- 27 September 2006 -
DENSO Develops New Advanced Products for Lexus LS460
Increasing use of III-V-based opto- and micro-electronics components in vehicles is delivering major improvements to safety, convenience and comfort. An example is the new Lexus LS460, launched in Japan. It features new advanced products - such as mm-wave radar - developed by DENSO Corporation in the areas of environment, safety, comfort and convenience... more

- 21 September 2006 -
CDT Licensee MicroEmissive Displays Raises Funds and Starts Build of Volume Manufacturing Plant
Cambridge Display Technology (CDT) licensee MicroEmissive Displays has announced that it has raised over 5 million pounds Sterling (over $9 million), and has revealed its plans for a volume manufacturing facility for its polymer light emitting diode (P-OLED) micro-display products... more

- 20 September 2006 -
Fiber-optic product line suits military, aerospace apps
FCI has launched FCI Fiber Optics, a product line of fiber-optic couplers, splitters, taps, wavelength division multiplexers, cable assemblies and adaptors, all based on the Canstar technology. This line may be used in a variety of military, aerospace and commercial applications including industrial, data and communications optical devices... more

- 19 September 2006 -
Plenty of promise in VOIP
By 2012, cellular VoIP services are forecast to generate revenues of USD18.6 billion (EUR15.3 billion) in the USA and USD7.3 billion (EUR.6.0 billion) in Western Europe, compared with fixed VoIP revenues of USD11.9 (EUR9.8 billion) in the USA and USD6.9 billion (EUR5.7 billion) in Western Europe, according to a new report... more

- 15 September 2006 -
Bridging the microscope gap
A new laser confocal technology has been announced by Olympus Micro-Imaging that fills the gap between conventional high resolution optical microscopes and SEMs... more

- 14 September 2006 -
Market Research Round-Up: Cautious Optimism in Chips & End-use Markets
The past week has been unusually alive with reports on market progress and forecasts. Overall, the industry looks to be in good shape. However, in keeping with some warnings from recent financial results announcements, there are grounds for caution in some quarters. For instance iSuppli reaffirms some observers' notion that GaN will likely not be able to achieve price parity with the ubiquitous LDMOS in base stations. Barring some kind of transformation in the technology and manufacturability this is probably going to be the case. But then again the III-nitrides were once deemed too challenging for blue LEDs and lasers. The impetus is different of course base station components will never reach the multi-billion dollar mark the latter have already become... more

-12 September 2006 -
Powerwave Revises Sale Agreement To Acquire The Wireless Infrastructure Business Of Filtronic
Powerwave Technologies, Inc., and Filtronic plc have revised the terms of their previously announced transaction whereby Powerwave would acquire the majority of Filtronic's Wireless Infrastructure division business. The amended terms consist of a combination of US$185 m in cash and 17.7 m newly issued shares of Powerwave common stock... more

- 11 September 2006 -
BAE Systems Adds National Sensor Systems
BAE Systems is to purchase all of the shares of National Sensor Systems (NSS) for $8.7 m in a cash agreement. NSS, a privately held company based in Acton, MA, specializes in the development of electro-optical sensor systems for aerospace and defence applications. NSS also provides gimbal and stabilization systems to the US Department of Defense and other government agencies and employs 20 engineers and scientists... more

- 08 September 2006 -
RF Industry Outlook Brightens; Profits & Start-up Climate Improved in Q1
Strategy Analytics has released, "RF Component Industry Review: January - March 2006," noting that financial performance reported by RF component suppliers in Q1 improved... more

- 4 May 2006 -
Firecomms boosts investment
Cork, Ireland, based Firecomms Ltd. closed a €9.6 m investment deal with new and existing shareholders... more

- 4 May 2006 -
Lasers in medicine: Laserscope acquires InnovaQuartz
Laserscope, the San Jose based minimally-invasive medical device specialist, whose product line includes medical lasers and advanced fibre optic delivery devices, has acquired InnovaQuartz, Inc., of Phoenix, AZ, USA... more

- 4 May 2006 -
Deal of the month
Texas Instruments sold its Sensors & Controls business to affiliates of Bain Capital, LLC, a leading global private investment firm, for $3.0 bn in cash... more

- 4 May 2006 -
MP3 player market to reach 286 m units by 2010
According to new research from In-Stat, the worldwide market for flash-based and hard disk drive (HDD)-based MP3 players will jump from 140 m units in 2005 to 286 m by 2010. Drivers for this market include falling price points, the availability of legitimate subscription and pay-per-download online music sites, increasing flash memory capacities, and enhanced functionality, the market research firm said... more

- 27 April 2006 -
Cree scores another revenue record
Cree Inc. has announced revenues of $107,704,000 for its third quarter fiscal year 2006, ending March 26, 2006, a 12% increase over the comparable year-ago period revenue from continuing operations of $95,754,000, and a 2% increase sequentially. Net income, including a loss from discontinued operations for Q3, was $24,000,000, compared to $20,683,000 as reported Q3-05... more

- 17 April 2006 -
Bookham updates financial guidance
Bookham, Inc., updated the financial guidance for its third quarter of fiscal 2006, ended April 1, 2006. The company now expects revenue will be
approximately $53 m, within the guidance range of $51 m to $54 m the Company forecast on February 2, 2006 . . . more

- 12 April 2006 -
Substrate market revenues to pass $600 million by 2010 says report
According to the latest edition of Strategy Analytics' annual 5-year
outlook for the gallium arsenide microelectronics industry, "GaAs
Industry Forecast: 2005-2010", demand for GaAs bulk and epitaxial
substrates will grow by 30-40% over 2006 and 2007, effectively
doubling by 2008 . . . more

- 10 April 2006 -
New 'Look' of Vistec Semiconductor
At the Semicon Europe show, Vistec Semiconductor (previously Leica Microsystems, Semiconductor Equipment Division) launched their new corporate identity – including a new name and new design . . . more

