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News Article Follow (3942) Tweet Share E-mail Add to reading list US ITC upholds Innoscience GaN chips ban Tuesday 7th July 2026 US International Trade Commission rules in favour of Infineon on conclusion of Presidential Review Following last week's news that the Munich Regional Court has ruled in favour of Infineon in a GaN patent infringement case with Chinese chipmaker Innoscience, a previ

News Article Follow (3942) Tweet Share E-mail Add to reading list Scrutinising 50 mm AlN substrates Tuesday 7th July 2026 AlN substrates feature local variations in defect density and buried aluminium platelets The recent availability of AlN substrates with diameters of up to 100 mm could be a game-changer for a number of compound semiconductor devices. This foundation provides a native plat

News Article Follow (3942) Tweet Share E-mail Add to reading list Infineon wins further patent case against Innoscience Monday 6th July 2026 Munich court rules in favour of Infineon in another GaN infringment case On the 3rd July 2026, the District Court Munich, Germany ruled in favour of Infineon Technologies in another patent infringement case concerning GaN technology between Infineon and

Japan's world-renowned Riken institute announced in late March 2026 that its homegrown superconducting quantum computer, "Ei-II," jointly developed with the University of Osaka, had officially gone online with 144 qubits and 99.9% fidelity. Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) said Riken will next work with Taiwan's academic community on research, including next-generation compo

News Article Follow (3942) Tweet Share E-mail Add to reading list $50m Chips Act funding for Coherent InP fab expansion Wednesday 17th June 2026 Company announces extra funding for increasing production at 6inch Sherman facility US photonics company Coherent has signed a letter of intent to receive up to $50 million in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act from the US Department of C

China has allowed the release of a fresh supply of indium phosphide (InP) substrates, which are under export controls. A first 2026 batch shipped at the end of May following an earlier release in 2025, easing a capacity bottleneck in the optical... Some subscribers prefer to save their log-in information so they do not have to enter their User ID and Password each time they visit t

China has allowed the release of a fresh supply of indium phosphide (InP) substrates, which are under export controls. A first 2026 batch shipped at the end of May following an earlier release in 2025, easing a capacity bottleneck in the optical communications market. Taiwanese compound semiconductor suppliers including Visual Photonics Epitaxy (VPEC) and Global Communication Semiconductors (GCS)

Following GlobalWafers' shareholders' meeting on May 25, Chairperson Doris Hsu stated that the company's core compound semiconductor business, gallium nitride (GaN), is addressing strong demand for high-efficiency power solutions in AI servers. The company is also beginning to see emerging demand from diversified applications such as AI robotics. As a result, production capacity in 2026 has alread

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The Canadian Photonics Fabrication Center will be commercialized to scale up its compound semiconductor and photonics capabilities.

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