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STMicroelectronics acquires an RF front-end module supplier: a look at SOMOS Semiconductor’s patent portfolio

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SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France – October 26, 2020 | On October 16, 2020, STMicroelectronics announced the acquisition of a French fabless company, SOMOS Semiconductor (“SOMOS”), specialized in RF power amplifiers (PA) and RF front-end modules (FEM) based on the mainstream complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology (Press release). The acquisition is expected to strengthen STMicroelectronics’ position in[…]

Aledia benefits from a strong patent portfolio on GaN-on-Silicon nanowire LEDs to address the LED display market

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SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France – September 14, 2020 | Aledia was spun off from Cea-Leti in 2011 to develop a disruptive 3D LED technology based on the standard 200-mm Si platform, which would shrink the cost per chip in comparison with the conventional 2D LED technology. Earlier this year, the startup announced its plan to build[…]

Allos Semiconductors moving away from power electronics and transferring its patents & know-how to a new entrant in GaN-on-Si technology

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SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France – July 22, 2020 | On July 8th, 2020, Allos Semiconductors disclosed a deal with Azur Space, a company specializing in the development and production of multi-junction solar cells, to sell its GaN RF and power electronics business, in a view to focus on its GaN-on-Si micro LED epiwafer technology for up[…]

Why does II-VI rely on General Electric’s IP to conquer the power SiC markets?

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SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France – July 07, 2020 | As announced earlier this month, optical component and materials maker II-VI has licensed Silicon Carbide (SiC) technology from General Electric with a view to move into power devices and modules. Just like Cree/Wolfspeed and Rohm Group Company (including SiCrystal), the main competitors of II-VI on the SiC wafer[…]