- 07 April 2006 -
Mimix Broadband sells ex-Celeritek GaAs fab to USTI
Mimix Broadband, Inc., the supplier of microwave and mm-wave GaAs
MMICs has confirmed the sale of its GaAs foundry to investment company
Universal Semiconductor Technology, Inc. (USTI). The agreement
includes a supply deal whereby Mimix and USTI will conduct a
multi-year GaAs wafer supply and 'non-compete' agreement, guaranteeing
Mimix customers of continuous supply . . . more

- 03 April 2006 -
Spring sales: Siemens, Unaxis and Sanyo restructure
As March drew to a close the Spring sales got underway. An unusual number of companies were restructuring their semiconductor businesses. Most of the action was in Europe: Siemens took yet another step away from chip manufacturing in the process bringing another new name to the business. Coincidentally, Swiss technology group Unaxis Holding AG reckons the sale of its semiconductor business will provide at least SFr600 m. Meanwhile, over in Japan, Sanyo plans to spin off its loss-making chip unit . . . more

- 28 March 2006 -
FSO point-to-point wireless meets HDTV standard
LightPointe has just introduced the FlightStrata HD, a high-bandwidth, easily deployable wireless solution for meeting HDTV requirements, including the delivery of real-time, remote HDTV-quality broadcast video and audio feeds. The license-free FlightStrata HD is designed specifically to support bandwidth-intensive HDTV point-to-point wireless communications while surpassing fibre optic cable and low-speed RF connectivity in terms of capacity, ease of use, portability and cost . . . more

- 25 March 2006 -
Market Summary: FTTH goes from strength to strength, flux making comes to Milton Keynes
In new research from The Diffusion Group it is predicted that the number of Asian FTTH users will grow eightfold in the next five years, from 5 m in 2005 to more than 40 m in 2010. According to "The FTTH Market in Asia: Analysis & Forecasts", by 2010 FTTH will account for more than 25% of all Asian residential broadband subscriptions . . . more

- 22 March 2006 -
Verbatim still tops DVD ranking
For the second year in a row Verbatim Corp has been named the
leading supplier of recordable CD and DVD media worldwide by the Santa
Clara Consulting Group (SCCG) . . . more

- 20 March 2006 -
Saint-Gobain closes US AlN plant
Manufacturing of aluminium nitride (AlN) substrates, primarily for the
semiconductor market, has been stopped at Saint-Gobain Ceramics'
microelectronics plant in Niagara County, in Western New York, USA.
The closure of the 40 000 sq ft facility in Sanborn resulted in the
loss of around two dozen jobs. It was, the company said, the result of
overall losses in recent years because of reduced demand for products
and overcapacity in world markets. It has yet to decide what to do
with the company-owned building . . . more

- 13 March 2006 -
News summary
Wireless Electronic Design Services (EDS) provider, Tahoe RF Semiconductor, Inc., has been named winner of the "Best Microelectronics Solution" award in the annual IBM PartnerWorld Beacon Awards competition, honouring IBM Business Partners for their innovation, customer satisfaction and outstanding achievements in providing on-demand business solutions . . . more

- 12 March 2006 -
CeBIT overflows with gadgets
The past week was notable for what has been billed as the "world’s most famous exhibition for IT & computer technologies", CeBIT-2006. While not much III-Vs was conspicuous many of the new gadgets rely on III-Vs in some form or another - especially the optical data storage and wireless . . . more

- 10 March 2006 -
World's smallest and lowest power Wi-Fi module
Conexant Systems, Inc., and Sharp Corp., announced the world's smallest and lowest standby power wireless LAN module. The jointly developed Wi-Fi module is fully compliant with the IEEE 802.11b/g standard, and is targeted at products for embedded mobile applications including cellular/WLAN handsets. The two companies leveraged Conexant's power-efficient CX3110X integrated circuit and Sharp's advanced micro packaging technology to develop the compact module. The module will be distributed by both Conexant and Sharp . . . more

- 7 March 2006 -
Optium acquires Engana Pty Ltd
Optium Corp., provider of optical transport solutions including 10Gb/s
transponders, high performance RF-Over-Fiber and CATV products,
acquired Engana Pty Ltd., an innovator of wavelength selective switch
(WSS) modules for Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer (ROADM)
applications . . . more

- 6 March 2006 -
Back in black: Kopin grows fourth quarter revenues 35% year-over-year
Kopin Corp., announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and twelve months ended December 31, 2005. The company has achieved record net income under GAAP of $11.7 m, for the for the 12 months ended December 31, 2005, compared with a net loss of $13.8 m in 2004 . . . more

- 5 March 2006 -
RF Switch and MEMS set to disrupt cellphone business
Strategy Analytics, the research and consulting company, continues to keep a watchful eye on the key trends in markets such as mobile comms. A distinguishing part of this service is the attention to the details of the component supply sector of that industry. Recently, the company has published its conclusions concerning not only the RF switch segment but also that for RF MEMS for cellphones. Their findings make for interesting reading . . . more

- 3 March 2006 -
News Update - Overview of recent market and business week-ending March 3
OPTO COMPANY EXPANDS: Alloptic, Inc., the designer and developer of Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (GEPONs), the most widely deployed next generation access network solution, announced that they have expanded operations with the opening of an office in Atlanta, Georgia. Alloptic's expansion is the direct result of strong demand for its products and services in the Eastern United States . . . more

- 1 March 2006 -
Philips unveils Blu-ray disc products and media launch schedule
Founding member of the Blu-ray Disc Association, Philips has made a major announcement which could help decide the continuing contest for the next-generation higher density optical storage market in the consumer . . . more

- 28 February 2006 -
Vehicle radar and vision sensors enhance safety
The European automotive industry is witnessing a growing trend towards installing active safety systems in vehicles. This is one of the biggest factors propelling the demand for obstacle sensing technologies. The industry's increasing focus on preparing a vehicle for practically any emergency has created a need for various kinds of sensors in vehicles today . . . more

