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ISSN 1752-2935 (online)
semiconductorTODAY
COMPOUNDS & ADVANCED SILICON
Vol.20 · Issue 8 · October 2025 www.semiconductor-today.com
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6 news Power GaN market growing at 42% CAGR to $
News: Government funding 7 UK Semiconductor Centr
8 News: Microelectronics Skyworks and Qorvo to me
News: Microelectronics 9 Timing and approvals
10 News: Wide-bandgap electronics Wolfspeed compl
News: Wide-bandgap electronics 11 Wolfspeed hires
12 News: Wide-bandgap electronics Infineon and RO
News: Wide-bandgap electronics 13 Infineon launch
14 News: Wide-bandgap electronics Infineon debuts
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16 News: Wide-bandgap electronics Infineon suppor
News: Wide-bandgap electronics 17 ROHM publishes
18 News: Wide-bandgap electronics Navitas support
News: Wide-bandgap electronics 19 EPC develops po
20 News: Wide-bandgap electronics AOS supporting
News: Wide-bandgap electronics 21 Power Integrati
22 News: Wide-bandgap electronics Renesas' GaN-ba
News: Wide-bandgap electronics 23 NOVOSENSE, UAES
24 News: Wide-bandgap electronics MIT-spinout Ver
News: Wide-bandgap electronics 25 CGD partners wi
26 News: Wide-bandgap electronics University of M
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42 News: LEDs Mojo Vision adds Dr Waguih Ishak to
News: LEDs 43 CEA-Leti and CRHEA present step tow
44 News: LEDs Cree LED and ADJ settle with limite
News: LEDs 45 FBH showcases latest R&D results On
46 News: LEDs ams OSRAM and Nichia expand their I
News: Optoelectronics 47 Honda Prize awarded to s
48 News: Optoelectronics Director of Blue Laser F
News: Optoelectronics 49 NUBURU to acquire Orbit,
50 News: Optoelectronics NUBURU announces strateg
News: Optoelectronics 51 NUBURU implements dual-C
52 News: Optoelectronics STARLight project chosen
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54 News: Optical communications C-PIC launches Op
News: Optical communications — ECOC 2025 55 Ayar
56 News: Optical communications — ECOC 2025 POET
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58 News: Optical communications — ECOC 2025 Lumen
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60 News: Optical communications — ECOC 2025 TRUMP
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62 News: Photovoltaics Ascent Solar and Defiant S
News: Photovoltaics 63 Ascent signs MoU with Star
64 Technology focus: Lasers Quantum cascade lase
Technology focus: Lasers 65
66 Technology focus: Lasers
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68 Technology focus: Lasers Indium arsenide quan
Technology focus: Lasers 69 vapor phase epitaxy
70 Technology focus: Lasers MOCVD–MBE hybrid gro
Technology focus: Lasers 71
72 Technology focus: Nitride optoelectronics Ele
Technology focus: Nitride optoelectronics 73
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76 Technology focus: Nitride HEMTs Boron nitride
Technology focus: Nitride HEMTs 77
78 Technology focus: Nitride HEMTs
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80 suppliers' directory Index 1 Bulk crystal so
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82 Suppliers' Directory www.vitaltfm.com Vital M
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84 Suppliers' Directory Vacuum Barrier Corporatio
Suppliers' Directory 85 United Monolithic Semicon
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