Kubos Semiconductors Ltd. (Cambridge, England) has secured investment from Drew Nelson, and Geoff Haynes – veterans of the compound semiconductor sector – and from the Development Bank of Wales, FOV Ventures, and S4C Digital Media Ltd. The company has raised US$2 million to support its development of cubic-GaN technology for improved red microLEDs bringing the total funding to US$5.5 million since it was founded in November 2017. Martin Lamb, formerly CEO of Wafer Technology – which was acquired by IQE plc in 2000 – and a...

Kubos Semiconductors, a UK-based developer of MicroLED material technology, has recently been selected as a recipient of a £700,000 ($892,000) Future Economy Investor Partnerships (FEIP) grant. This award has been given to the firm by Innovate UK, the British government’s agency focused on fostering innovation. The grant’s issuance hinges upon the finalization of a complementary investment spearheaded by the Development Bank of Wales. A 150-mm wafer of GaN LEDs under test via wafer probing. (Source: Kubos) Kubos will use the funding i...