- 27 February 2006 -
QinetiQ Phased Array Radar Targeting System for Tornado
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) awarded a contract to QinetiQ to demonstrate the advanced targeting capability offered by Electronically Scanned (E-Scan) phased array type radar technology . . . more

- 24 February 2006 -
Another million homes passed for FTTH in 4 months
The Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Council and the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), have provided their latest estimates showing FTTH deployments now passing over 3.6 m US homes, an increase of almost a million homes in four months . . . more

- 24 February 2006 -
More US wireless subscribers added in 2005 - more than in any other year says report
According to the newly released TIA's 2006 Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast, revenue in the US wireless market totaled $174.7 bn in 2005, up 10.7% from 2004, with an acceleration in handset revenue and a ramp-up in new wireless subscribers as key drivers of growth . . . more

- 21 February 2006 -
Diomed hits record on medical laser sales
Diomed Holdings Inc, the developer and marketer of minimally invasive medical technologies, including laser treatments announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2005 . . . more

- 20 February 2006 -
Carrier Ethernet switch/router revenues triple in 2005
Worldwide sales of carrier Ethernet switch/routers rose 17% quarter-over-quarter in the fourth quarter of 2005, capping a year of extraordinary growth that saw global revenues more than triple to $637 m for the year, according to the Carrier Ethernet Switch/Router Quarterly Market Tracker service published by Heavy Reading, a New York based telecom market research firm . . . more

- 17 February 2006 -
Strong Q4 and year-end results for Veeco
Veeco Instruments Inc has announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year-ended December 31, 2005 . . . more

- 15 February 2006 -
Asia ahead in CEM market
According to the high-tech market research company In-Stat, Asia has become the largest contract electronic manufacturing (CEM) market in the world. It is expected that Asia’s CEM market will grow to US$161.90bn by 2009, more than doubling its US$73.35bn worth in 2004 . . . more

- 14 February 2006 -
CDT expands patent portfolio
Pioneer in the development of light emitting polymers, Cambridge Display Technology (CDT), has announced the acquisition of a new portfolio of patent rights from Maxdem Inc . . . more

- 03 February 2006 -
JDSU has strongest quarter in four years
JDSU has had its strongest revenue and earnings performance in more than four years. For fiscal Q2/2006, revenues were $312.9m, up 21% on the previous quarter’s $258.3m and up 73% on $180.5m a year ago . . . more

- 30 January 2006 -
Record 810 million cell phones shipped in 2005
Despite moderate industry-wide component shortages, mobile phone shipments reached 245 million units in Q4/2005, according to Strategy Analytics . . . more

- 25 January 2006 -
Record 423m new cellular subscribers in 2005, but West European revenues fall
The cellular industry is on course for 2.5 billion subscribers by the end of 2006, and 3.5 billion by the end of 2010, according to the report "Worldwide Cellular User Forecasts, 2005-2010" from Strategy Analytics . . . more

- 25 January 2006 -
Market for base-station silicon tapering off
Total base-station silicon revenues are expected to drop to $3.7 billion in 2010 after rising to a peak in 2007, according to market research firm In-Stat . . . more

- 17 January 2006 -
Bookham extends Nortel supply agreement and pays off $65 million in debt
Optical component supplier Bookham has paid off $65 million in debt and amended a supply agreement due to expire in April 2006 that will see Nortel buy $72 million of products through 2006. . . more

- 16 January 2006 -
Boeing satellite contract to boost GaAs solar cells sales
Boeing has received an order for three communications satellites from Mobile Satellite Ventures. Each will supply 11 kW of power through five-panel solar array wings using triple-junction GaAs solar cells . . . more

- 12 January 2006 -
China the largest IC consumer in 2005
China's IC market grew 32% to $40.8bn in 2005, making it, for the first time ever, the largest regional IC market in the world, according to IC Insights' McClean Report 2006 . . . more

- 12 January 2006 -
Asia growing fastest in FTTX
Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea comprise the fastest developing regional broadband market, including Fiber to the Premise/Home, says In-Stat . . . more

- 22 December 2005 -
Handset LED revenues to fall 41% by 2009
LED revenues for LCD and keypad backlighting functions will fall 41% by 2009, warns Strategy Analytics in its study ‘Camera Phones are Bright Spot in Handset Market for LEDs’ . . . more

- 29 November 2005 -
HB-LED market grew 46% annually over 10 years; consolidation won't halt innovation, says report
Over the 10 years from 1995 through 2004, the high-brightness LED (HB-LED) market grew at a remarkable average annual growth rate of 46% to $3.7bn in 2004, says market research firm Strategies Unlimited in its report ‘High-Brightness LED Global Supplier Analysis’ . . . more

- 29 November 2005 -
Consumer broadband offers growth for VSAT: GaAs maintains lead over GaN and SiGe
The current rollout of broadband VSAT (very small aperture terminal) systems will stimulate demand for GaAs devices from a previously moribund market, predicts the report "VSAT Markets Look to Consumer Broadband for Growth" from Strategy Analytics . . . more

- 22 November 2005 -
Emcore raises revenue estimate
Emcore Corp, Somerset, New Jersey, USA, reported revenues for its fiscal Q4/2005 (ended September) of $37.0 million, up 11% sequentially and 45% year-on-year. All three operating segments posted revenue increases: Electronic Materials and Devices, $3.5 million (up 6% sequentially and 35% year-on-year); Photovoltaics, $9.3 million (up 6% sequentially and 12% year-on-year); Fiber Optics, $24.2 million (up 15% sequentially and 66% year-on-year) . . . more

- 22 November 2005 -
Samsung and LG secure top-three North America handset market shares behind Motorola
LG Electronics and Samsung have solidified their positions, at 20% and 17% respectively, as second and third biggest handset suppliers, behind Motorola, in the North American market for Q3/2005, according to the report, “North America Handset Market Q3' 2005” from Strategy Analytics Wireless Device Strategies (WDS) . . . more

