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Cree LED Inc of Durham, NC, USA (a Penguin Solutions brand) has launched XLamp XP-L Photo Red S Line LEDs for horticulture lighting. Designed for next-generation luminaires, the new LEDs deliver what is claimed to be outstanding efficiency and durability...

Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for cloud/AI, networking and industrial and consumer laser applications) has appointed Michael Hurlston as president & CEO and director, effective 7 February. He succeeds Alan Lowe, who has served as president & CEO since 2015 and will continue to serve on the board of directors and as an advisor...

Discrete semiconductor and passive electronic component maker Vishay Intertechnology Inc of Malvern, PA, USA has introduced 16 new 650V and 1200V silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky diodes in the industry-standard SOT-227 package...

For fourth-quarter 2024, molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system maker Riber S.A. of Bezons, France has reported revenue of €22.7m, remaining strong as it was down just 2% on a high basis of comparison off €23.1m a year ago...

Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp is to begin developing a prototype to demonstrate a junction-temperature estimation technology for power modules, which it is pursuing as a partner in the European Union’s Horizon Europe project aimed at developing advanced power modules and improving the cost efficiency of renewable energy power generation. The firm is participating through its European subsidiary Mitsubishi Electric R&D Centre Europe B.V., which has joined the project ‘Flagship Advanced Solutions for Condition and Health Monitoring in Power Electronics’ (FLAGCHIP)...

POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — has signed an agreement to develop a novel optical engine for use in a high-frequency securities trading operation for a global capital markets firm. High-frequency trading (HFT) is a type of automated trading that uses powerful computers to execute a large number of trades in fractions of a second...

Automated test solutions provider Teradyne Inc of North Reading, MA, USA and Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany have entered into a strategic partnership to advance power semiconductor test...

In its 2025 predictions for gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors, Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany highlights that GaN will be a game-changing material for energy efficiency and decarbonization across the consumer, mobility, residential solar, telecoms, and AI data-center sectors, as GaN enables efficient performance, smaller size, lighter weight, and lower overall cost. While USB-C chargers and adapters have been the forerunners, GaN is now on its way to reaching tipping points in its adoption in further industry sectors, driving the market for GaN-based power semiconductors...

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Micro-LED technology firm VueReal Inc of Waterloo, ON, Canada has secured access to US$40.5m in a Series C funding round was led by Export Development Canada (EDC) joined by existing VueReal investors including Cycle Capital, BDC Capital’s Cleantech Practice, and TDK Ventures. The investment will enable VueReal to scale its production capabilities and enhance its ecosystem to support partners in achieving their goals of integrating micro-LEDs in commercial production....

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 filed three US patent applications (provisional patents) for next-generation high-power tunable GaN lasers, and published its results in a technical paper presented at SPIE Photonics West 2025 in San Francisco, CA, USA...

Atomic layer deposition (ALD) equipment provider and materials science company Forge Nano Inc of Thornton, CO, USA has completed its new 2000ft2 semiconductor cleanroom, which enables it to manufacture multiple commercial TEPHRA ALD cluster tools to accommodate growing demand from the semiconductor market...

Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany says that its new CoolSiC Automotive MOSFET 1200V has been selected by Germany-based international automotive supplier FORVIA HELLA for its next-generation 800V DC–DC charging solution...

Quantum Science Ltd of Daresbury, Warrington, UK — which is developing and commercializing INFIQ infrared quantum dot (QD) nanomaterials and technologies for infrared imaging and sensing markets — is expanding into a new manufacturing facility as it prepares for upcoming growth in the short-wave infrared (SWIR) imaging and sensing markets...

India’s Indichip Semiconductors Ltd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Andhra Pradesh state to construct ‘India’s first private semiconductor manufacturing facility’...

According to a study by Global Market Insights Inc, the compound semiconductor market was $44.5bn in 2023 and is estimated to rising at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.9% to $111.6bn by the end of 2032. This is driven by the distinct advantages of compound semiconductors, which provide superior performance in high-frequency, high-power and energy-efficient applications. These materials excel in telecoms, electric vehicles, renewable energy, and aerospace, where their ability to handle extreme conditions, higher power and heat resistance surpasses traditional silicon semiconductors...

Celestial AI of Santa Clara, CA, USA, creator of the Photonic Fabric optical interconnect technology platform for AI computing systems, has appointed Lip-Bu Tan to its board of directors...

Luminus Devices Inc of Sunnyvale, CA, USA – which designs and makes LEDs and solid-state technology (SST) light sources for illumination markets – has expanded its laser portfolio with new multi-mode red and blue lasers for laser projection, lighting, illumination, biometric monitoring, and materials processing applications...

In a pre-close trading update for full-year 2024, epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says that it now expects revenue of £118m, exceeding 18 November’s guidance of about £115m. This is up from 2023’s £115.3m...

RF (radio frequency) chipset firm PseudolithIC Inc of Santa Barbara, CA, USA has raised $6m in a seed funding round led by Entrada Ventures, joined by Foothill Ventures and Uncork Capital...