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Monday 23 April 2018
IDMs, Taiwan IC firms gearing up to develop car-use SiC power devices
With silicon carbide (SiC) emerging as an increasingly popular third-generation semiconductor material for car-use power devices and 5G networks, international major IDMs such as...
Monday 5 March 2018
Compound semiconductor suppliers set to benefit from 5G
Taiwan suppliers of compound semiconductor devices are poised to gain significant growth momentum from the increasing market demand for radio frequency (RF) and power amplifier (PA)...
Thursday 30 November 2017
Digitimes Research: SiC, GaN power semiconductor markets to grow fast through 2025
While silicon remains the mainstream power semiconductor material, silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) are seen more suitable for power semiconductor devices needed by...
Thursday 28 September 2017
Navitas GaN Power ICs enable world's smallest 65W USB-PD laptop adapter
Navitas Semiconductor today announced the world's smallest 65W USB-PD (Type C) adapter reference design, to keep pace with the dramatic size and weight reductions in laptop designs...
Wednesday 13 September 2017
SEMICON Taiwan 2017: Focus on IoT, AI, smart applications
The 22nd annual SEMICON Taiwan trade show has kicked off in Taipei, running from September 13-15, with this year's theme focusing on IoT, AI, smart manufacturing, smart transportation...
Monday 14 August 2017
GCS optimistic about VCSEL demand for data centers
Pure-play compound semiconductor wafer foundry Global Communication Semiconductors (GCS) has expressed optimism about gallium arsenide (GaAs) demand for vertical cavity surface-emitting...
Thursday 6 July 2017
Wireless charging demand promising: Q&A with Dialog CEO Jalal Bagherli
As a global leader in providing rapid charging solutions, Dialog Semiconductor has demonstrated its prowess in power management for smartphones and other applications. But the market...
Friday 26 August 2016
Dialog enters GaN market with integrated devices targeting fast charging power adapters
Dialog Semiconductor has announced its first gallium nitride (GaN) power IC product offering, using Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) 650-volt GaN-on-Silicon process...
Tuesday 23 August 2016
GaN device supply chain remains robust, says Strategy Analytics
Even with the well-publicized consolidation of RF Micro Devices (RFMD) and TriQuint Semiconductor, Infineon's acquisition of International Rectifier (IR) and most-recently Wolfspeed,...
Wednesday 9 March 2016
GaN and SiC power semiconductor market to top US$1 billion in 2020, says IHS
The emerging market for silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors is forecast to pass the US$1 billion mark in five years, energized by demand from hybrid...
Thursday 3 December 2015
TSMC expands production based on GaN Systems technololgy
GaN Systems, a maker of gallium nitride power transistors, has announced that its foundry partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) has expanded production of products based...
Wednesday 1 April 2015
220 GaN MOCVD reactors to be installed in 2015, says IHS
Due to the major aggressive expansion plans of some China-based LED companies, IHS forecasts that 220 gallium nitride (GaN) reactors will be installed in 2015. This new capacity expansion...
Wednesday 22 October 2014
GaN LEDs in automotives to reach US$1 billion in 2014, says IHS
The market for GaN packaged LEDs in automotive applications is forecast to reach the US$1 billion mark in 2014 for the first time, according to IHS.
Thursday 3 July 2014
Epistar to reach 15% GaN wafer capacity market share following FOREPI merger, says IHS
Following the announcement on June 30 that Epistar is acquiring Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI), Epistar will have over 400 MOCVD reactors including those from FOREPI's China subsidiaries,...
Friday 14 February 2014
GaN LED revenues increase 10.6% in 2013 but fast growth is coming to an end, says IHS
Driven by surging demand from the lighting, tablet and mobile backlighting segments, global revenues for GaN LED climbed 10.6% in 2013, but this could mark the last hurrah for the...