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k-Space Associates Inc of Dexter, MI, USA — which produces thin-film metrology instrumentation and software — says that its new kSA RHEEDSim reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED) simulation software is now available for both labs and classrooms...

ClassOne Technology of Kalispell, MT, USA (which manufactures electroplating and wet-chemical process systems for ≤200mm wafers) is providing its Solstice S8 single-wafer processing system to Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AOI) of Sugar Land, TX, USA, a designer and manufacturer of optical components, modules and equipment for fiber access networks in the Internet data-center, cable TV broadband, fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and telecom markets. The system will further strengthen AOI’s capabilities for producing optoelectronic components that power high-speed data and communications infrastructure...

Wave Photonics of Cambridge, UK (which was founded in May 2021 and develops design technology to drive the advancement and mass adoption of integrated photonics) has launched its PDK Management Platform to integrate foundry process design kits (PDKs) with leading electronic design automation (EDA) tools, provide ready-calculated SParameters for circuit simulation, and provide easy access for designers...

AXT Inc of Fremont, CA, USA — which makes gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and germanium (Ge) substrates and raw materials — has appointed Leonard J. Leblanc as a member of its board to fill the vacancy due to the passing of Christine Russell. He will serve as a Class III director with a maximum term expiring on 29 July 2027, or until his successor is duly elected and qualified...

For second-quarter 2025, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $166.1m, down slightly on $167.3m last quarter and 6% on $175.9m a year ago, but exceeding the $135–165m guidance...

Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden (which supplies RF beam-former ICs for SATCOMs and photonic lasers for AI data centers) has appointed Heine Thorsgaard as its new chief financial officer (CFO), effective 1 September, responsible for global finance, investor relations and IT operations...

Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) is to fund a major capacity expansion of its US-based semiconductor facility...

For its fiscal third-quarter 2025 (ended 27 June), Skyworks Solutions Inc of Irvine, CA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has reported revenue of $965m, up 5% on $953.2m last quarter and 7% on $905.5m a year ago. This exceeds the $920–960 guidance, fueled by an upside in the Mobile segment and sustained strength across the Broad Markets segment...

For second-quarter 2025, gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA has reported revenue of $14.49m, down on $20.47m a year ago but up slightly on $14m last quarter...

Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA has inaugurated its new $127m manufacturing facility in Nhon Trach Industrial Park, Dong Nai province, southern Vietnam, which will produce precision-engineered materials and photonics components used in applications spanning smartphones and electric vehicles to advanced medical devices...

k-Space Associates Inc of Dexter, MI, USA — which produces thin-film metrology instrumentation and software — has recruited Heidi Olson as its new sales director, supporting its global growth in the semiconductor and photovoltaics industries and continuing to build out its presence in the glass manufacturing, solar and industrial markets...

For second-quarter 2025, AXT Inc of Fremont, CA, USA — which makes gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and germanium (Ge) substrates and raw materials — has reported revenue of $18m, down 7.2% on $19.4m last quarter and 35.5% on $27.9m a year ago. This is below the guidance of $20–22m provided on 1 May, but at the top end of the revised guidance of $17.5–18m issued on 9 July...

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 —says that the Beijing IP Court has denied the appeal filed by China-based gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) power solutions firm Innoscience (Suzhou) Technology Co Ltd, reaffirming the validity of EPC’s Chinese Patent No. ZL201080015425.X, ‘Compensated gate MISFET and method for fabricating the same’...

Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has appointed Bret Zahn as VP & general manager of its Automotive business as it continues to enhance its leadership team amid its strategic expansion in high-growth markets...

Specialty semiconductor and performance materials producer 5N Plus Inc (5N+) of Montreal, Québec, Canada has entered into a new and expanded supply agreement with cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA including revised terms to the contract period underway (2025–2026) to reflect increased semiconductor compound volume commitments, as well the terms for the subsequent contract period (2027–2028), also reflecting increased volumes...

Alcoa of Australia Ltd (a subsidiary of Alcoa Corp, which provides bauxite, alumina and aluminium products) has announced a joint development agreement (JDA) with Japan Australia Gallium Associates Pty Ltd (JAGA) — a Perth-based joint venture formed in March between Sojitz Corp and Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) — to explore the feasibility of a gallium project to be co-located at one of Alcoa’s operating alumina refineries in Western Australia...

Kyma Technologies of Raleigh, NC, USA and Novel Crystal Technology Inc (NCT) of Sayama, Saitama, Japan are collaborating to develop gallium oxide (Ga2O3) epiwafers, aiming to accelerate the commercialization of Ga2O3 devices for high-voltage power electronics applications including electric vehicles, renewable energy, aerospace, and industrial systems...

Intelligent power and sensing technology firm onsemi of Scottsdale, AZ, USA says that its EliteSiC M3e silicon carbide (SiC) technology is powering an 800V drive platform featured in select YU7 electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) models made by China-based Xiaomi. The EliteSiC M3e platform features what is claimed to be superior performance and efficiency, enabling automakers to design smaller, lighter and more robust traction systems for electric vehicles (EV)...

LED chip maker San’an Optoelectronics of Xiamen City, Fujian Province, China and Malaysia-based outsourced semiconductor assembly & test (OSAT) service provider Inari Amertron Berhad have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Netherlands-based LED product and lighting maker Lumileds Holding B.V. and its European and Asian subsidiaries (Lumileds International)...

Photonic simulation CAD software developer Photon Design Ltd of Oxford, UK says that the quantum dot (QD) module for its HAROLD laser simulation tool is now available as a release candidate for customer evaluation...