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<br /> ISSN 1752-2935 (online)<br /> semiconductorTODAY<br /> COMPOUNDS & ADVANCED SILICON<br /> Vol.18 · Issue 6 · July/August 2023 www.semiconductor-today.com<br /> Wolfspeed selling<br /> RF unit to MACOM<br /> as it focuses on<br /> 200mm SiC ramp-up<br /> Infineon adds to SiC fab in Kulim · Blue Laser Fusion raises $25m<br /> First 4” AlN substrate · UK grant for Kubos · Comptek raises €8m<br /> <br /> THE GLOBAL<br /> LEADER IN<br /> EPIWAFER<br /> SUPPLY<br /> Enabling the Best RF, Photonics<br /> & Power Semiconductors<br /> ‘One-stop-shop’ for III-V & Silicon epiwafer products<br /> 2” to 6” epitaxy ready substrates & polycrystalline materials<br /> Multiple manufacturing sites; Europe, Asia & America<br /> Leveraging 30+ years of compound semiconductor IP<br /> Custom engineered structures; R&D to production volumes<br /> EUROPE: +44 2920 839 400<br /> AMERICAS: +1 508 824 6696<br /> APAC: <a title="SemiconductorToday2023(06)JulyAug page 1" 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