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ISSN 1752-2935 (online)
semiconductorTODAY
COMPOUNDS & ADVANCED SILICON
Vol.20 · Issue 4 · May 2025 www.semiconductor-today.com
Gallium nitride for
1200V and beyond
for electro-mobility
Wolfspeed's CFO departs · Infineon collaborating with NVIDIA
Finwave raises $8.2m · KLA opens $138m plant in Wales
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8 News: Microelectronics Compound semiconductors
News: Microelectronics 9 SMD opens R&D Innovation
10 News: Microelectronics Skyworks appoints Rober
News: Microelectronics 11 imec's 300mm RF silicon
12 News: Wide-bandgap electronics Wolfspeed's CFO
News: Wide-bandgap electronics 13 Singapore's A*S
14 News: Wide-bandgap electronics Semikron Danfos
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16 News: Wide-bandgap electronics Toshiba release
News: Wide-bandgap electronics 17 CISSOID and EDA
18 News: Wide-bandgap electronics Infineon and el
News: Wide-bandgap electronics 19 Infineon collab
20 News: Wide-bandgap electronics — PCIM 2025 Inf
News: Wide-bandgap electronics 21 Infineon introd
22 News: Wide-bandgap electronics Infineon launch
News: Wide-bandgap electronics 23 Infineon launch
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26 News: Wide-bandgap electronics Nexperia launch
News: Wide-bandgap electronics 27 Nexperia report
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News: Wide-bandgap electronics — PCIM 2025 29 Nav
30 News: Wide-bandgap electronics Navitas launche
News: Wide-bandgap electronics 31 Navitas strengt
32 News: Wide-bandgap electronics Innoscience win
News: Wide-bandgap electronics 33 Viper RF joins
34 News: Wide-bandgap electronics Finwave raises
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60 News: Optical communications Scintil Photonics
News: Optical communications 61 Aeluma and Thorla
62 News: Optical communications POET grows non-re
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64 Technology focus: Lasers Reducing thresholds
Technology focus: Lasers 65
66 Technology focus: Lasers Table 1. Characterist
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68 Technology focus: GaN HEMTs GaN HEMT hits 85.
Technology focus: GaN HEMTs 69 The HEMT epitax
70 Technology focus: GaN HEMTs First post-proces
Technology focus: GaN HEMTs 71 The all-around
72 Technology focus: Nitride diodes Enhancing Ga
Technology focus: Nitride diodes 73
74 Technology focus: Nitride diodes ALE surface
Technology focus: Nitride diodes 75
76 Technology focus: Nitride diodes
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78 Patent focus: Silicon carbide Toshiba and Glo
Patent focus: Silicon carbide 79 Notable innovati
80 Technology focus: 2D semiconductors RISC proc
Technology focus: 2D semiconductors 81
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