RFIC Channel

pSemi Corp. Announces Next Generation UltraCMOS® Technology

pSemi announced the release of UltraCMOS® 13, the next-generation of its proprietary RFSOI process running on GlobalFoundries’ 300 mm wafer fab. UltraCMOS 13 was tailored to improve low noise amplifier (LNA) and power amplifier (PA) performance and enable improved performance from integrated front-end components.


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Altum RF Announces Management Team

Catching up on the recent announcements from fabless RFIC start-up Altum RF: Joining Greg Baker, CEO, are cofounders Niels Kramer and Tony Fattorini. Based in Eindhoven, Kramer is the managing director for Europe and VP of marketing; Fattorini, based in Sydney, is VP of Engineering.


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Steve Daly Replaces John Croteau as MACOM President and CEO

Former Hittite CEO takes the reins

In an unexpected move, MACOM announced this morning that Stephen Daly has replaced John Croteau as president and CEO. Daly is a member of MACOM’s board and previously served as president, CEO and chairman of Hittite. MACOM did not disclose what prompted the change, saying only that Croteau resigned May 15 and will serve in an advisory role for the next two months, to assist with the leadership transition.


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Cree

Cree to Invest $1B to Expand SiC Capacity

Cree plans to invest up to $1 billion to expand its SiC and GaN capacity, by building a state-of-the-art, automated 200 mm SiC fabrication facility and materials “mega factory” at its U.S. headquarters in Durham, North Carolina. To be completed in 2024, the expansion will increase the capacity of both Wolfspeed’s materials and wafer fabrication capacity by 30x.


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