFC 2016) in Anaheim, CA, USA (22-24 March), M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which makes semiconductors, components and subassemblies for analog ...
Tags: M/A-COM, photonic applications
Future radar imaging systems and 5G communication systems will generate improved resolution and provide higher data-transmission rates when operated at higher frequencies, but at the cost of increased power consumption. To reduce power ...
In booth #2244 at the 31st IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC 2016) in Long Beach (20-24 March), Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA, which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on ...
Tags: GaN FETs, DC-DC Converter
Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany says that UK-based Plessey Semiconductors Ltd has ordered an AIX G5+ C cluster system (for delivery in third-quarter 2016) to expand its production capacity for ...
Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany has reported full-year revenue for 2015 of €197.8m, up 2% on 2014's €193.8m. Contrary to expectations, San'an Optoelectronics Co Ltd (China's largest ...
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