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OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Expands Chip Production Capacity

Semiconductor technology-based solutions provider for visualization, sensor and lighting applications, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors has proclaimed that it will convert and expand its two chip production plants into 6" wafer production plants.

From Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH 14 Mar 2011

RFMD Announces Dual-Junction Achievement of High-Performance Photovoltaic Cells

RF Micro Devices, Inc. a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies, today announced it has successfully achieved another significant performance milestone related to the commercialization of high-performance photovoltaic (PV) cells.

4 Mar 2011

Georgia Tech Scientists Develop Silver-Diamond Composite Material for Electronics

Researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) are developing a solid composite material to help cool small, powerful microelectronics used in defense systems.

1 Mar 2011

Solar3D Announces Low Cost Fabrication of 3D Solar Cell Using Semiconductor Processes

Solar3D, Inc. the developer of a breakthrough 3-dimensional solar cell technology to maximize the conversion of sunlight into electricity, today announced that its design will take advantage of low cost semiconductor processes to enable mass production.

24 Feb 2011

Honeywell Launches New SOLARC RPV Coating for Solar Panel Manufacturing

Honeywell Electronic Materials announced today it has expanded its line of SOLARC anti-reflective coating materials to include a new formulation that allows for easier application and less material usage.

From Honeywell International Inc. 23 Feb 2011

TDK Develop Multilayer Ferrite Coil with Current Rated 2.5X Higher Than Existing Products

TDK-EPC, a group company of the TDK Corporation, has developed a TDK multilayer ferrite coil (MLZ2012-H series) in case size EIA 2012 with a rated current that is 2.5 times higher than existing products.

17 Feb 2011

Suniva and Varian Semiconductor Partner to Produce Solar Cells Using Boron Implantation

Suniva, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon solar cells and modules, today announced that it is working with Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates to use ion implantation of boron in the manufacture of solar cells.

17 Feb 2011

LED Experts to Meet in Austria for International Symposium and Exhibition

The new, application oriented LED professional Symposium + Expo 2011 will bring international experts from the fields of research and industry together for the first time in Bregenz, Austria. An accompanying technical exhibition will present current LED Lighting technologies and their applications for industry and the end-user.

14 Feb 2011

The Fox Group Signs Another License Agreement for Its Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technology

The Fox Group, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has entered into a patent license agreement with a U.S. corporation for rights to patents in Fox Group's portfolio. This is the fourth non-exclusive and royalty-b...

14 Feb 2011

Trend Analysis on Global Electroactive Polymers Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Electro - Active Polymers Market Trends, Applications and Forecasts (2009-2014)" report to their offering. Technological developments in the el...

11 Feb 2011

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