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Quantum Materials acquires Bayer Technology Services quantum dot patents

08/20/2014  Quantum Materials Corporation today announced the purchase of five diverse sets of patent families from Bayer Technology Services GmbH, the global technological backbone and major innovation driver for Bayer AG of Leverkusen, Germany.

Intersil announces single-chip display power and LED driver for smartphones

08/19/2014  Intersil Corporation, a provider of power management and precision analog solutions, today announced the ISL98611 display power and LED driver for smartphones.

Ushio to expand solid-state light source business with Oclaro Japan acquisition

08/15/2014  The closing of the transaction is expected to occur during the fourth calendar quarter of 2014.

LightFair International 2015 call for speakers opens

08/15/2014  The LIGHTFAIR International (LFI) 2015 Call for Speakers opens in a global invitation seeking responses from top lighting and design practitioners looking to participate in the world's largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference in New York May 3-7, 2015.

Quantum Materials achieves 95% quantum yield by automated quantum dot production

08/12/2014  Quantum Materials Corp today announced achieving a calculated 95% Quantum Yield (QY) for Green Tetrapod Quantum Dots (TQD) manufactured by QMC's proprietary automated mass-production system.

Seoul Semiconductor moves in to the Top 5 global LED manufacturers

08/08/2014  This is a step up from the 2012 ranking of number five global LED manufacturer despite any internal captive revenue.

Apple saved the sapphire industry in 2013 and could transform it in 2014

08/05/2014  In 2013, Apple completely saved the sapphire industry. This year, in 2014, Apple could transform this industry. Will the revolution happen?

Taking great ideas from the lab to the fab

08/05/2014  NSF and Intel support the development of domain-specific hardware to address health care needs.

Global semiconductor industry on pace for record sales through first half of 2014

08/05/2014  Sales up across every region and nearly all product categories compared to last year; Americas region shows strongest growth.

Smart cities to rise fourfold in number from 2013 to 2025

07/31/2014  The number of smart cities worldwide will quadruple within a 12-year period that started last year, proliferating as local governments work with the private sector to cope with a multitude of challenges confronting urban centers.

Cambridge Nanotherm appoints Ralph Weir as CEO

07/31/2014  Cambridge Nanotherm, a producer of semiconductor heatsink technology, today announced that it has appointed semiconductor industry veteran Ralph Weir as its CEO.

TriQuint becomes first manufacturer to achieve MRL 9 for GaN

07/30/2014  TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc., a RF solutions supplier and technology innovator, announced that it is the first gallium nitride (GaN) RF chip manufacturer to achieve Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) 9.

A call to provide advanced equipment to growth companies

07/28/2014  Historically, the major semiconductor capital equipment manufacturers have focused on supporting the bigger semiconductor companies at the expense of the smaller ones.

Harnessing big data

07/28/2014  Addressing the analytics challenges in supply chain management.

Can lean innovation bring growth and profits back to semiconductors?

07/25/2014  New approaches to start-ups can unlock mega-trend opportunities.

SEMI announces new South America Semiconductor Strategy Summit

07/22/2014  SEMI today announced the launch of the association's first-ever event in Latin America.

First Chinese supplier breaks into Top 10 LED rankings in 2013

07/16/2014  China’s massive investments in light-emitting diode (LED) manufacturing capacity are paying off, with a Chinese company entering the top ranks of the global market for the first time ever

Lighting accounted for one-quarter of all LED driver IC revenue in 2013

07/16/2014  One out of every four dollars spent worldwide on light-emitting diode (LED) drivers in 2013 was used for lighting applications, illustrating the growing importance of illumination in the LED business.

Power supply market to grow by $3.5B in four years

07/16/2014  The global market outlook for AC-DC and DC-DC power supplies is set for healthy expansion starting this year until at least 2018, with revenue during these four years projected to grow by $3.5 billion.

KLA-Tencor Evolves Inspection and Review Portfolio for 3D Future

07/10/2014  Systems detect and categorize defects that limit yield in advanced IC manufacturing.




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