STRATEGY ANALYTICS: Gallium Nitride Momentum Will Continue into 2007 and Beyond; Emerging Opportunities in Optoelectronic and RF Applications.BOSTON -- The Strategy Analytics GaAs and Compound Semiconductor Technologies (GaAs) service releasing its regular analysis of compound semiconductor industry news covering microelectronics, optoelectronics See optoelectronic. and materials/equipment markets, highlights the continued momentum surrounding gallium nitride An alloy of gallium and nitrogen (GaN) that is used in semiconductor devices for lasers and LEDs, including blue lasers. Gallium nitride has the thermal and chemical stability required in laser applications. See gallium arsenide. technology. In the RF space, over two dozen significant new GaAs product launches were made over October and November. This positive growth was topped off by further launches of wide bandgap materials products for the commercial sector. The last quarter of 2006 also saw new product announcements from LED manufacturers, including several that target emerging markets in automotive and general lighting applications. "Announcements from Cree, Nitronex, RF Micro Devices RF Micro Devices (NASDAQ: RFMD) is a manufacturer of integrated circuits, founded in Greensboro, NC, in 1991 by William J. Pratt, Powell T. Seymour and Jerry D. Neal.[1]. and Toshiba over October and November for products that are now sampling affirm recent Strategy Analytics forecasts for a commercial GaN RF market from 2008 onwards on·ward adj. Moving or tending forward. adv. also on·wards In a direction or toward a position that is ahead in space or time; forward. Adv. 1. ," observes Asif Anwar, GaAs Service Director. "The substrate The base layer of a structure such as a chip, multichip module (MCM), printed circuit board or disk platter. Silicon is the most widely used substrate for chips. Fiberglass (FR4) is mostly used for printed circuit boards, and ceramic is used for MCMs. material remains an issue but we are seeing continued progress in this area as well with innovations coming from Picogiga and newcomers such as BluGlass which will help the economic viability of GaN." "Strategy Analytics has always maintained that the success of LEDs for lighting applications will require solutions that can work within existing infrastructure," notes Stephen Entwistle, VP of the Strategy Analytics Strategic Technologies Practice. "We're now seeing companies like Seoul Semiconductor launching LED-lighting sources that can be directly connected to 110 volt volt [for Alessandro Volta], abbr. V, unit of electric potential and electromotive force. It is defined as the difference of electric potential existing across the ends of a conductor carrying a constant current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated is 1 watt. or 220 volt AC outlets. We believe this kind of development helps to bring the concept of solid-state lighting Solid state lighting (SSL) refers to a type of lighting that utilizes light-emitting diodes (LEDs), organic light-emitting diodes (OLED), or polymer light-emitting diodes (PLED) as sources of illumination rather than electrical filaments or gas. that much closer to reality." The Compound Semiconductor Industry Review reports covering microelectronics, optoelectronics and materials/equipment market news for the final quarter of 2006 are available now at www.strategyanalytics.com. About Strategy Analytics Strategy Analytics, Inc. - a global research and consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a - provides timely insights and strategic business solutions to companies operating at the convergence of information, communications and entertainment technologies. With worldwide headquarters in Boston, MA, and principal offices in England, France and Germany, Strategy Analytics focuses on market opportunities and challenges in the areas of Automotive Electronics & Multimedia, Digital Consumer, Wireless Strategies and Enabling Technologies. For more information, see www.strategyanalytics.com |
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