03/28/2012 

Strong demand for MEMS sensors, CMOS image sensors, LEDs, fiber-optic laser transmitters, and power transistors enabled the OSD semiconductors market to grow by 8% in 2011, hitting a new record revenue and beating out the overall IC market, according to IC Insights.

03/27/2012 

03/27/2012 

Barclays Capital shares some take-aways from the Intertech Pira Phosphor Summit, a conference on phosphors being used in the LED industry. The analysts touch on color mixing, remote phosphors, silicone encapsulants, and more

03/23/2012 

342 MOCVD tools for LED manufacture will ship in 2012, compared to 654 last year, IMS Research reports in its most recent GaN LED Quarterly Supply and Demand report. Without China, the market would be nearly still.

03/23/2012 

SEMI is seeking papers for technical sessions and presentations at the upcoming SEMICON Europa 2012, October 9-11 in Dresden, Germany. Technical presentation abstracts are due April 30.

03/23/2012 

Luminus Devices received accreditation to test its LEDs to the LM-80 standard, the approved method for measuring LED light sources under ISO/IEC 17025:2005.

03/23/2012 

H.C. Starck notes that the majority of FPD production occurs in Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China. The rapid growth of OLED screens in the FPD industry punctuates the increased need for high-tech materials, the company asserts.

03/22/2012 

Linde LienHwa (LLH) China will be the exclusive gas supplier to Kaistar, delivering bulk gases and high-purity ammonia (NH3) to Kaistar’s new LED production facility in Xiamen, China.

03/22/2012 

The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) inaugurated its Dow Seoul Technology Center, a global R&D center with focus on technological advances in display and semiconductor applications.

03/20/2012 

Novaled AG filed a registration statement with the US SEC for a proposed initial public offering. Novaled makes technologies and materials for organic electronics, particularly OLEDs.

03/19/2012 

SUSS MicroTec launched the RCD8 manual resist coat and develop platform for R&D and low-volume use in MEMS, semiconductor packaging, LEDs, and other applications.

03/19/2012 

CVD Equipment Corporation (Nasdaq:CVV) purchased a new facility in Central Islip, NY, doubling the space for its CVD and gas control equipment assembly, and unifying its nano-materials lab.

03/19/2012 

SiGen developed its second-generation production system for fabricating thin-silicon solar wafers, as well as HB-LED, and 3D semiconductor packaging wafers. The system tailored for silicon, GaAs, germanium, SiC, GaN and sapphire materials.

03/16/2012 

The global market for power semiconductors used in LED lighting is forecast to reach over $3 billion in 2016. LED lighting systems require complex electronics, IMS Research notes.

03/16/2012 

AIXTRON SE sold 5 multi-wafer MOCVD systems to a new customer, Huaian Aucksun Optoelectronics Technology Ltd., China. The tools will grow materials for HB-LEDs.

03/16/2012 

AIXTRON's training and demonstration center in Suzhou, China, will focus on improving MOCVD in advanced semiconductor and LED manufacturing operations around China, as well as on employee and environmental safety in electronics production environments.

03/15/2012 

SAFC Hitech opened a multi-million dollar 270000sq.ft. expansion at its facility in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, increasing capacity for high-quality LED precursor production.

03/14/2012 

MATHESON debuted the Lasso System, a customer-centric supply chain and inventory management system that can monitor the location and operating status of gas products and other assets in the REAL-Time Gas and Asset Management System.

03/14/2012 

Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. (AMEC) uncrated the Primo TSV200E compact, ultra-high-productivity TSV etch tool for 200mm wafers.

03/14/2012 

The US DoD awarded QD Vision Inc. a $1.38 million/12-month contract for specialized devices based on electroluminescent quantum dots. The program will result in prototype devices for armed forces.