- 11 November 2005 -
Kopin revenues up 21%
For its third quarter ended September 24, 2005, Kopin Corporation has announced total revenue of $25.4 million, up 11% on $22.9 million in the third quarter of 2004 and up 21% on $21.0 million in the second quarter of 2005...more

- 11 November 2005 -
High-brightness LED market to reach $10.8bn in 2010
By 2010 the market for high-brightness LEDs (HB-LEDs) will enter a new phase of its evolution, according to a new report The Global Market for HB-LEDs published jointly by industry research firms NanoMarkets (http://www.nanomarkets.net) and CIR (http://www.cir-inc.com) . . . more

- 3 November 2005 -
Aixtron 3Q results
Aixtron AG financial results for 3Q 2005, ended September 30, showed revenues of €29.1m in comparison to €44.4m in 2Q 2005 and €30.0m in 3Q 2004 b...more

- 3 November 2005 -
Nanophase and Johnson Matthey partner up
Nanophase Technologies, a technology leader in nanomaterials and nano engineered products, and Alfa Aesar, the research chemicals unit of Johnson Matthey, jointly announce the formation of a mutually exclusive partnership to supply selected nanomaterials for a variety of R&D applications...more

-3 November 2005 -
Pricing and unformity issues for bulk GaAs wafer suppliers
The latest Strategy Analytics study on the bulk GaAs wafer industry,  "SI GaAs Bulk Substrates 2004: Vendor Ratings and Customer Satisfaction," suggest a gap between customer expectations and industry performance...more

- 1 November 2005 -
Electronics and a sense of pervading gloom
Future Horizons, a major European electronics analyst says that a pervading sense of gloom and despondency continues to dominate the electronics industry and is beginning to threaten growth....more

-27 October 2005 -
Air Products costs out hurricanes
The impact of hurricanes Dennis, Katrina and Rita reduced revenues in the 4Q by approximately 2%. The hurricanes reduced operating income in the quarter by $20m ($13m in gases and $7m in chemicals), or 6c/share...more

- 27 October 2005 -
Auto goes for adaptive lighting
Strategy Analytics has released, "Adaptive Front Lighting Systems," from its Automotive Electronics Service, predicting a strong 64% average annual growth rate for adaptive front lighting systems over the period 2005 to 2010...more

- 27 October 2005 -
Hittite's strong third quarter results
Hittite Microwave Corporation reports revenue for the 3Q ended September 30, 2005 of $21.2m an increase of 32.5% over $16m for 3Q 2004 and an increase of 12% over $18.9m for 2Q of 2005...more

- 25 October 2005 -
RF Micro Devices 2Q results
RFMD achieve 2Q revenue of $177m: record sales of Polaris Total radio solution10% higher than quarterly revenues : Bluetoothproducts growing some 50% and September 3c/share rsults on a GAAP basis and 4c/share on a pro forma basis...more

- 24 October 2005-
Veeco reports third quarter results
Veeco Instruments reports 3Q results ended September 30, 2005 as revenues of $100.1m up 3% from $97.4m in the 3Q of 2004, and in line with guidance of $95-105m. Revenues were down 3% sequentially from the 2Q...more

-24 October 2004 -Ericsson buys Marconi
Marconi has agreed to sell the bulk of its operations to Ericsson of Sweden for £1.2bn. This includes nearly all of Marconi's manufacturing businesses, including equipment making broadband internet networks...more

- 23 October 2004 -
800m mobile phones ship worldwide in 2005
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global mobile phone shipments grew 25% percent year-over-year. In contrast, worldwide industry average selling price fell 11% annually during the quarter...more

- 22 October 2005 -
Cress reaches record first quarter
Cree, Inc revenue reached $103.8m for the 1Q of fiscal 2006, representing an 8% increase over the comparable year ago period revenue of $95,8m and a 5% increase sequentially...more

- 20 October 2005 -
Cree assists hunt for illegal immigrants
US immigration officials are reported by Associated Press to have detained 35 employees at a Cree plant in Durham, NC, claiming that workers are illegal immigrants...more

- 20 October 2005 -
Regional GaAs supply
Strategy Analytics' latest analysis on the GaAs epitaxial substrate market, "Markets for SI GaAs Epitaxial Substrates 2004-2009," forecasts that the epitaxial wafer market will grow by 11% year-on-year in 2005 versus 2004...more

- 20 October 2005 -
Faraday partnerships become KTNs
Science and Innovation Minister, Lord Sainsbury has announced the successful migration of 19 Faraday Partnerships over to the new £40m business support product, Knowledge Transfer Networks (KTN)...more

- 20 October 2005 -
Applied Materials: out of Etec, banking on AKT
AMAT is estimated to have got roughly 15% (about $225m) last quarter from the flat-panel display market. AKT makes the tools used to apply chemicals to enormous sheets of glass. ATK growth patterns contrasts with AMAT subsidiary, Etec, which has been quietly closed down recently though it was bought for $1.77bn in stock in 2000....more

- 19 October 2005 -
Yawning R&D funding gap
If current technology and economic trends continue, the funding gap for R&D
in semiconductor manufacturing productivity and technological progress could exceed $9bn by 2010...more

- 18 October 2005 -
Aggravating economic downturn impact in high-tech areas
In new report, researchers at the University of New Hampshire Whittemore School of Business and Economics report several key factors causing some high-tech areas to feel economic pain more substantially than other areas...more

- 18 October 2005 -
Broadcom European expansion at 'silicon fen'
Broadcom Corporation has opened its new office in Cambridge, UK, that focuses on R&D for the company’s Mobile & Wireless Group and Broadband Communi-cations Group...more

- 17 October 2005 -
Soitech meets growth predictions
Soitec has recorded consolidated sales of E63.4m for the 2Q of its 2005-2006 financial year. As predicted, increasing adoption of SOI, especially 300mm, in servers, PCs and consumer electronics, drove rising sales...more

