The Alaskan city of Valdez has announced that it will be revamping its street lights by installing LEDs as part of the Cree LED City scheme. Mayor of the town Bert Cottle...
A market research firm has suggested that the launch of Apple's iPad could prove to be an opportunity for sales growth in the semiconductor sector. In-Stat claimed the...
A team of scientists has pushed forward their understanding of how semiconductors change from an insulator to a metal with a new study. The group from Princeton University...
Samsung Electronics is aiming to become a bigger presence in the smartphone market in 2010, according to one representative from the company. Shin Jong-kyun, president...
The LED industry should be boosted by EU regulations on lighting solutions and this is a pattern that manufacturer Philips is hoping to capitalise on, according to a...
New research has shown that materials known as indirect-band-gap semiconductors can be used to create practical lasers, by demonstrating the first laser built from germanium...
Osram Opto Semiconductors has announced the launch of a new advisory website regarding LEDs that the company hopes will open up opportunities for consumers. Dr Michael...
LED lighting has been used in a new Tesco store, which has become the world's first zero-carbon supermarket. The outlet in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire was opened this month...
A new direct diode laser (DDL) system has been exhibited by Intense at Photonics West, which is the company's first to feature turnkey industrial design. The product...
The US government is set to award $2.8 million (£1.7 million) to Kyma Technologies to develop research into certain materials used to make semiconductors. Kyma is a supplier...
Bridgelux has launched three new LED products and claimed that they should bring down the cost of energy-efficient lighting both indoors and outdoors. The company revealed...
Customers will now be able to track Philips Lumileds Luxeon LEDs using new barcode technology, which the company believes could be particularly attractive to firms in...
Recent research has suggested that magnetism could be an important factor when determining the superconductivity of both iron and copper-based materials. A study carried...
A new lighting system for an Australian submarine is set to be designed by Oxley Developments and consist of high-specification LED bulbs, the company has announced....
A new outdoor lighting solution aimed at areas that want their streets lit up in an environmentally-friendly way uses Philips Lumileds Luxeon Rebel LEDs to achieve its...
Demand for solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in north Asia could be in line for a boost as a result of several market factors, according to one market research firm. Suchitra...
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has claimed that 2009 was a better year than many had expected in the sector, with healthy demand beginning to appear in...
A new study has predicted that growth in demand for electric vehicles could provide the global semiconductor industry with an opportunity for increased sales. IMS Research...
Exports of semiconductors have proved to be a significant driver of exports in South Korea, alongside consumer electronics and auto parts, according to one industry source...
A precision temperature sensor has been released by Integrated Device Technology (IDT), which measures how warm a computing subsystem gets in a variety of devices. This...
