For first-quarter 2024, molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system maker Riber S.A. of Bezons, France has reported revenue of €4.5m, up 20% on €3.7m a year ago ..read more

For full-year 2023, epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has reported revenue of £115.25m, down 31.2% on 2022’s £167.5m ..read more

Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany says that its G10-SiC chemical vapor deposition (CVD) epitaxy production platform has been chosen by discrete semiconductor and passive electronic component maker Vishay Intertechnology Inc of Malvern, PA, USA for its in-house silicon carbide (SiC) epitaxy needs for power device manufacturing. The system will be delivered to Vishay’s automotive-certified Newport fab in South Wales. With its flexible dual-wafer-size configuration of 9x150mm and 6x200mm, the G10-SiC supports the transition between wafer diameters ..read more

A professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) has been awarded $875,000 from global mining group Rio Tinto for a two-year project researching new techniques to recover critical minerals in the waste by-products that come from extracting and refining copper ..read more

Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult in Newport, South Wales, UK and Malaysia-based SMD Semiconductor Sdn Bhd (a wholly owned entity of the Sarawak Government established in September 2022 under the Sarawak Research and Development Council Ordinance 2017) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that lays the foundation to work together in the design, prototyping and manufacturing of next-generation semiconductor and compound semiconductor chips in the automotive and space industries ..read more

AquiSense Technologies LLC of Erlanger, KY, USA (which designs and makes UV-C LED water disinfection systems) says that its UV-C LED technology has been integrated into NASA’s Potable Water Dispenser aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and has been operational since August 2023 ..read more

Toyoda Gosei Co Ltd of Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture, Japan has developed deep ultraviolet (UV-C) LEDs with light output that is among the highest in the world, it is claimed ..read more

Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has received the EcoVadis Platinum Medal for the second consecutive year, representing the highest level of recognition for sustainability performance. Lumentum remains in the top one percent of companies assessed by EcoVadis in the past year, increasing its overall score from 78 points to 80 points. In the environmental category, the firm increased its score by 10 points from last year. Medals are awarded based on the percentile ..read more

Keysight Technologies Inc of Santa Rosa, CA, USA has introduced RFPro Circuit, a next-generation radio frequency (RF) simulation tool targeting the complex, multi-physics requirements of RF integrated circuit (RFIC) designers. Wireless, automotive and satellite designers can now deliver robust designs that overcome performance challenges in dense 3D packaging, taking advantage of interoperability and automation to form complex workflows, says the firm ..read more

ROHM group of Kyoto, Japan and STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland have expanded the existing multi-year, long-term 150mm silicon carbide (SiC) substrate wafers supply agreement with ROHM group company SiCrystal GmbH of Erlangen, Germany. The new multi-year agreement governs the supply of larger volumes of SiC substrate wafers manufactured in Nuremberg for a minimum expected value of $230m ..read more