- 17 October 2005 -
Eudyna tops Japanese GaAs device industry
Eudyna Devices has successfully combined the core strengths of Fujitsu Quantum Devices and Sumitomo Electric Industries to grab a top five spot in the $2.4bn worldwide GaAs device market....more

-13 October 2005 -
Power transistors' market revival
Growth in end-user applications – mainly in consumer electronics, computers, aerospace, military equipment, communications and automotive sectors – is responsible for the revival of the world power transistors market...more

- 13 October 2005 -
US environmental & health nano database online
A first of its kind new database devoted to the environmental, health, and safety implications of nanomaterials was launched back in August by the International Council of Nanotechnology (ICON) to help researchers and government agencies make informed decisions about the safety of nanomaterials,..more

- 13 October 2005 -
Endwave broods on 40% ownership
Endwave Corp has issued a statement regarding Wood River Partners' recently-disclosed ownership of some 40% of Endwave's common stock and a lawsuit filed by Lehman Brothers against Wood River Partners..more

- 13 October 2005-
Automotive grades semiconductor market
The new Strategy Analytics study, “Automotive Semiconductor Demand Forecast 2003 – 2012,” indicates that the market for automotive grade semiconductors in 2005 will reach $16.3bn, a year-on-year growth of 7.2%...more

- 13 October 2005 -
Organic semiconductor market double silicon
Nanoindent AG received the coveted Innovation Award 2005 bestowed by the Austrian federal province of Upper Austria for the world’s first high-resolution photodetector based on organic semiconductors...more

- 13 October 2005 -
NSF awards $21.6m to LRSM
The US National Science Foundation has awarded a six-year, $21.6m grant to the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter(LRSM) to be matched by approximately $2.1m in support from Penn...more

- 11 October 2005 -
Sirenza Microdevices wins on growth
Sirenza's increase in revenues of 77% from 2000 to 2004 resulted in a 29th place ranking in the Technology Fast 50 for Colorado. ..more

- 11 October 2005 -
Help wanted on GaSb
Senior research scientist Tom Campbell of ADA Technologies Inc is trying to locate general market information (scope, forecasts, etc) for 2005+ for III-V substrate materials, specifically GaSb...more

- 9 October 2005 -
Invitrogen grows its nanobio portfolio
It has acquired Quantum Dot Corp, BioPixels from BioCrystal Ltd, the early closing of the Biosource International and announced an agreement with Georgia Tech Research Corp to exclusively license "nanocluster" technology...more

- 7 October 2005 -
Near-market nano less environment risk than oil
Experts have concluded that the manufacturing processes for five, near-market nanomaterials - including QDs, carbon nanotubes and buckyballs - present fewer environment risks than common industrial processes like oil refining...more

-5 October 2005 -
Growth boosts Aculight into listing
Aculight Corporation has been named to Deloitte's prestigious Technology Fast 50 Program for Washington State, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing tech-nology companies in the area by Deloitte & Touche LLP...more

- 5 October 2005 -
Giant AlGaInP LED group emerges
Epistar and United Epitaxy Company (UEC) board of directors approved the two companies merging, via a share swap. The combined company under the Epistar name aims to be the world’s largest AlGaInP LED supplier...more

- 4 October 2005 -
Cimetrix acquires EPS solutions
Cimetrix, Inc.provider of factory automation software and solutions for the global semiconductor and electronics industries, has acquired of EFS Solutions Inc, a privately held engineering services firm for approximately $1.25m...more

- 3 October 2005 -
Software triggers GaAs or SiGe chip solution
"The company that can produce a microprocessor that retains traditional programming is more likely to win the support of the majority of business.
That solution may emerge from gallium arsenide manufactures, or silicon germanium...more

- 30 September 2005 -
NMI to do biggest ever semiconductor survey
The UK's National Microelectronics Institute (NMI) is about to embark on what it believes will be the most comprehensive survey ever undertaken of the UK’s semiconductor industry...more

- 30 September 2005 -
AmberWave takes on Intel
"Intel has made a decision to use AmberWave's patent-protected technology without a license," said AmberWave CEO Richard Faubert. "We have no choice but to protect against this unauthorised use." ..,more

- 30 September 2005 -
EU votes 20% mandatory renewable energy by 2020
The European Parliament adopted the report “The share of renewable energy in the EU and proposals for concrete action (2004/2153 INI)”...more

- 27 September 2005 -
Oxides take a combined bow with genetics
The National Science Foundation has established two new Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers at Yale and the University of Washington, with a combined NSF investment of up to $14m over the next six years....more

- 27 September 2005 -
Toshiba 2 : Sony 0 in HD-DVD recorder format wars
Japanese electronics maker Toshiba has won the support of US technology giants Microsoft and Intel which pledged technical and marketing expertise for the HD DVD format, developed by a group led by Toshiba...more

- 26 September 2005 -
Interested partners needed for light coupling R&D
Molex, with KiloLambda Technologies, has developed an improved method of coupling light between optical fibers and Si waveguides...more

- 26 September 2005 -
SMIC sales and wafer growth
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, Shanghaii, China have announcedsSales increased by 29.5% from $407.9m for the six months ended June 30, 2004 ...more

- 23 September 2005 -
Nokia picks Taiwan
Nokia has announced the launch of a number of programs to cultivate Taiwan's mobile services industry as it enters the era of 3G multimedia communication...more

- 23 September 2005 -
Bookham widens AMS Tech territory
Bookham Inc has expande its existing agreement with AMS Technologies AG to distribute its components to customers in Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the UK and Ireland...more

- 23 September 2005 -
Brooks and Helix proposed tie-up
Brooks Automation Inc and vacuum technology and subsystem experts, Helix Technology Corporation are to hold a special meeting of its stockholders on October 26, 2005 to vote on the proposed merger of Brooks and Helix...more

- 23 September 2005 -
Smith Aerospace acquires Millitech
It paid $33.5m in cash for the Massachusetts-based millimeter wave component maker Millitech, which designs components and systems for use in satellites, science, and the military...more

