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<br /> ISSN 1752-2935 (online)<br /> semiconductorTODAY<br /> COMPOUNDS & ADVANCED SILICON<br /> Vol.20 · Issue 9 · November/December 2025 www.semiconductor-today.com<br /> onsemi launches<br /> vertical gallium nitride<br /> power semiconductors<br /> Tax refunds for Wolfspeed·Navitas & GlobalFoundries partner<br /> Coherent expands SiC to 300mm·First Solar for South Carolina<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: +886 3 579 8181<br /> ALL INQUI<a title="SemiconductorToday2025(09)NovDec page 1" 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