Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker and chip packager Lextar Electronics expects the proportion of LED backlight unit (BLU) orders for clients other than AU Optronics (AUO) - Lextar's parent company - to increase from 40-50% ...
Tags: LED epitaxial wafer, Lextar Electronics, LED backlight unit, AU Optronics
On 5 March epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA received a letter from the NASDAQ Stock Market notifying it that it is not in compliance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) because its ...
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On 5 March epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA received a letter from the NASDAQ Stock Market notifying it that it is not in compliance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) because its ...
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Researchers in Japan and Switzerland have used a laser treatment of sapphire substrates to increase the thickness of gallium nitride (GaN) layers grown by hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE) to around 200μm [Hideo Aida et al, Appl. Phys. ...
LED firm Formosa Epitaxy plans to install 12-13 sets of MOCVD equipment before the end of first-quarter 2013 and expects production to begin in the second quarter. Monthly capacity at the firm's Taiwan plant is likely to increase by 50,000 ...
Tags: Formosa Epitaxy, LED, MOCVD equipment
For full-year 2012, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, Germany has reported revenue down by 63% to €227.8m (from €611m in 2011). But despite the dramatic fall in full-year sales, fourth-quarter revenue of ...
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Structured Materials Industries Inc (SMI) of Piscataway, NJ, USA, which provides chemical vapor deposition (CVD) systems, components, materials, and process development services, has been awarded a $150,000 Small Business Innovation ...
Tags: SMI MOCVD, construction material, Zinc oxide, Electrical, Electronics
Following its proof-of-concept achievement in late 2012, BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia says that it has produced p-type gallium nitride (GaN) films with industry-equivalent electrical properties using its proprietary ...
Tags: LED device, LED structure, LED
Rising Utilization Rates but still Limited Order Visibility Highest 2012 Order Intake and Revenues Recorded in Q4/2012 Management Focus on Cost Control and Cash Flow Continuing R&D Investments into Future Market Opportunities ...
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The higher growth rates and improved material properties made possible by the HVPE system are expected to significantly reduce process costs while boosting device performance compared with the traditional MOCVD process. Initial pre-payment ...
Tags: HVPE system, process costs, device performance, MOCVD process
AIXTRON SE announced that in the third quarter of 2012 long-term customer Formosa Epitaxy Inc. (FOREPI), Taiwan, placed a new order for multiple CRIUS II-L MOCVD production systems in a 69x2-inch configuration. All systems will be used for ...
Tags: AIXTRON, MOCVD Production Systems, Lighting
Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, Germany says that in Q3/2012 long-term customer Formosa Epitaxy Inc (FOREPI) of Taiwan placed an order for multiple CRIUS II-L MOCVD production systems in a 69x2-inch configuration. All ...
Bluglass Produced p-GaN Films that Meet Industry Benchmark for the First Time Australian clean technology innovator, BluGlass Limited (ASX: BLG) announced today that it has succeeded in producing p-type gallium nitride (GaN) films with ...
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Metalorganic vapour phase epitaxy (MOVPE), also known as organometallicvapour phase epitaxy (OMVPE) or metalorganic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD), is an arranged chemical vapour deposition method. It is a highly complex process for ...
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Several Chinese MOCVD suppliers announced their first shipments to customers in Q4 2012, which broke the long term monopoly by western companies in the key equipment market. Ideal Energy and TOPEC are two companies located in Shanghai, ...
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