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SDI Group plc (which acquires and develops companies that design and manufacture specialist products for use in lab equipment, industrial & scientific sensors and industrial & scientific products) has acquired PRP Optoelectronics Ltd of Swindon, UK for £9.3m, excluding £2.8m of acquired net cash. The total consideration comprises £11.3m in cash paid on completion; and £0.8–0.9m of deferred cash, subject to working capital completion accounts (to be paid to the sellers after completion)...

SemiQ Inc of Lake Forest, CA, USA — which designs, develops and manufactures silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors and 150mm SiC epitaxial wafers for high-voltage applications — has announced a distribution agreement with global electronic component design services and distribution company NAC Semi (NAC Group Inc) of Clearwater, FL, USA...

Nitride Global Inc of Wichita, KS, USA says that — along with its partners United Semiconductors LLC (USLLC) of Los Alamitos, CA, USA (which since 2005 has been supplying the US defense sector and national laboratories with critical substrates) and Axiom Space Inc of Houston, TX, USA — it has been selected for a NASA-funded Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant ‘Physical Vapor Deposition Reactor Design and Validation for In-Space Manufacturing of Aluminum Nitride Single Crystals’...

For its fiscal second-quarter 2026 (to end-December 2025), Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has reported revenue of $168m, down 14.6% on $196.8m last quarter and 6.9% on $180.5m a year ago...

NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA (a dual-use defense & security platform company focused on non-kinetic effects, directed-energy technologies, and software-orchestrated defense systems) has activated its first-quarter 2026 structured production ramp through its operating subsidiary Lyocon S.r.l. (an Italian laser-technology company specializing in the design, manufacturing and integration of high-power blue laser systems for industrial applications), following a previously awarded contract valued at about $850,000. Acquired in January, Lyocon represents the core industrial platform for NUBURU’s reactivated blue-laser business...

Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA — which provides GaNFast gallium nitride (GaN) and GeneSiC silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors — has launched its 5th-generation GeneSiC technology platform. The High Voltage (HV) SiC Trench-Assisted Planar (TAP) MOSFET technology is said to be a significant technological leap over previous generations and will deliver a 1200V line of MOSFETs. It complements Navitas’ ultra-high-voltage (UHV) 2300V and 3300V technologies from the 4th-generation GeneSiC platform, extending Navitas’ technology for AI data centers, grid and energy infrastructure, and industrial electrification...

Under the UK–Bulgaria Strategic Partnership, the UK Science and Technology Network (STN) and the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) have connected UK expertise with Bulgaria’s ambitions under the EU Chips Act 2023 and its fast-growing auto electronics sector. The Science and Technology Network has served as a bridge between government, academia and industry in the UK and Bulgaria – strengthening mutual understanding and unlocking opportunities for collaboration...

Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — is expanding its use of US-based Snowflake Inc to accelerate manufacturing efficiency and operational excellence as it scales production to meet growing market demand...

HexaTech Inc of Morrisville, NC, USA (a subsidiary of Stanley Electric Co Ltd of Tokyo, Japan) has announced the immediate production release of its new 3-inch (76.2mm)-diameter single-crystal aluminium nitride (AlN) substrate product...

NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — a developer of high-performance blue-laser technology and an emerging integrated defense & security platform provider — has completed the first tranche of a preferred equity restructuring transaction that materially simplifies its capital structure and reduces legacy balance-sheet overhang...

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 announced a comprehensive licensing agreement with Renesas Electronics Corp of Tokyo, Japan, a global supplier of semiconductor solutions and high-voltage GaN transistors...

Violumas Inc of Fremont, CA, USA, a provider of high-power UV LED solutions and inventor of 3-PAD LED technology, has released its next-generation 255nm, 265nm and 275nm LEDs in both SMD and COB configurations...

Violumas Inc of Fremont, CA, USA, a provider of high-power UV LED solutions and inventor of 3-PAD LED technology, has released its next-generation 255nm, 265nm and 275nm LEDs in both SMD and COB configurations...

Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has published the 2026 edition of its annual GaN Insights, focusing on GaN gallium nitride (GaN) technology, its applications and future prospects, as the increasing adoption of GaN power solutions is driving a significant transformation in the power electronics industry...

Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA — which provides GaNFast gallium nitride (GaN) and GeneSiC silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors — has unveiled a 10kW DC–DC power platform delivering up to 98.5% peak efficiency and 1MHz switching frequency, enabling what is claimed to be unprecedented power density to support the rapid, large-scale expansion of next-generation AI data centers...

For its fiscal second-quarter 2026 (ended 27 December 2025), Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes photonics products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has reported record revenue (for the second consecutive quarter) of $665.5m (towards the top of the $630–670m guidance range). This is up 24.7% from $533.8m last quarter and up 65.5% on $402.2m a year ago, driven by cloud and AI business, yielding high double-digit gains in both core and new product lines...

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...