- 22 September 2005-
SiC development contract
Caracal Semiconductors has been awarded a federal contract valued at more than $1m to improve the process for making silicon carbide crystals,..more

-22 September 2005 -
Sirenza looking good
Sirenza Microdevices, Inc has updated its previous revenue guidance for the 3Q ending September, 2005 to be in the range of $16.5 - $17m...more

- 22 September 2005 -
Image sensor and module market
The image sensor and module market will exceed $4bn in 2005, led by the camera phone application, according to Strategies Unlimited...more

- 21 September 2005 -
Cabot Japan K.K.
Cabot International Capital Corporation, has agreed with Showa Denko K.K. to become the sole owner of Showa Cabot K.K, a 50:50 joint venture between Cabot and Showa Denko...more

- 21 September 2005 -
Nanometrics sells flat panel display business
To Toho Technology Corp. of Nagoya, Japan....more

- 19 September 2005 -
Increased competition from SiC providers
SiC 05: 2003-2009 Silicon Carbide Market Analysis claims 90% of SiC material production (from a total of about 300,000 2-inch eq. units) is for LEDs and captive for Cree, Osram and a related Sumitomo agreement. But changes are expected....more

- 19 September 2005 -
Celerity files suit against Ultra Clean
Celerity Inc has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc and its subsidiary Ultra Clean Technology Systems and Services Inc, Menlo Park, CA...more

- 15 September 2005 -
Fuel cell take off 2006
NanoMarkets LC, predicts 2006 as the take-off year for mobile fuel cells and by 2010 it projects a market worth $1.6bn and about $2.6bn in 2012...more

- 15 September 2005 -
Four inch SiC tops Cree's high voltage contract
A $15m contract for advanced microwave chip development for use in military radard systemby by the US Department of Defense will focus on advancing SiC MMIC processing techniques to 100 mm (4-inch) substrates...more

- 14 September 2005
China hand expands
Kulicke & Soffa's facility in Suzhou, China has expanded to become fully operational in its manufacturing capabilities to produce both dicing hub blades and test sockets...more

- 13 September 2005 -
Asia to win mobile top spot
In-Stat in its report "Asia Wireless Annual Report: Subscribers, Handsets, and Infrastructure" records in 2004, there were nearly 740m mobile users in Asia (including Japan, Australia, and New Zealand) total revenue $180bn expected to reach $260bn by 2009...more

- 12 September 2005 -
Xanoptics then Xan3D becomes Cubic Wafer
It appoints Ed Healy CEO and Abhay Misra, VP of operations and engineering. brings years of expertise ...more

- 9 September 2005 -
UK nanotechnology to get excellence mark
UK Trade & Investment and the MNT (Micro and Nanotechnology Network) has launch of a new industry standard, the first of its kind for the nanotechnology industry in Europe...more

8 September 2005 -
Lockheed Martin acquires Coherent Technologies
The high-performance, laser-based remote sensing systems Coherent Technologies is a provider of sensor solutions and laser radar technology development...more

- 8 September 2005 -
Cree get HK headquarters
Cree Asia-Pacific Ltd will open its new headquarters at the Hong Kong Science Technology Park on September 12, 2005...more

- 6 September 2005 -
Finland woos foreign top level researchers
The Academy of Finland and the National Technology Agency Tekes are launching a new funding programme with a view to attracting top foreign researchers to Finland...more

6 September 2005 -
India plans its electro activity
India’s ministry of information technology plans allocation of ‘seed money’ to create a semiconductor fabrication facility while Electronics India is close tothe
set up a Rs 550-crore manufacturing facility...more

- 6 September 2005 -
Thales to sell laser diodes business
La Tribune France reports that Thales is planning to sell its loss-making Thales Laser Diodes unit, which specialises in lasers for the military...more

- 6 October 2005 -
Acquiring veteran expertise
Optical Metrology Innovations , a developer of metrology for strained silicon, compound semiconductors and advanced semiconductor packaging, has appointed Doug Dunn to its board...more

- 2 September 2005 -
JDSU managing the execution of change
It reports net revenues for the 4Q were $170.9m and GAAP net loss, inclusive of an impairment charge of $62.7m, was $145.7m, or 10c/share...more

- 1 September -
Vishay overviews LED market
LEDs have been manufactured since the early 1970s, but in recent years, advances in this technology have notably accelerated...more

- 31 August 2005 -
Nano needs drive microscopy
Recent technological breakthroughs are likely to impact the microscopy industry positively...more

-31 August 2005 -
Defining roadway lighting to reduce crashes
The Lighting Research Centerat Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has been awarded a $800,000 contract from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program, to redefine national roadway lighting guidelines and reduce auto crashes...more

-31 August 2005 -
Start of satellite consolidations
Intelsat Ltd of Pembroke, Bermuda and PanAmSat Holding Corp of Wilton, CT, USA have signed a merger agreement under which Intelsat will acquire PanAmSat for $25/share in cash...more

- 30 August 2005 -
Hittite scoops up Q-Dot Inc
Acquring Q-Dot Inc, an R&D organisation advancing mixed-signal silicon IC technology in data acquisition, signal processing, imaging and communications...more

- 30 August 2005 -
Agere appoints new CFO
Agere Systems has appointed Peter Kelly CFO, effective immediately...more

- 29 August 2005 -
AXT acquires Cerilli
AXT Inc has appointed John J Cerilli as VP of global sales and marketing, effective immediately...more

-24 August 2005 -
IQE half year results
IQE plc increased first half revenues, ended June 2005 by 32% at £9.6m ccompared to the same period in 2004 at £7.3m....more

- 23 August 2005 -
GaAs at core of fiber-optic network expansion
The market for high speed fiber optic ICs will grow by 27% in 2005, from $280m in 2004, according to 'Fiber-optic Analog IC Market and Technology Dynamics,' a new report released by Strategy Analytics which calls for GaAs IC consolidation...more

