Taiwan-based makers of sapphire wafers suffered operating losses in 2011 due to stagnant demand for LED epitaxial wafers and chips, but are likely to turn profitable in the second quarter of 2012 as global demand for LED chips used for ...
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With Mo-Cu R670, “PLANSEE High Performance Materials” has developed a new molybdenum-copper composite material for semiconductor wafer substrates. The high thermal conductivity of MoCu R670 ensures optimized heat dissipation in ...
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With Mo-Cu R670, “PLANSEE High Performance Materials” has developed a new molybdenum-copper composite material for semiconductor wafer substrates. The high thermal conductivity of MoCu R670 ensures optimized heat dissipation in ...
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Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Lextar Electronics and LED chip packaging house Unity Opto Technology saw consolidated revenues for February rise on month by 14.37% and 19.07% respectively, according to the companies. Lextar ...
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Aixtron SE based in Aachen, Germany, reports that its existing customer Epistar, a manufacturer of optoelectronic materials and devices in Taiwan, has received its first CRIUS II-XL system in a 19x4-inch wafer configuration. Epistar will ...
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Aixtron SE based in Aachen, Germany, reports that its existing customer Epistar, a manufacturer of optoelectronic materials and devices in Taiwan, has received its first CRIUS II-XL system in a 19x4-inch wafer configuration. Epistar will ...
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Samsung LED, LG Innotek, Seoul Semiconductors, and other South Korea-based makers together occupied 26% of the global production value for LED packaging in 2011, higher than the 19% share of Taiwan-based fellow makers, according to ...
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Veeco Instruments has announced lower revenues in the last quarter of 2011 despite new tool orders from Taiwan and Korea. Aixtron has partnered with a financial firm to provide leasing options on MOCVD equipment. Aixtron offers MOCVD ...
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The HB-LED Market track of Strategies in Light opened today with a variety of talks that included a comprehensive market update; news from China, Korea and Europe; a company emerging from stealth mode; and detailed focus on phosphors, ...
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Prototype LEDs fabricated from GaN-based layers grown on 150-mm-diameter silicon substrates are similar in performance to standard production devices grown on sapphire. Osram Opto Semiconductors has reported a set of R&D results from LEDs ...
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The global production capacity of LED epitaxial wafers and chips exceeded the market demand in 2011 and the situation is expected to continue in 2012, according to president M.J. Chou for Taiwan-based Epistar. Following South Korea-based ...
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Taiwan's total LED output value (including upstream chips/epitaxial wafer, and downstream packaging) in 2011 can reach US$4.537 billion, a slight 0.4% decrease on year, but it ranks as number one in the world, according to estimates by ...
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To promote its LED industry, China will begin to manufacture MOCVD equipment within its own territory in early 2012 - a move which will lower the costs for the production LED epitaxial wafers as well as the prices of LED chips in China. ...
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Japanese based company NGK Insulators has released new wafer products for electronic device applications in ultra high brightness (UHB) LEDs. It has showcased at SEMICON Japan 2011 held between December 7 through 9 at Makuhari Messe in ...
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Altatech Semiconductor has released its first product AltaSight LEDMax system to enter into LED inspection market. According to the company, AltaSight LEDMax improves production yields for LED devices by accurately detecting process-induced ...
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