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Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA — which provides GaNFast gallium nitride (GaN) and GeneSiC silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors — has appointed Tonya Stevens as chief financial officer (CFO), effective 30 March...

Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA — which provides GaNFast gallium nitride (GaN) and GeneSiC silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors — has launched two new packages: top-side-cooled QDPAK and a low-profile TO-247-4L with asymmetrical leads in its 5th-generation GeneSiC technology platform. The latest 1200V SiC MOSFET products are claimed to set a new industry benchmark for power density and ruggedness...

South Korea-based SK keyfoundry — which provides specialty analog and mixed-signal foundry services on 8-inch wafers for consumer, communications, computing, automotive and industrial applications — has recently completed the development of its silicon carbide (SiC) planar MOSFET process platform, which it says is gaining traction in the next-generation compound power semiconductor market...

Photonic integration firm Photon Bridge of Eindhoven, The Netherlands has announced a strategic partnership with CPFC, the Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre, as the indium phosphide (InP) laser foundry partner for its multi-wavelength external laser sources (ELS). The firm says that the cooperation highlights the manufacturability and volume scalability of its heterogeneous photonics platform with a production-grade compound semiconductor foundry...

Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden (which supplies RF beam-former ICs and lasers for AI data-center, SATCOM, defense and telecom applications) says that its strategic LiDAR (light detection and ranging) customer has incorporated its technology across their platforms and will ramp production from fourth-quarter 2026 for automotive and industrial applications. The lasers and optical amplifiers to be supplied have a cumulative revenue potential of $53–138m over the customer’s product life-cycle...

In booth 339 at the Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC 2026) at the Los Angeles Convention Center (16–19 March), POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada –– which designs and implementats highly integrated optical engines and light sources for artificial intelligence networks –– is giving live demonstrations of its two leading external light source (ELS) products:..

In booth #1155 at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC 2026) in Los Angeles, CA, USA (15–19 March), photonic simulation CAD software developer Photon Design Ltd of Oxford, UK is showcasing its newly released HAROFLD QD laser simulator and silicon modulator design tool. It is also featuring its full suite of passive simulation tools for waveguide components (such as ring resonators, Mach–Zehnder interferometers, and arrayed-waveguide gratings), and its active simulation tools (for lasers and modulators)...

La Luce Cristallina of Austin, TX, USA says that the beta-version of its 200mm (8-inch) barium titanate (BaTiO3) wafer is now available to customers for evaluation in advanced electro-optic modulators for telecoms and datacoms applications. By enabling ultra-low-voltage operation, La Luce Cristallina’s BaTiO3 platform is said to advance co-packaged optics architectures designed to address the bandwidth and power demands of AI-scale data-center infrastructure...

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) says that its 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) has completed the proof-of-concept (POC) of a portable directed-energy laser dazzler platform designed for counter-drone (C-UAV) defense applications...

Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — says that its 300mm silicon carbide (SiC) technology platform could serve as a foundational materials enabler for advanced AI and high‑performance computing (HPC) heterogeneous packaging by the end of this decade...

Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA (which designs and makes photonics products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has been selected to join the S&P 500 index. According to S&P Dow Jones Indices, Lumentum will be added to the benchmark index before the market opens on 23 March...

Fabless photonic integrated circuit (PIC) design, prototyping, testing and packaging house VLC Photonics S.L. of Valencia, Spain (which has experience with various material platforms including silicon photonics, indium phosphide, silicon nitride, PLC and polymer) has announced a strategic collaboration in North America with Hitachi High-Tech America Inc (HTA), which sells and services semiconductor manufacturing equipment, analytical instrumentation, scientific instruments, and bio-related products as well as industrial equipment, electronic devices, and electronic and industrial materials...

Spain-based multi-national Indra Group is leading the research, development and innovation (RDI) project GIGaNTE (Gallium Nitride and Advanced Packaging Technologies Research Initiative), a strategic initiative to provide Spain with the necessary capabilities to autonomously develop technologies based on gallium nitride (GaN) for advanced defence applications, especially in high-reliability radar and communications systems...

NVIDIA of Santa Clara, CA, USA and materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA have announced a multi-year strategic agreement to advance the frontier of advanced optics technologies, including manufacturing capacity and R&D, to enable next-generation AI infrastructure...

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 an 11% drop in full-year revenue, from $99.4m in 2024 to $88.3m in 2025...

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 entered a new AUS$1.25m multi-phased development program, expected to progress over a 14–24-month period, to deliver its gallium nitride (GaN) distributed feedback (DFB) lasers and gain chips to a US-based tier-1 defence prime. The firm has received the first AUS$560,000 (US$390,000) purchase order. The new order follows successful prototype testing of BluGlass’ gain chips for use within novel dual-use aerospace applications...

Global smartphone production grew 2.7% quarter-on-quarter from 328 million units in third-quarter 2025 to 337 million units in fourth-quarter 2025, supported by strong shipments of Apple’s new iPhone lineup, according to market research firm TrendForce...

Skyworks Solutions Inc of Irvine, CA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) is showcasing an early 6G new FR3 frequency range RF front-end (RFFE) power amplifier at the Mobile World Congress 2026 (MWC26) in Barcelona, Spain (2–5 March). Presented in collaboration with Taiwanese fabless semiconductor company MediaTek Inc — which designs system-on-chip (SoC) platforms for mobile device, home entertainment, connectivity and IoT products — the live demonstration highlights the companies’ continued efforts to advance next-generation wireless platforms and accelerate access to future 6G technologies...

Marktech Optoelectronics Inc of Latham, NY, USA has announced an expanded portfolio of high-power UV LED light sources with new UV emitters spanning 230nm to 400nm. These devices strengthen the firm’s offerings across the ultraviolet light spectrum — from deep-UV LED (DUV LED, far-UVC LED) sterilization wavelengths to longer UVB and UVA wavelengths for curing, phototherapy and forensics...

Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has announced what it claims is the industry’s first commercially available 10kV SiC power MOSFET. The firm says this unlocks architectural freedom, delivering unprecedented system durability, and advancing access to reliable and sustainable power for the most demanding applications. The advance challenges conventions in power conversion technology, delivering a solution to modernize the grid and critical power infrastructure, to accelerate industrial electrification, and to unleash the potential for AI data-center growth, it adds...