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Cree introduces the industry's most powerful SiC Schottky diodes

03/05/2014  Cree today introduced the new CPW5 Z-Rec high-power silicon-carbide (SiC) Schottky diodes, the industry’s first commercially available family of 50 Amp SiC rectifiers.

EVG and Brisbane Materials introduce novel anti-reflective coating solution for LED lighting applications

02/25/2014  The jointly developed manufacturing solution enables lumen output increases of up to eight percent.

Soraa develops the world's most efficient LEDs

02/24/2014  Soraa announced today the world’s most efficient LED, which it will integrate into the market’s first full-visible-spectrum, large form factor lamps.

MCA appoints Brian Fisher as General Manager

02/19/2014  MCA Public Relations announced it has launched a new solid-state lighting (SSL) practice specifically designed to target companies from the multiple segments of the SSL ecosystem to create unique branding and communications campaigns for each.

Executives debate innovation drivers and cost reduction in microelectronics supply chain

02/06/2014  The closing Executive Panel discussion at the SEMI Industry Strategy Symposium on January 15 provoked diverse views on the drivers and future of innovation in the microelectronics manufacturing supply chain.

NIKKISO establishes new production facility for deep ultraviolet LEDs

01/23/2014  The company will initiate production operations in mid 2014 and install an annual capacity in excess of 1 million units for its UVB and UVC LED illumination sources.

Soraa launches high color rendering, line voltage GU10 230V LEDs

01/22/2014  Soraa, a provider of in GaN on GaN LED technology, launched today the first line of high color and white rendering, high light output LED GU10 230V dimmable lamps.

Global LED chip market and forecast 2014

01/10/2014  Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global LED Chip Market & Forecasts Report, 2016" report to their offering.

Universal Lighting Technologies announces corporate headquarters office relocation

01/10/2014  Universal Lighting Technologies, Inc. is starting the year on a high note with the announcement of its new corporate headquarters at 51 Century Blvd., Suite 230 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Xicato expands and brings manufacturing to San Jose, California

01/09/2014  Company more than doubles its space to accommodate new LED light module manufacturing line in Silicon Valley.

GaN-on-silicon LEDs forecast to increase market share to 40% by 2020

12/12/2013  The penetration of gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) wafers into the light-emitting diode (LED) market is forecast to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 69 percent from 2013 to 2020, by which time they will account for 40 percent of all GaN LEDs manufactured.

Nikkiso initiates shipments of deep ultraviolet LEDs

12/05/2013  NIKKISO CO. has announced that it has initiated shipments of commercial LED product samples emitting at a range of wavelengths in the UVB and UVC spectral regimes for industrial, biomedical, and environmental applications.

Lynk Labs grows patent portfolio for AC-LED technology

12/04/2013  Lynk Labs Inc., a AC LED technology company from circuits to systems has been granted another key patent by the US Patent Office. The patent covers vertical market segments of AC LED technology from the core AC LED circuits and powering methods to the lighting system level.

Rubicon Technology appoints Warren Stewart as Senior VP of Sales and Marketing

11/21/2013  Rubicon Technology, Inc. today announced that Warren S. Stewart III has joined the Company as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, effective immediately.

Dow Corning newest moldable optical silicone expands options for more reliable LEDs

11/19/2013  Dow Corning introduced new Dow Corning MS-2002 Moldable White Reflector Silicone here at Strategies in Light Europe 2013.

Seoul Semiconductor introduces next generation of high power LEDs

11/18/2013  The improved efficacy helps lighting manufacturers use fewer LEDs in their system designs which translate to lower system costs.

SemiLEDs introduces 10W integrated RGBW LED

11/18/2013  SemiLEDs Corporation today announced the introduction and release of the 10-Watt M63 RGBW integrated 6363 LED.

The US lighting control systems industry: A market in transition

11/14/2013  The lighting control systems marketplace has been in a state of transition in recent years. Changing energy efficiency codes, new construction project increases, wireless technology benefits, increases in LED lighting adoption and conservation initiatives have been the key factors driving the growth of the lighting control systems market in the US.

QEOS announces advanced LED lighting system

11/04/2013  Quantum Electro Opto Systems Sdn. Bhd. (QEOS), a leading innovator in LED technology, announced today that it is entering the LED lighting and LED lighting systems business

Rubicon launches first commercial line of large diameter patterned sapphire substrates

11/01/2013  Rubicon Technology announced the launch of the first commercial line of large diameter patterned sapphire substrates (PSS) in four-inch through eight-inch diameters.




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Environment, Safety & Health

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The semiconductor industry is an acknowledged global leader in promoting environmental sustainability in the design, manufacture, and use of its products, as well as the health and safety of its operations and impacts on workers in semiconductor facilities (fabs). We will examine trends and concerns related to emissions, chemical use, energy consumption and worker safety and health.

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Wafer Processing

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As the industry moves to 10nm and 7nm nodes, advances in wafer processing – etch, deposition, planarization, implant, cleaning, annealing, epitaxy among others – will be required. Manufacturers are looking for new solutions for sustained strain engineering, FinFETs, FDSOI and multi-gate technologies, 3D NAND, and high mobility transistors.

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