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The business news RSS feedAnalyst: Many CPV firms won’t deliver Jul 8, 2008
Lux Research says that when solar power costs reach grid parity, compound semiconductor systems will near 2 percent of the $70 billion overall market.
Umicore to double germanium wafer output Jun 27, 2008
The Belgian materials giant adds credence to the emerging market for terrestrial concentrator photovoltaics based on III-V materials, with a multi-million euro investment in a new germanium wafer facility in Oklahoma.
MTT-S IMS 2008 in pictures Jun 24, 2008
The 2008 MTT-S International Microwave Symposium in Atlanta unveils thriving competition between who has the best GaN devices, and who has the best gadgets at their booth.
Strong demand pull fires up GaN foundries Jun 20, 2008
Two of the biggest III-V companies are responding to the needs of the defense industry to push the power and frequency of RF transistors - and look set to move to GaN production on 4-inch wafers in doing so.
Infinera whacked despite Deutsche deal Jun 17, 2008
It's good news and bad news for the photonic integrated circuit manufacturer, as it scores a major deal with Deutsche Telekom, but lowers sales guidance for the back end of 2008.
'$100m market for GaN RF transistors by 2010' Jun 16, 2008
As Cree launches a GaN MMIC foundry service, Yole Developpement predicts that this week's MTT-S show will see the release of new wide-bandgap devices and deployment by systems integrators.
Lumpy Finisar posts record sales Jun 13, 2008
Despite recovering well from a weak start to its fiscal year, the fiber-optic component maker disappoints some with its 2009 guidance.
Compound cells double solar electricity yield Jun 6, 2008
Best-ever system efficiency figures bode well for Concentrix Solar’s larger upcoming solar power plant deployments and factory opening.
Blackberry business bears fruit for Skyworks Jun 6, 2008
The GaAs chip manufacturer's share price is booming, thanks in part to its recent acquisition of Freescale's power amplifier business.
700 MHz shift needs GaAs linearity Jun 4, 2008
The issues surrounding the impending deployment of the LTE standard in the analog TV spectrum will demand high-performance GaAs PAs, say both Avago and Strategy Analytics.
Latest The business features
The business features RSS feedAixtron sails through credit jitters Jun 30, 2008
After a year in which the credit crunch took its toll on the global financial markets, deposition equipment vendor Aixtron has maintained its position as the best-performing stock in the compound semiconductor basket.
III-V solar states its performance case Jun 30, 2008
Looking out of the window on the train from Madrid to Seville, you might catch sight of a phalanx of solar panels in a key test plant for compound semiconductor-based energy production. With sites like this becoming increasingly common, the concentrating photovoltaic industry gathered in Madrid to report their systems' latest results at the CPV Today summit, and Andy Extance joined them.
Chip makers chase the Sun as competition hots up Jun 2, 2008
The rush to invest in and develop clean energy technologies has witnessed unprecedented interest in III-V solar cells for concentrating photovoltaics. However, as Michael Hatcher reports from a sunny Key West, huge challenges lie in wait.
Desperately seeking applications... May 27, 2008
The wide-bandgap electronics market is still looking like a lucrative one, but only if you adopt a "glass-half-full" attitude. Michael Hatcher eyeballs the latest reports.
Emerging sectors speed LED recovery Apr 1, 2008
Now much less reliant on mobile phone backlighting, the market for high-brightness LEDs is bouncing back from two years of sluggish growth, writes Michael Hatcher.
Mixed fortunes for latest floaters Mar 17, 2008
Rubicon, Infinera and IPG Photonics are all new to the stock market in the past year. So how did they all perform?
Switching on to new technologies Mar 17, 2008
Vic Steel is looking to keep RFMD ahead of the rest of the GaAs field with MEMS for RF switch integration in handsets and an unexpected foray into photovoltaics. The company's vice-president of corporate R&D shares his game plan with Andy Extance.
Aixtron continues its upward march Dec 10, 2007
An entrenched position in the MOCVD equipment sector and the continued surge in demand for tools from LED manufacturers made Aixtron's stock one of the hottest investments in a tumultuous year on the exchanges.
The analyst: Can silicon displace GaAs in handsets? Dec 10, 2007
Silicon has a history of driving GaAs out of key applications. Could it repeat that trick in handsets?
RFMD bets on multi-market future Dec 3, 2007
Having exploited its number one position in power amplifiers to buy fellow GaAs high-flyer Sirenza, RFMD now has its money firmly on diversification. Andy Extance listens as the company calls the odds.