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In booth B03 (Hall 16) at Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management (PCIM Asia 2026) in Shenzhen, China (26–28 August), 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 — is showcasing its newest-generation GaN technology, demonstrating how its Gen7 GaN platform enables compact, high-performance power architectures for intelligent motion control and AI power delivery. The latest generation of eGaN devices combines ultra-low on-resistance, low switching losses and high-frequency operation to simplify system integration while improving efficiency, dynamic response, and thermal performance...

Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA says that vertically integrated gallium arsenide (GaAs)-based quantum dot (QD) diode laser developer and manufacturer Innolume GmbH of Dortmund, Germany has purchased a GEN2000 molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system to expand production for next-generation optical transceivers and silicon photonics applications. The investment supports the increasing demand for optical connectivity solutions for hyperscale AI infrastructure and cloud data centers...

Electrification and automation technology provider ABB of Zurich, Switzerland is acquiring Advantics of Saint-Genis-Pouilly, France, which provides silicon carbide-based power conversion solutions (integrating hardware, firmware and software to optimize performance across demanding applications including data centers, industrial microgrids, power generation and EV infrastructure)...

Epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says that greater-than-expected trading in first-half 2026, with strong demand across all core segments, should yield revenue of at least £64m...

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Researchers at Jilin University in China have reported a significant enhancement in the two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) mobility of nitrogen-polar (N-polar) GaN/AlGaN heterostructures grown on silicon carbide (SiC) substrates by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD)...

NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA (a dual-use defense & security integrated platform company) has closed its best-efforts public offering, generating gross proceeds of about $38m, before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses...

NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA (a dual-use defense & security integrated platform company focused on non-kinetic effects and directed-energy technologies, electronic warfare and defense mobility programs, software-orchestrated defense systems and advanced manufacturing) has announced initial results from a laser dazzler counter-UAS test campaign conducted at the facilities of Tekne S.p.A. in Italy...

NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA (a dual-use defense & security integrated platform company focused on non-kinetic effects and directed-energy technologies, electronic warfare and defense mobility programs, software-orchestrated defense systems and advanced manufacturing) has announced a proposed best-efforts public offering of up to $38m of its securities...

For its fiscal third-quarter 2026 (to end-May), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue of $9.07m, up from $1.06m last quarter, due to the increase of buy-sell purchase orders of equipment...

The US Department of War’s Economic Defense Unit (EDU), in partnership with the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSW(A&S)), has awarded $25m through the Industrial Base Fund to American Resources Corp to expand capacity at the Marion Advanced Technology Center refining campus in Indiana of its affiliated minority holding ReElement Technologies Corp (a refiner of rare-earth elements and other defense-critical minerals)...

Following a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) signed in December 2024, Germany-based tier-1 automotive supplier Bosch has announced a definitive agreement with the Trump Administration for up to $225m in direct funding from the US Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Program Office to support the up to $2bn that Bosch is investing to transform its fabrication plant in Roseville, California — acquired as silicon-based application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) foundry TSI Semiconductors in August 2023 — for the production and testing of silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductors. The Roseville facility has nearly 40 years of experience in the production of semiconductors for automotive and industrial applications, which it will now apply to the production of SiC chips...

BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) visible laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — has secured a AUS$1.4m (US$1m) commitment from Uviquity of Raleigh, NC, USA (a venture-backed start-up pioneering wide-bandgap integrated photonics) for Phase II of its joint development agreement (JDA)...

WeEn Semiconductors of Shanghai, China — a joint venture company formed by NXP Semiconductors and Beijing JianGuang Asset Management Co Ltd (JAC Capital) in 2015 that develops and manufactures bipolar power semiconductor products — has launched a new family of AC–DC and DC–DC silicon carbide (SiC) power modules to target the growing range of solid-state transformer (SST) applications, as well as electric vehicle (EV) super-chargers and smart-grid/renewable applications...

Vector Photonics Ltd of the West of Scotland Science Park (which was spun off from the University of Glasgow in 2020, based on research led by professor Richard Hogg) has begun a new program that addresses a critical and growing challenge in advanced photonics manufacturing: the lack of scalable, thermally efficient and resource-effective packaging for photonic crystal surface-emitting lasers (PCSELs)...

NextGO Epi of Berlin, Germany has secured a €2m pre-seed funding round led by Vireo Ventures, with participation from Ultratech Capital Partners, IBB Ventures, and angel investor Boris Habets. Spun off in 2025 from Berlin-based Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung (IKZ) and supported also by Investitionsbank Berlin, INAM and Siltronic, NextGO Epi produces gallium oxide epitaxial wafers for next-generation power semiconductor devices...

Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has introduced the RIC70115, a radiation-hardened (rad-hard) gallium nitride (GaN) high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) driver designed for satellite and high-reliability space applications where power conversion performance and long-term operational integrity are critical requirements...

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 recapped its commercial progress and solar material development in first-half 2026, and outlined its objectives to spur growth and advancement throughout the second half of the year...

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 — is participating in the Tech Taipei Power 2026 power electronics conference in Taiwan, which gathers industry experts to discuss the latest advances in power conversion technologies for AI infrastructure, industrial systems, automotive, robotics, and next-generation energy applications...

Aehr Test Systems of Fremont, CA, USA — which provides solutions for testing, burning-in and stabilizing semiconductor devices in wafer-level, singulated die, and packaged-part form — has received more than $8m in new silicon carbide wafer-level burn-in (WLBI) orders...