The QSTTM substrate*1, a 300-mm GaN growth substrate that Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Tokyo; President: Yasuhiko Saitoh; hereinafter, “Shin-Etsu Chemical”) developed, has been adopted for the 300-mm GaN power device development program at IMEC*2, where sample evaluation is in progress. In the evaluation, the 5 µm-thick HEMT*3 device using a QSTTM substrate achieved a record-breaking voltage resistance exceeding 650 V for a 300mm substrate. Shin-Etsu Chemical, licensed by QROMIS...

Wasabi Technologies, the Hot Cloud Storage company, expanded further into artificial intelligence with the unveiling of Wasabi Fire, a high-performance storage class that supports AI workloads, available beginning in early 2026. Wasabi has also opened a new storage region in San Jose, Calif., as part of its relationship with IBM Cloud. The milestones reinforce Wasabi’s push to expand its role in AI infrastructure as demand for scalable, high-performance and cost-efficient cloud storage accelera...