EPC and VIS collaborate on 8-inch power GaN - News
Dec 6, 2022 · US GaN power company EPC and Taiwanese foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation (VIS) have announced a multi-year production agreement to produce GaN-based power semiconductors.
Battle for 8-inch SiC heats up - News
Sep 24, 2024 · Although 6-inch wafers currently dominate the SiC market, transitioning to 8-inch is an inevitable trend expected from 2026 to 2027, according TrendForce.
II-VI expands UK plant - News - Compound Semiconductor
Sep 29, 2021 · II-VI has announced a major expansion of its compound semiconductor fab in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, UK, that will lead to the creation of a large number of jobs in the North East, UK.
Gearing up for electric vehicles with Soitec’s SmartSiC substrates
Aug 15, 2022 · Offering a ten-fold reuse of single-crystal SiC and a ten times better conductivity than its conventional counterpart, SmartSiC is poised to revolutionise the production of power electronics for electric vehicles and industrial applications.
Hamamatsu adds 1.25Gbps spatial light transceiver - News
Oct 7, 2024 · Hamamatsu Photonics has announced a new optical transceiver for spatial light transmission, enabling cable-free optical data communication over spatial distances up to 100 mm.
Cubic boron arsenide - a perfect semiconductor? - News
Jul 25, 2022 · Researchers have experimentally discovered that a cubic boron arsenide crystal offers high carrier mobility for both electrons and holes – the two ways in which a charge is carried in a semiconducting material – suggesting a major advance for next-generation electronics.
Finwave unveils latest GaN-on-Si tech - News - Compound …
At MWC Barcelona, Finwave Semiconductor will unveil the newest performance benchmarks with its GaN-on-Si technology and high-power switches for infrastructure and handset applications.
Innoscience launches VGaN battery management chips - News
Oct 14, 2024 · Innoscience Technology, a maker of GaN-on-Si power solutions, has launched a new generation of battery management system (BMS) solutions based on VGaN technology.
Speeding up the discovery of materials - News
Oct 9, 2024 · Researchers from Tohoku University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have unveiled a new AI tool for high-quality optical spectra with the same accuracy as quantum simulations, but working a million times faster, potentially accelerating the development of photovoltaic and quantum materials.
Stacking GaN and silicon transistors on 300 mm silicon
May 18, 2020 · THE TRANSITION to 5G and beyond is tipped to drive an exponential increase in the number of connected mobile devices. The integrated circuits that power them will need to provide greater energy efficiency, in a smaller form factor.