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Specialty semiconductor and performance materials producer 5N Plus Inc (5N+) of Montréal, Québec, Canada has been included in the MSCI Canada Small Cap Index, effective as of the close of trading on 24 November...

BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — has appointed non-executive director Omer Granit as executive chair to lead a refreshed board during the next phase of commercial growth for the company...

For third-quarter 2025, AXT Inc of Fremont, CA, USA — which makes gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and germanium (Ge) substrates and raw materials at plants in China — has reported revenue of $28m, rebounding by 56% on $18m last quarter and up 18% on $23.6m a year ago, and far exceeding the guidance of $19–21m...

CORNERSTONE Photonics Innovation Centre (C-PIC) — the UK’s dedicated Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC) for silicon photonics (affiliated with the University of Southampton and the University of Glasgow, as well as the UK government’s Science and Technology Facilities Council) — has partnered with Future Worlds (the University of Southampton’s startup accelerator) to launch a dedicated Silicon Photonics Stream at a Future Worlds Bootcamp on 29–30 November...

A research team led by the School of Engineering of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is said to have set a record efficiency level for red quantum rod light-emitting diodes (QR-LEDs), which could be applied to boost color vividness and brightness in next-generation display and lighting technologies for smartphones and TVs (Liao Zebing et al, ‘Inverted Device Engineering for Efficient and Bright Quantum Rod LEDs’, Advanced Materials...

Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA has entered into a definitive securities purchase agreement for the purchase and sale of 14,814,813 shares of Class A common stock at a purchase price of $6.75 per share. The private placement is expected to close on or about 10 November, subject to customary closing conditions. Needham & Company is acting as the sole placement agent...

Photonic simulation CAD software developer Photon Design Ltd of Oxford, UK is taking its PCSEL simulation solution to the International Workshop on PCSELs 2025 at the University of Glasgow, UK (10–12 November)...

For third-quarter 2025, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany has reported revenue of €119.6m. This is down 13% on €137.4m last quarter and down 23.5% on €156.3m a year ago, and in the lower half of its guidance range of €110–140m, reflecting the continued soft market environment...

Huili Grace Xing, the William L. Quackenbush Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and of Materials Science and Engineering at Cornell University, is the recipient of the 2025 University Research Award in Technology from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) and Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC)...

NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and developed and previously manufactured high-power industrial blue lasers — says that it has continued to strengthen its balance sheet during the quarter through disciplined capital deployment, selective drawdowns under its Standby Equity Purchase Agreement when beneficial, and a further reduction of legacy payables. Cash on hand remains robust as the firm strategically allocates capital to high-value defense and security growth initiatives under its transformation plan. ..

Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA – which designs and makes lightweight, flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) panels that can be integrated into consumer products, off-grid applications and aerospace applications – has signed a teaming agreement with CisLunar Industries of Loveland, CO, USA, which develops scalable hardware and embedded control software for power conversion and conditioning...

Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden (which supplies RF beam-former ICs for SATCOMs and photonic lasers for AI data centers) has announced additional details on the strategic partnership with POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the hyperscale data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets...

Boise State University has been selected for a $1.5m Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) award, which will expand its defense-relevant research infrastructure and advance innovation in materials designed for extreme environments. Overall, 30 DEPSCoR awards were granted US-wide this year. The award will fund new instrumentation, training and discovery efforts...

BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — has provided the following update and financial report for its fiscal first-quarter 2026 (to end-September 2025)...

Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany and smart energy technology firm SolarEdge Technologies Inc of Milpitas, CA, USA are collaborating to advance SolarEdge’s solid-state transformer (SST) platform for next-generation AI and hyperscale data centers. The collaboration focuses on the joint design, optimization and validation of a modular 2–5MW SST building block. It combines Infineon’s silicon carbide (SiC) switching technology with SolarEdge’s proven power-conversion and control topology set to deliver >99% efficiency, supporting the global shift towards high-efficiency, DC-based data-center infrastructure...

Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has received an order for a Propel300 metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) system from a “major power semiconductor integrated device manufacturer” (IDM) for gallium nitride (GaN) epitaxy on 300mm silicon (Si) wafers...

Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — has launched the EPC91120, a high-performance 3-phase brushless DC (BLDC) motor drive inverter optimized for humanoid robot joints. Featuring EPC’s EPC23102 ePower Stage IC, the EPC91120 delivers what is claimed to be superior efficiency, high power density, and precise motion control in a compact 32mm-diameter footprint designed to integrate directly within robotic motor assemblies...

MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which designs and makes RF, microwave, analog and mixed-signal and optical semiconductor technologies) has entered into an agreement to license and manufacture the proprietary 40nm T3L gallium nitride-on-silicon carbide (GaN-on-SiC) process technology of HRL Laboratories LLC of Malibu, CA, USA (a corporate R&D lab co-owned by The Boeing Company and General Motors)...

SuperLight Photonics of Enschede, the Netherlands — a spin-off from the University of Twente that is developing a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) wideband laser light source for measurement and detection applications — has launched the SLP-2000 compact full-spectrum shortwave infrared (SWIR) supercontinuum laser...

Voyant Photonics of Long Island City, NY, USA — a pioneer in on-chip frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) light detection & ranging (LiDAR) — has appointed Clément Nouvel as chief executive officer. He joins at a pivotal stage as the company transitions from development to large-scale commercialization of its silicon photonics-based sensing technology, enabling machines to autonomously perceive and understand their environments with millimeter precision demanded by the emergence of physical AI...