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Revolutionizing Power Electronics: New Gallium Nitride Epitaxy Method Promises High Performance and Lower Costs
The semiconductor industry is rapidly advancing to enhance energy efficiency, shifting power semiconductors from traditional silicon to next-generation wide bandgap materials like gallium nitride...

Global 300mm Fab Tooling Boom Driven by AI Chip Demand
The global semiconductor equipment industry is entering a major expansion phase, according to the latest outlook by SEMI. Between 2026 and 2028, spending on equipment for 300 mm wafer factories (30...

OpenAI Expands Semiconductor Procurement, Accelerates AI Infrastructure
OpenAI is accelerating its collaboration with semiconductor-related companies, preparing to become a key player in the AI and semiconductor markets beyond 2026. In partnership with Oracle and SoftB...

JX Boosts Indium Phosphide Substrate Production by 50% Amidst Global Datacom
JX Advanced Metals Expands Indium Phosphide (InP) Substrate Capacity to Meet Surging Optical Communications Demand
JX Advanced Metals (referred to as JX) has announced a further capital investment ...

Developing High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries Using Low-Cost Iron: the Breakthrough of Li4FeSbO6
In recent developments in battery materials science, researchers from Kyoto University and Stanford University have unveiled a promising new layered oxide material dubbed lithium-rich oxide lithium...

A New Era for SiC Power Devices: Enhanced Performance Without Reliability Trade-offs
Silicon Carbide (SiC) Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (MOS) devices are vital for achieving higher power efficiency in electric vehicles (EVs), high-speed rail, and advanced industrial systems. However, ...

Advantest Leverages AI for Enhanced Semiconductor Testing
Advantest's regional headquarters in the Americas has announced a strategic move to transform its "ACS Real-Time Data Infrastructure (ACS RTDI)," which collects and analyzes semiconductor test data...

Nagoya University and Partners Succeed in Prototyping 6-inch P-type SiC Wafers via Solution Growth Method
A research group comprising Oxide Power Crystal, Mipox, UJ-Crystal, A-Crystal, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), and Nagoya University has successfully pr...

Tohoku University and NIMS Breakthrough: A Robust Amorphous Oxide Cathode for Magnesium Rechargeable Batteries
Researchers from Tohoku University and the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) have successfully developed an amorphous oxide cathode material for Magnesium Rechargeable Batteries (RMBs...
