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Fabless semiconductor company Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) is participating for the first time at Electronica 2022 in Munich, Germany (15-18 November), when it will take part in the conference proceedings as well as showcasing GaN devices and discussing strategic partnerships...

After making a RMB2.1bn capital investment, BOE has become the largest shareholder in HC Semitek and is now partnering on the development of micro/mini-LED businesses, reports market intelligence firm TrendForce...

3D-Micromac AG of Chemnitz, Germany (which provides laser micromachining and roll-to-roll laser systems for semiconductor, photovoltaic, glass and display applications) says that a leading optical solutions provider has purchased multiple microMIRA laser lift-off (LLO) systems for use in micro-LED device production. The customer will install the new systems in pilot and production lines at its LED chip factory in Asia...

For fiscal fourth-quarter 2022 (to end-August), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue of $1.62m, down on $1.784m in Q3/2022 but up on $1.4m a year ago. Full-year revenue rose from $4.735m for fiscal 2021 to $7.051m for fiscal 2022...

EV Group of St Florian, Austria – a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for semiconductor, micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and nanotechnology applications – has strengthened its portfolio of optical lithography solutions by unveiling the next-generation 200mm version of its EVG150 automated resist processing system...

Fairview Microwave Inc of Lewisville, TX, USA (an Infinite Electronics brand that provides on-demand RF, microwave and millimeter-wave components) has broadened its line of high-power amplifiers designed for multiple market applications in VHF, UHF, L, S, C, X and Ku bands...

In booth 101 (hall C4) at electronica 2022 in Munich, Germany, power semiconductor IC supplier onsemi of Phoenix, AZ, USA is presenting and demonstrating its latest innovations spanning the automotive, industrial and Cloud power markets, including applications in electric vehicles (EVs), advanced safety, factory automation, energy infrastructure and EV charging — with many of them based on silicon carbide (SiC). With an end-to-end SiC supply chain — from volume boule growth to integrated modules and discrete package solutions, onsemi says that it can provide customers with the supply assurance...

For the first nine months of the year, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany has reported revenue growth of 13% year-on-year, from €248.1m in 2021 to €279.9m in 2022 (with 78% coming from equipment sales and 22% from after-sales service & spare parts)...

South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd has announced another victory in a patent infringement lawsuit against a global electronic components distributor of high-power LEDs in Germany. This continues Seoul’s record of successes in patent litigation...

Singapore-based silicon photonic (SiPh) foundry services provider CompoundTek Pte Ltd has partnered with Siemens Digital Industries Software and Ansys-Lumerical to develop and release CompoundTek’s process design kit (PDK) version 3.0. With the vision of enabling best-in-class photonic circuit simulation for customers, PDK 3.0’s Component Model Library (CML) offers new elements and enhanced performance...

LED product and lighting maker Lumileds Holding B.V. of San Jose, CA, USA has completed its financial restructuring and emerged from Chapter 11, having significantly de-leveraged its balance sheet and improved liquidity (reducing its funded debt by about $1.4bn). The firm is now owned by a new group of long-term institutional investors, including Anchorage Capital Group LLC, Nut Tree Capital Management LP and Cerberus Capital Management LP...

Hong Kong-based HG Semiconductor Ltd recently began manufacturing its own 6-inch gallium nitride (GaN) power electronics epitaxial wafers, which have hence now officially entered full-scale production. This was far earlier than the expected timetable, as the firm’s technical team has capitalized on its experience to debug production facilities and technology in just three months, paving the way to the rapid industrialization and mass production of GaN ‘third-generation’ semiconductors...

Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA says that on 1 November Charles (Yingjie) Zha, VP & general manager of Navitas China, and Shuibao Guo, vice general manager of VREMT of Ningbo, Zhejiang, China (a subsidiary of Geely Group that supplies electric powertrains to ZEEKR, Volvo, Polestar and Lotus), opened a joint R&D power semiconductor laboratory in Ningbo...

Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) says that its board of directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $2bn of its outstanding common stock. The new repurchase program includes the remaining authorized dollar amount under the prior program, which was terminated concurrent with the new authorization...

Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has finalized a multi-year agreement for the supply of silicon carbide (SiC) bare and epitaxial wafers from compound semiconductor wafer maker SK Siltron CSS of Auburn, MI, USA (a subsidiary of South Korea-based SK Siltron, a part of the SK Group)...

Epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has signed a multi-year agreement with compound semiconductor wafer foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) for the supply of epiwafers for wireless applications...

Japan’s Kyocera Corp has developed an Automotive Night Vision System that can accurately identify collision-risk objects in low-visibility driving conditions, such as at night, or in rain, snow, fog or smoke. The system is expected to reduce traffic accidents and promote safer driving...

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) and the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) have announced the recipients of the 2022 University Research Awards: Dr Mark J.W. Rodwell, Doluca Family Endowed Chair and Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB); and Dr Tajana Šimunić Rosing, Fratamico Endowed Chair and Professor in the Computer Science and Engineering Department at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD)...

Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA, says that Dan Kinzer, co-founder & chief operating officer/chief technology officer (COO/CTO), is presenting a keynote speech on next-generation semiconductor technology at the 9th IEEE WiPDA (Wide Bandgap Power Devices & Applications) 2022 workshop at the Sonesta Redondo Beach and Marina hotel in Redondo Beach, CA, USA (7-9 November)...

Singapore-based RF gallium nitride (GaN) supplier Gallium Semiconductor has appointed Rohan Houlden as chief executive officer, focused on expanding its product offering and driving revenue growth. He succeeds Kin Tan, who will continue to serve as an advisor to the company...