83 news items tagged GaN
Win Semi expects PA shipments for 5G handsets to double in 2021
Thursday 4 February 2021GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors expects sales of power amplifiers (PA) for 5G handsets to climb to 30-40% of its total PA revenues in 2021, with shipments for Wi-Fi 6E applications...
NXP to highlight 5G PA modules, Wi-Fi 6E SoCs in 2021
Friday 22 January 2021Dutch chipmaker NXP will step up promotion for its multi-chip power amplifier (PA) modules for 5G small cells and Wi-Fi 6E SoCs in 2021, apart from automotive chips and modules.
Win Semi posts record 2020 revenue
Thursday 7 January 2021GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors has reported revenue climbed 18.8% on year to a record high of NT$25.37 billion (US$905.71 million) in 2020.
GaN-on-SiC application to 5G base stations ramping up in US, Europe
Monday 28 December 2020Vendors in the US and Europe are ramping up application of third-generation semiconductor materials including SiC (silicon carbide) and GaN to 5G base stations and EVs, according...
Taiwan III-V supply chain gearing up for GaN power, RF modules
Thursday 26 November 2020Taiwan's III-V semiconductor supply chain players are gearing up to deepen deployments in the segment of GaN-based power components and RF modules increasingly applied to 5G handsets...
Adoption of GaN fast chargers among consumer products to grow fast in 2021
Thursday 15 October 2020The adoption of GaN-based fast charging devices among smartphones and other consumer technology products is expected to grow rapidly starting 2021, according to industry sources.
IDMs, III-V players gearing up for GaN-on-SiC RF, PA components
Wednesday 14 October 2020International IDMs are keenly developing GaN-on-SiC RF and PA components to tap immense opportunities from communication applications, and Taiwan's III-V players including foundry...
Taiwan III-V IC firms see order visibility for 4Q20 strengthened
Tuesday 6 October 2020GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors and other Taiwan-based III-V semiconductor players are ramping up their output for new smartphones, with order visibility for the fourth quarter strengthened,...
5G, mini LED opportunities in 2021: Q&A with K&S executive VP CP Chong
Monday 5 October 2020For the world, 2020 has been a roller-coaster year, but that has not dampend the prospects of some new tech applications such as mini LED backlighting which are expected to begin...
China revving up to develop 3rd-gen IC materials, quantum computers
Wednesday 23 September 2020China will be stepping up the development of its homegrown third-generation semiconductor materials and quantum computers in the next 5-10 years seeking to fully wean itself off US...
IntelliEPI to start trial production of GaN epi wafers in September
Friday 21 August 2020Intelligent Epitaxy Technology (IntelliEPI), which supplies compound semiconductor epitaxial wafers, will start trial production of GaN epi wafers in September, seeking to tap the...
Episil sources GaN, SiC epitaxial wafer materials from GlobalWafers
Thursday 20 August 2020Episil Holdings has disclosed that subsidiary Episil-Precision is among GlobalWafers' customers looking to expand its gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) epitaxial wafer...
IntelliEPI, IVWorks team up to develop GaN epi wafers
Wednesday 19 August 2020Taiwan-based Intelligent Epitaxy Technology (IntelliEPI) has teamed up with IVWorks of South Korea to jointly develop and market GaN epi wafers based on molecular beam epitaxy (MBE)...
SAS, AWSC team up for GaN components
Friday 7 August 2020Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC) have struck a strategic alliance under which the former will acquire a 22.53% stake in the latter through...
SiC wafer spot market prices fall 20% from 2019
Wednesday 29 July 2020Spot market prices for SiC (silicon carbide) wafers have plunged 20% this year due to supply outstripping demand amid impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and worsening US-China trade...
GaN and SiC power semiconductor market evolving, says Omdia
Tuesday 28 July 2020The emerging market for silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors is rapidly evolving from a startup-dominated business to one led by large-established...
GaN and SiC power semiconductor markets set to pass US$1 billion mark in 2021, says Omdia
Thursday 2 July 2020The emerging market for silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors is forecast to pass US$1 billion in 2021, energized by demand from hybrid & electric...
No peak season this year for GlobalWafers
Wednesday 24 June 2020GlobalWafers will not see a peak season in 2020, according to Doris Hsu, chairperson for the silicon wafer manufacturer.
IntelliEPI gearing up to tap demand for 5G devices
Tuesday 23 June 2020Intelligent Epitaxy Technology (IntelliEPI), which supplies compound semiconductor epitaxial wafers, will complete installing new equipment and facilities and is gearing up to scale...
China IC sector to thrive on 5G, AIoT, EV applications
Tuesday 23 June 2020The year 2020 may become the watershed in the evolution of global supply chains with regionalization and demassification in high gear posing major changes to the world, and the semiconductor...
Government subsidies crucial for new TSMC fab establishment in US
Wednesday 10 June 2020TSMC is in talks with the US government about relevant subsidies for its new wafer fab in Arizona so that the foundry is able to implement the investment plan, said TSMC chairman...
IntelliEPI, Transcom see stable orders for defense-use III-V devices
Friday 8 May 2020Niche-type compound semiconductors makers Intelligent Epitaxy Technology (IntelliEPI) and Transcom can better beat coronavirus-induced headwinds than peers in 2020, as they have secured...
Win Semi to see single-digit revenue slip for 2Q20
Thursday 30 April 2020GaAs wafer foundry Win Semiconductors expects to post a slight sequential decrease in second-quarter revenues but sustain gross margin over 40%, after ending the first quarter with...
Transcom sees revenues surge on robust GaN PA shipments
Monday 2 March 2020Taiwan-based GaAs and GaN devices supplier Transcom, after seeing its revenues shoot up 57.9% on year to a record high of NT$570 million (US$18.90 million) with a record gross margin...
ST, TSMC team up for GaN devices
Friday 21 February 2020STMicroelectronics and TSMC are collaborating to accelerate the development of gallium nitride (GaN) process technology and the supply of both discrete and integrated GaN devices...