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BluGlass secures $4.3m via share placement, and launches share purchase plan offer to raise up to $9m

Втр, 02/13/2024 - 11:39
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 received $4.3m in commitments from institutional and sophisticated investors via a share placement at an issue price of $0.037 per share...

Bami Bastani appointed executive chairman of Sivers Semiconductors Inc

Пн, 02/12/2024 - 14:43
Chip and integrated module supplier Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden says that its subsidiary Sivers Semiconductors Inc has appointed Dr Bami Bastani as US executive chairman, and that he has also been nominated as the chairman of the board of directors of Sivers Semiconductors AB...

OIF showcasing interoperability at OFC with record 47 member companies

Пн, 02/12/2024 - 14:40
The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) says that at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC 2024) in San Diego, CA, USA (24-28 March) a record 47 member companies are showcasing the interoperable solutions that are addressing the unprecedented demand for next-generation data-center networking, artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) and disaggregation applications...

Lumentum’s quarterly revenue falls 27.5% to $366.8m

Пн, 02/12/2024 - 12:04
For its fiscal second-quarter 2024 (to 30 December 2023), Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA has reported revenue of $366.8m, down 27.5% on $506m a year ago but up 15.5% on $317.6m last quarter, and above the midpoint of the $350–380m guidance. However, $59.5m of this came from a partial quarter (about eight weeks) of revenue after the acquisition on 7 November of Cloud Light Technology Ltd of Hong Kong (which designs and makes optical transceiver modules for automotive sensors and data-center interconnect applications), mostly from very strong shipments of 800G transceivers for artificial intelligence (AI) platforms...

Qorvo’s quarterly revenue up 44.5% year-on-year

Птн, 02/09/2024 - 18:31
For its fiscal third-quarter 2024 (to 30 December 2023), Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has reported revenue of $1073.9m, down 2.7% on $1103.5m last quarter but up 44.5% on $743.3m a year ago. This exceeds the high point of the guidance range (of $1bn, plus or minus $25m) by $49m. “Revenue continues to benefit from significant content gains at our largest customer,” says chief financial officer Grant Brown...

Soctera demos superior thermal performance in GaN HEMTs for next-gen telecoms and radar

Птн, 02/09/2024 - 12:39
Soctera of Ithaca, NY USA (a developer of thermally optimized III-nitride millimeter-wave power amplifiers) has demonstrated high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) exhibiting a peak surface temperature rise of just 59°C while dissipating 10.4W/mm. Typical gallium nitride (GaN) HEMTs reach the standard operating temperature limit of 225°C when dissipating about 5W/mm...

ESK-SIC and Kyocera to co-develop sustainable production of silicon carbide

Птн, 02/09/2024 - 11:06
ESK-SIC GmbH of Frechen near Cologne, Germany (which manufactures high-performance materials for industrial applications) and Kyocera (which manufactures technical ceramics and semiconductor technologies) have entered into a strategic partnership to develop solutions for the sustainable production of silicon carbide (SiC) and associated end-products...

Transphorm showcasing GaN power conversion range at APEC

Чтв, 02/08/2024 - 15:04
Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA says that it is showcasing its broad spectrum (low to high power) gallium nitride (GaN) power conversion solutions in booth 1813 at the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC 2024) in Long Beach, CA, USA (25–29 February), at which it is a Silver Partner...

Feit Electric begins patent enforcement action against Ledvance

Чтв, 02/08/2024 - 12:33
California-based global lighting and smart home brand Feit Electronic Company Inc has commenced patent infringement action against Ledvance LLC in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Feit Electric says that, despite being warned, Ledvance imported and then sold white LED filament light bulbs marketed under the brand name Sylvania...

UK’s £11m REWIRE Innovation and Knowledge Centre to develop wide/ultrawide-bandgap high-voltage power electronics

Чтв, 02/08/2024 - 11:39
With funding of £11m from the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Innovate UK (both part of UK Research and Innovation), the new Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC) REWIRE is being led by professor Martin Kuball and his team at the University of Bristol, with support from partners at the Universities of Cambridge and Warwick, as well as industry partners including Ampaire, BMW, Bosch, Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD), Element-Six Technologies, General Electric, Hitachi Energy, IQE, Oxford Instruments, Siemens, ST Microelectronics and Toshiba...