- August 23, 2005 -
Nokia grabs top spot in 3G phone market
Strategy Analytics finds Nokia topped the list of vendor-rankings for the first time, with a 17% global share...more

- 22 August 2005 –
MEMS shipments to grow 20% pa through 2009
The MEMS market will grow over the next few years in terms of unit shipments at a CAGR of 19.87% to nearly 6bn units in 2009, reports In-Stat. (Yole consultancy: www.yole.com puts that figure at a $7bn market in 2007.)...more

- 19 August 2005 -
Market ousting orange for white light?
Street lighting in the UK could better cut crime, promote feelings of well-being and enhance sight for pedestrians, according to a report funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council...more

- 17 August 2005 -
Financial constraints
Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp. in Redondo Beach, CA received a $25.2m cost-plus award-fee contract modification...more

-17 August 2005 -
EO market for defence
A study by Forecast International of Newtown, CT, US estimates that $6.4bn will be spent over the next 10 years on land and sea-based electro-optical (EO) systems...more

- 17 August 2005 -
Strategic partnership for sensor technology
EPCOS has joined the Strategic Partnership for Sensor Technology in Regensburg/Germany. The 26 members include Infineon Technologies, Krones and Osram Opto Semiconductors as well as the University of Regensburg and Regensburg University of Applied Sciences...more

- 17 August 2005 -
Umicore on solar to LED, IR and indium
Umicore's half year revenues were €861.1m... sales volumes of germanium substrates pick up to forecast levels in the 2Q after key contracts were renewed with the major solar panel manufacturers...more

-17 August 2005 -
Hittite gets it right
Revenue for its 2Q ended June 2005 of $18.9m is an increase of 26.1% over its revenue in the 2Q of 2004 and an increase of 5.9% over its revenue in the 1Q of 2005...more

- 17 August 2005 -
Pharmaceuticals oust indium phosphide
Nortel Network's 500,000sq.ft Corkstown Road facility is close to being leased. and the likely tenant is named as Chicago-based Abbott Laboratories...more

-16 August 2005 -
Image, discrete and foundry results
Lite-On Semiconductor Company reports financial results for the first six months ended June 30, 2005 of revenues at NT$4.27bn, an increase of 6.2% from the first six half of 2004....more

- 16 August 2005 -
Agilent sheds its tail
Spun off from it's 'new' upstart computer sector that kept the HP name in 1999, Agilent in turn shed its semiconductor products division...more

- 12 August 2005 -
GaN production expenses lowered
APA Enterprises Inc report revenues of $3,5m for the 1Q of fiscal year 2006, down 5% from revenues of $3,3m for the same period of fiscal 2005, up 9% from revenues of $3.2m for the 4Q of FY 2005, ended March...more

- 12 August 2005 -
How far is 'far outside the box'?
California Institute of Technology, Columbia University and the University of California at Irvine will each receive National Science Funding of $1.5m for Centers to develop storing solar energy; illuminating the inner workings of molecules; and create nanoscale molecular machines...more

-12 August 2005 -
Energy roadmap to get the world off oil
'Winning the Oil Endgame' by Amory B Lovins is synthesis for American business and military leaders, which charts a roadmap for getting the United States completely, attractively, and profitably off oil...more

- 11 August 2005 -
Funding for Alphion and InP circuits
Alphion Corp receives additional $1.5m in its third round of venture financing to complete with a total of $12.1m. Financing brings the total investment in Alphion to $44.1m...more

- 11 August 2005 -
Critical mass for non-voice still a pipe dream
As 3G begins to take off, what will trigger mass market uptake of data and multimedia services? Next Generation Handsets 2005-2010 report by Juniper Research, argues that power has shifted to a more discerning...more

- 11 August 2005 -
Fibre domination under threat by next year?
The speed advantage of technologies such as InfiniBand and 10-Gbit/s Ethernet could threaten Fibre Channel's domination in storage networks ...more

- 11 August 2005 -
Qualcomm to buy Flarion for $600m
Qualcomm Inc (CDMA technology) is to buy wireless broadband technology firm Flarion Technologies, a pioneer and lead developer of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex Access (OFDMA) and the inventor of FLASH-OFDM...more

- 11 August 2005 -
Europe's 3G outpaces Japan
Strategy Analytics is forecasting worldwide cellular user bases will increase from 1.7bn by end 2005 to 2.5bn in 2010, a 38% penetration rate...more

- 11 August 2005 -
Computer vulnerabilities database
The new NVD from the National Institute of Standards and Technology will make it easier for administrators and security professionals to learn about to remediate vulnerabilities...more

- 8 August 2005 -
Photronics to acquire last 10% of PKL Korea
Photronics, Inc has tendered for all the remaining publicly held shares in PK Ltd in Kore, which the Company did not previously own...more

- 7 August 2005 -
Aixtron six months 2005 results
Aided by additional revenues from Aixtron's recently-acquired subsidiary Genus Inc, revenues doubled quarter on quarter to E44.4m in the 2Q of 2005...more

- 5 August 2005 -
China powerhouse grouping
State planners will merge China Electronics Corp and China Great Wall Computer Group Co, creating an powerhouse with more than $6bn in assets...more

- 5 August 2005 -
Luxembourg becomes ESA's 17th member state
Following its ratification of the ESA Convention, Luxembourg has become ESA's 17th member state with effect from 30 June 2005....more

- 4 August 2005 -
Where DARPA led, HP and TSMA follow
Back in March, DARPA opted to focus finance on classified and narrowly defined R&D projects which would have a more immediate and forseeable payoff. Global industry seems to be following suit...more

- 4 August 2005 -
Wholesome, excercising, mobiles
A prototype for a service that helps consumers in food choices by being able to read product-specific information directly from a package's barcode using a camera phone...more

- 3 August 2005 -
Kopin 2Q 2005 results
III-V revenue of $9m was against $10.4m in the 2Q of 2004 and $9.4m in the 1Q of 2005...more

