Compound Semiconductor
Concentrator triple-junction compound solar PV cell efficiency reach 44.4%
Sharp has announced improvement in its concentrator triple-junction compound solar PV cell efficiency reaching 44.4%. Concentrator solar cells use lens-based concentrator system that focuses sunlight on the cells to generate electricity. Measurement was confirmed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Sola
2 min readIn 30GHz+ scopes, the differentiator is compound semiconductor material
Tektronix has used IBM's 0.18 micron Silicon-Germanium semiconductor chips in its oscilloscopes to increase the measuring bandwidth of high-range oscilloscopes. Now it has validated SiGe chips made from IBM’s 8HP silicon germanium (SiGe) BiCMOS Specialty Foundry technology to enhance the bandwidth c
3 min readRiber and imec collaborate in making CMOS devices using compound semiconductor
Riber has signed an agreement with imec to further collaborate in the field of advanced channel materials for high-performance CMOS scaling using germanium and compound semiconductor (III-V) materials. Riber and imec are working in effective passivation techniques for Ge and GaAs. In the new pro
3 min readTriQuint to make compound semiconductor devices for startup Sarda
GaAs semiconductor expert TriQuint Semiconductor has announced that its Foundry Services division is supporting start-up Sarda Technologies to bring a new line of high-efficiency DC-DC converter switches to the global marketplace. "Sarda Technologies is a good example of the innovative commercial
3 min readRFMD forms a new business group called Compound Semiconductor Group
RF Micro Devices, Inc. has announced a strategic initiative to extend RFMD's industry leadership in compound semiconductor technologies into a broad array of adjacent non-RF growth markets. The strategic initiative includes the formation of a new business group, the Compound Semiconductor Group (CSG
4 min readSharp uses compound semiconductor material InGaZnO in its TFT LCD panels
Sharp Corporation has announced it has developed high performance small- and medium-size LCD panels using oxide semiconductor, InGaZnO (oxide consisting In (Indium), Ga (Gallium), and Zn(Zinc)). InGaZnO, as a channel material of thin-film transistors (TFTs) helps in realizing light flexible active-
2 min readPaper on compound semiconductor based QWFETs for low power logic by intel and IQE
Intel Corporation and IQE presented a joint paper on the development of InGaAs Quantum Well Field Effect Transistors (QWFETs) for low power logic applications. The paper was presented by Dr. Marko Radosavljevic from Intel Corporation at the International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) held in San F
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