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<br /> ISSN 1752-2935 (online)<br /> semiconductorTODAY<br /> COMPOUNDS & ADVANCED SILICON<br /> Vol.20 · Issue 8 · October 2025 www.semiconductor-today.com<br /> Power semiconductor<br /> firms supporting<br /> 800VDC architecture<br /> for AI data centers<br /> Skyworks and Qorvo to merge ·Wolfspeed exits Chapter 11<br /> Axcelis&Veecotomerge·POETraises$75m·Verticalraises$11m<br /> <br /> THE GLOBAL<br /> LEADER IN<br /> EPIWAFER<br /> SUPPLY<br /> Enabling the Best RF, Photonics<br /> & Power Semiconductors<br /> ‘One-stop-shop’ for III-V & Silicon epiwafer products<br /> 2” to 6” epitaxy ready substrates & polycrystalline materials<br /> Multiple manufacturing sites; Europe, Asia & America<br /> Leveraging 30+ years of compound semiconductor IP<br /> Custom engineered structures; R&D to production volumes<br /> EUROPE: +44 2920 839 400<br /> AMERICAS: +1 508 824 6696<br /> APAC: +886 <a title="SemiconductorToday2025(08)Oct page 1" 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