- 3 August 2005 -
Emcore 3Q results
Emcore Corp financial results for the FY 2005 3Q ended June show revenue at $33.2m, an increase of 57% from the $21.2m in the 3Q of fiscal 2004...more

- 2 August 2004 -
QinetiQ acquires PSI through Foster Miller
Foster-Miller Inc, part of the rapidly expanding QinetiQ North America group of companies, is acquiring Planning Systems Inc for $42m...more

- 1 August 2005 –
Bookham 'aligned closer to ownership'
Bookham Inc 4Q and FY ended July 2, 2005 shows net revenue at $61m, 22% up compared with net revenue of $49.9m in the 3Q of 2005, and up 57 % compared with a year ago...more

- August 1, 2005 -
Kopin CEO Wins Nanotechnology Award
Kopin Corporation's President and CEO Dr. John C.C. Fan has been named one of the Top 15 US nanotechnology innovators by NASA's Nanotech Briefs Nano 50 awards ...more

- August 1st 2005 -
PC Chipset Market To Exceed $10 bn by 2009 Says Instat
In-Stat is forecasting strong growth in the PC core-logic chipset market from $6.9 bn in 2005 to $10.3 bn in 2009 ...more

- July 26, 2005 -
Veeco Instruments & Picogiga International partner for GaN-on-Si
Veeco Instruments Inc., and Picogiga International, are to collaborate in a joint development program designed to advance GaN-on-silicon technology to meet emerging market needs. ...more

27 July 2005 -
Apogee Photonics emerges from TexT-Networks and ASIP
Apogee Photonics, Inc, and secures $9.7m in new financing....more

- July 25 2005 -
InP bolsters AXT results
AXT, Inc., reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2005. Revenue for the second quarter of 2005 was $6.0 mn compared with $6.6 m for the first quarter of 2005 ...more

- July 25, 2005 -
Daktronics LED displays light up Blue Man Group's performances at new theatre in Las Vegas
Daktronics Inc., is to provide its ProStar video and ProAd LED-based displays to intensify the innovative magic of Blue Man Group's performances at a new custom-designed theater at The Venetian in Las Vegas. ...more

- July 25, 2005 -
Vitesse opens Taiwan Customer Technology Center
Vitesse Semiconductor Corp., announced the opening of its state-of-the-art Customer Technology Center in Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. ...more

- 20 July 2005 -
Wage dispute leads to strike at Cominco
According to a report by Reuters, the workers at the Teck Cominco lead
and zinc smelting complex in Trail, BC, Canada, the world's biggest
zinc miner, have gone on strike this week following a wage dispute ...more

- 19th July 2005 -
Peregrine Semiconductor appoints Brian Hurst
Peregrine Semiconductor, the supplier of RF CMOS ICs, announced that Brian Hurst has joined its executive management team in the role of V.P., Worldwide Sales ...more

- 19 July 2005 -
Arrow upgrades RoHS, WEEE decision-making parts-selection tools
Arrow Electronics Inc., the Melville NY, USA, based electronics components distributor has launched the next generation of its 'Component Information Services' online toolset for engineering, procurement and supply chain professionals ...more

- 19 July 2005 -
GPON replaces copper in Ohio
FTTH specialist Optical Solutions Inc., of Minneapolis, USA, has secured a contract with Buckland Telephone Company of Buckland, OH, USA. Buckland is replacing its copper infrastructure with an advanced gigabit passive optical network (GPON) that will feature IPTV as part of a triple-play service offering. The rural carrier selected Optical Solutions' leading FiberPath 500 GPON system to support its transition to IP-based services ...more

- 15 July 2005 -
In, Ge, Cd producer set for strike
Workers at Teck Cominco Ltd.'s zinc and lead smelter in British Columbia
plan to strike according to Reuters...more

- 14 July 2005 -
Oxford Instruments and Cornell in agreement
Oxford Instruments and the Cornell Nanoscale Science and Technology Facility (CNF) have developed a new partnership agreement...more

-11 July 2005
Brooks to buy Helix
Brooks Automation Inc is to acquire vacuum technology Helix Technology Corp creating a major provider of integrated subsystem solutions to the semiconductor capital equipment industry, with annual revenues of more than $720m...more

- 10 July 2005 -
Nano life from $910m to $3.4bn by 2010
Nanotechnology applications in Life Sciences is put at $3.4bn by 2010 according to a Nanotechnology in Life Science Applications report from BCC Inc...more

- 8 July 2005 -
PVD equipment, material and services
According to Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD) report from BCI Co Inc, the value of worldwide shipments of PVD equipment, materials deposited and services was estimated at $4,702.8m, $968.4m and $949.5m in 2004, respectively...more

- 6 July 2005 -
Process IR automation growth
New instruments such as miniaturised spectrometers and encoded photometric IR will boost the process IR systems market, says ARC Advisory Group...more

- 5 July 2005 -
Competing option for US mobile backhaul
'US Mobile Backhaul: Growth Trends and Analysis 2005' is an assessment of opportunities for wireless technologies within the backhaul space...more

- July 5 2005 -
Alert to IP claims on entire areas of the Periodic Table
On the 25th anniversary of Diamond vs. Chakrabarty, the US Supreme Court's landmark decision (June 16, 1980) that opened the floodgates to the patenting of living organisms, ETC Group releases a new report, "Nanotech's 'Second Nature' Patents." This flags up some long term important issues. ...more

- 4 July 2005 -
Korea's salary peak system
Authors Joong-Hyun Park Sung and Won Joo explore Korea's new 'salary peak system' aimed at keeping older skilled employees while securing new young blood. ...more

- 4 July 2005 -
Projecting $3bn market for nanotools by 2010
A new report from NanoMarkets LC, puts the market for semiconductor equipment operating at the "nanoscale" at $400m in 2005, growing to $3,040m by 2010. ...more

- 1 July 2005 -
Danaher Corp
Diversified conglomerate Da