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Friday 17 January 2025
China plans battery tech export curbs ahead of Trump's return
China is reportedly planning to implement export restrictions on technologies critical for manufacturing battery components and refining key minerals such as lithium and gallium....
Thursday 9 January 2025
China's germanium, gallium ban to hurt global supply chain
Amid the ongoing US-China chip war over the past years, the Chinese government has taken counter-measures, including export restrictions on critical materials such as gallium, germanium,...
Tuesday 7 January 2025
With IntelliEPI on China's export control list, direction of its GaSb semiconductors becomes point of focus
The Ministry of Commerce of China has announced its export control list of American enterprises, including compound semiconductor manufacturer Intelligent Epitaxy Technology (IntelliEPI)...
Friday 3 January 2025
China to tighten the screw over battery and mineral tech exports
According to Bloomberg, Beijing is set to impose new restrictions on exports of technologies related to battery component production and the processing of key metals, as...
Friday 27 December 2024
GaNrich launches mass production of sapphire-based GaN components, introduces pin-to-pin solution
GaNrich Semiconductor, a compound semiconductor manufacturer, has begun mass production of gallium nitride (GaN) power devices on sapphire substrates. The company has also launched...
Thursday 12 December 2024
China probes Nvidia over Mellanox deal, raising stakes in tech war
China's market regulator launched an antitrust probe into Nvidia, marking Beijing's first major investigation of a US chipmaker in a decade and escalating tensions in the global semiconductor...
Thursday 12 December 2024
Rohm and TSMC partner to boost environmentally-friendly GaN power devices for EVs
Japan-based Rohm Semiconductor and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) have announced a strategic partnership to advance the development and mass production of gallium...
Wednesday 4 December 2024
China sends warning to Biden and Trump with gallium and germanium export ban against US
On December 3, China declared an export ban on these metals to the US, a retaliatory action following US President Joe Biden's administration's introduction of new technology restrictions...
Thursday 7 November 2024
Win Semi sees compound materials gaining ground in AI, communications markets
Win Semiconductors forecasts a larger role for compound semiconductors in wireless and optical communications as well as silicon photonics, driven by advancements in AI. The company...
Thursday 12 September 2024
Infineon develops 300mm GaN technology
Infineon Technologies has announced the development of the world's first 300mm power gallium nitride (GaN) wafer technology. The company claims to be the first to effectively implement...
Thursday 12 September 2024
Shin-Etsu Chemical unveils 12-inch QST substrate, advancing GaN power device production
Shin-Etsu Chemical has announced the successful development of a 12-inch quasi-sapphire template (QST) epitaxial substrate, further expanding its range of solutions for gallium nitride...
Friday 6 September 2024
Power semiconductor makers step up SiC and GaN deployment
The power semiconductor industry is experiencing a surge in the development of compound semiconductor materials such as gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC). These advancements...
Monday 5 August 2024
Infineon, EPC escalate GaN patent disputes amid possible links to Nvidia
The patent war surrounding gallium nitride (GaN) compound semiconductors continues to escalate. Recently, power component leader Infineon intensified its patent infringement case...
Friday 2 August 2024
Geopolitics prompts IQE to step up global deployment
Compound semiconductor epitaxial wafer (epi-wafer) manufacturer IQE is swiftly adjusting its global strategy by expanding outside its UK base in response to geopolitical volatility...
Monday 15 July 2024
L&T Semiconductor eyes mid-term GaN fab development
L&T Semiconductor Tech, a subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Larsen & Toubro, plans to focus on semiconductor IC design in its initial phase, followed by the development of...