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Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany says that CoolSiC silicon carbide power MOSFETs have been adopted in the new bZ4X model of the world’s largest automaker, Toyota of Tokyo, Japan. Integrated into the on-board charger (OBC) and DC/DC converter, the SiC MOSFETs leverage the material’s advantages of low losses, high thermal resistance and high-voltage capability to help extend driving range and reduce charging time...

Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA says that its stockholders have voted to approve all proposals related to its pending merger with ion implantation system maker Axcelis Technologies Inc of Beverly, MA, USA at its Special Meeting of Stockholders...

Texas governor Greg Abbott has announced that a Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund (TSIF) grant of $14,076,031 has been extended to materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA to accelerate scaled production of indium phosphide (InP) wafers in Sherman, TX. The project represents more than $154m in capital investment...

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has demonstrated a high-efficiency, ultra-high-resolution red micro-LED display, paving the way for displays that can deliver visuals even sharper than reality...

MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which designs and makes RF, microwave, analog and mixed-signal and optical semiconductor technologies) has promoted two senior leaders within the organization to the senior vice president level. The promotions further strengthen and expand the management team, with a focus on executing strategic corporate initiatives to grow and better serve its diverse customer base, as well developing advanced semiconductor technologies...

NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — a developer of high-performance blue-laser technology and an emerging integrated defense & security platform provider — has provided a corporate update highlighting continued execution of its strategic transformation, including balance-sheet optimization initiatives, expansion of defense-focused industrial cooperation, and advancement across multiple technology verticals...

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 announced plans to continue development of distributed power receiving products in 2026 to account for growing demand for space-based energy-beaming technologies...

For its fiscal first-quarter 2026 (ended 2 January), Skyworks Solutions Inc of Irvine, CA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has reported revenue of $1.035bn, down 5.9% on $1.1bn last quarter and 3.1% on $1.068bn a year ago. However, it exceeded the $0.975–1.025bn forecast, driven by upside in both Mobile and Broad Markets...

Amid mounting concerns about US critical mineral and rare-earth element supply chains, Supra Elemental Recovery Inc has launched as a spinout from the University of Texas at Austin, focused on selectively recovering high-purity critical minerals from waste streams. The firm is initially targeting elements such as gallium (Ga) and scandium (Sc)...

Mining exploration company Nimy Resources Ltd of Perth, Western Australia has shipped its first high-grade gallium ore consignment from its Block 3 gallium deposit at the Mons Project in Western Australia to the USA under the collaboration agreement with US-listed company M2i Global, which specializes in the development and execution of a complete global value supply chain for critical minerals...

At the Optical Fiber Communication Conference & Exposition (OFC 2026) at the Los Angeles Convention Center (15–19 March), the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) is presenting a live, multi-vendor interoperability demonstration...

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 started volume production of the EPC2366, the first of its seventh-generation (Gen 7) eGaN family of power transistors...

Cree LED Inc of Durham, NC, USA (a Penguin Solutions brand) has launched OptiLamp LEDs, a new display technology that integrates driver and control intelligence directly into every LED pixel. Built on patented Cree LED technology, the OptiLamp portfolio is said to advance LED display design by delivering superior image quality with reduced power consumption and a streamlined system architecture...

For full-year 2025, molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system maker Riber S.A. of Bezons, France has reported revenue of €40.3m, down 2% on 2024’s €41.2m. However, second-half 2025 revenue was €29.5m (up 7% on second-half 2024’s €27.4%), whereas first-half 2025 revenue was just €10.7m (down 22% on first-half 2024’s €13.7m)...

Specialty semiconductor and performance materials producer 5N Plus Inc (5N+) of Montréal, Québec, Canada has announced plans by its subsidiary AZUR SPACE Solar Power GmbH of Heilbronn, Germany, to expand solar cell production capacity by an additional 25% in 2026. The new capacity, expected to gradually come online starting in second-half 2026, will add to capacity increases of 30% in 2025 and 35% in 2024...

For its fiscal third-quarter 2026 (ended 27 December 2025), Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has reported revenue of $993m, down 6.2% on $1058.5m last quarter but up 8.4% on $916.3m a year ago, and above the mid-point of the guidance range of $985m±$50m...

In the project ALP-4-SiC (Atomic Layer Processing for SiC for Applications in Photonics and Quantum Communication) — which is part of the ‘Scientific Preliminary Projects (WiVoPro, Quantum Technologies in Germany)’ program of the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR) — the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) and the Fraunhofer IISB (Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology), both in Erlangen, Germany, are jointly developing basic technologies for the production of highly efficient photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and miniaturized solid-state quantum systems based on silicon carbide (SiC)...

Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — says that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has formally cleared its issuance of equity to Renesas Electronics America Inc, completing a key component of Wolfspeed’s restructuring agreement with its lender group in support of its Chapter 11 process...

Specialty semiconductor and performance materials producer 5N Plus Inc (5N+) of Montréal, Québec, Canada has been awarded a US$18.1m grant by the US Government to expand capabilities and increase capacity to recycle and refine germanium at its St. George, Utah facility, to feed optics and solar germanium crystal supply chains...

Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has introduced its new TOLT package portfolio, which enables maximum power density in a power supply for data-center rack applications...