Worksport using Infineon’s GaN power transistors in converters of its portable power stations

Срд, 02/07/2024 - 20:12
Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has announced a collaboration in which its GS-065-060-5-B-A gallium nitride (GaN) power transistors will be used by Worksport Ltd of West Seneca, NY, USA in the converters for its portable power stations in order to increase their efficiency and power density. Enabled by Infineon’s GaN transistors, the power converters will be lighter and smaller in size with reduced system costs. In addition, Infineon will support Worksport in the optimization of circuits and layout design to further reduce size and increase power density...

NUBURU evaluating strategic alternatives

Срд, 02/07/2024 - 18:16
NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has engaged Northland Capital Markets as its financial advisor in connection with its evaluation of strategic alternatives. With assistance from Northland and its other advisors, the NUBURU will assess a full range of strategic alternatives, including a sale, merger, divestiture, recapitalization, going private transaction, additional financing, and other significant transactions...

Skyworks reports record cash flow, despite quarterly revenue falling 9.6% year-on-year to $1.2bn

Втр, 02/06/2024 - 21:56
For its fiscal first-quarter 2024 (to 29 December 2023) Skyworks Solutions Inc of Irvine, CA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has reported revenue of $1201.5m, down 1.4% on $1218.8m last quarter and 9.6% on $1329.3m a year ago, but slightly above the midpoint of the $1175-1225m guidance...

VMAX using Infineon’s CoolSiC hybrid discrete with TRENCHSTOP 5 Fast-Switching IGBT and CoolSiC Schottky diode

Пн, 02/05/2024 - 18:01
Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany says that its new CoolSiC hybrid discrete with TRENCHSTOP 5 Fast-Switching insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) and CoolSiC Schottky diode has been chosen by VMAX (a Chinese manufacturer of power electronics and motor drives for new energy vehicles) for its next-generation 6.6kW OBC/DC-DC on-board chargers. Infineon’s components come in a D2PAK package and combine ultra-fast TRENCHSTOP 5 IGBTs with half-rated free-wheeling SiC Schottky barrier diodes to achieve the optimum cost-performance ratio for both hard and soft-switching topologies. Due to their performance, optimized power density and quality, the power devices are suitable for VMAX’s on-board chargers...

Qorvo launches automotive-qualified 9m 750V SiC FET in D2PAK-7L package

Пн, 02/05/2024 - 17:35
Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has unveiled an automotive-qualified silicon carbide (SiC) field effect transistor (FET) offering what is claimed to be an industry-best on-resistance RDS(on) of 9m in a compact D2PAK-7L package...

Wolfspeed’s quarterly revenue grows 20% year-on-year, as design-wins hit a record $2.9bn

Пн, 02/05/2024 - 17:23
For its fiscal second-quarter 2024 (to end-December 2023), Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has reported revenue of $208.4m, up 5.6% on $197.4m last quarter and up nearly 20% on $173.8m a year ago, and above the midpoint of the $192–222m guidance range...

University of Arkansas professor receives $300,000 NSF grant to research gallium oxide-based EV traction inverters

Птн, 02/02/2024 - 13:13
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has given a $300,000 grant to Xiaoqing Song, an assistant professor in the University of Arkansas‘ Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, to support his research project focused on advancing high-density and high-operation-temperature traction inverters. His project explores the integration of gallium oxide ( Ga2O3) packaged power modules to enhance the power density and temperature range of electric vehicles (EVs)...

Navitas highlighting GaN and SiC applications at APEC

Птн, 02/02/2024 - 12:55
In its ‘Planet Navitas’ booth #1353 at the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC 2024) in the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach, CA, USA (26-29 February), gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA is highlighting how GaN and SiC technology is enabling the latest solutions for fully electrified housing, transportation and industry. Examples range from TV power to home-appliance motors and compressors, electric vehicle (EV) charging, solar/micro-grid installations, and data-center power systems. Each highlights end-user benefits, such as increased portability, longer range, faster charging, and grid-independence, plus a focus on how low-carbon-footprint GaN and SiC technology can save over 6Gtons/year CO2 by 2050...

Riber’s revenue grows by 41% to €39.2m in 2023, as systems revenue almost doubles

Чтв, 02/01/2024 - 18:42
For fourth-quarter 2023, molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system maker Riber S.A. of Bezons, France has reported revenue of €23m, up 48% on €15.6m in Q4/2022 a year ago, and following revenue of just €3.7m, €8.5m and €4m in Q1, Q2 and Q3/2023, respectively...

Qorvo to acquire Anokiwave

Чтв, 02/01/2024 - 11:39
Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Anokiwave Inc – which provides high-performance silicon integrated circuits (ICs) for intelligent active array antennas for defense & aerospace, SATCOM and 5G applications. The transaction is expected to close during the March quarter...

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