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<br /> ISSN 1752-2935 (online)<br /> semiconductorTODAY<br /> COMPOUNDS & ADVANCED SILICON<br /> Vol.12 · Issue 4 · May/June 2017 www.semiconductor-today.com<br /> Umicore expands<br /> production in Germany<br /> AixtronsellingALD/CVDmemoryline·IMS&PCIMEurope2017<br /> Cree chairman & CEO stepping down ·Siva Power raises $25m<br /> <br /> Lower Cost LEDs<br /> Faster LED Adoption<br /> Another breakthrough from Veeco. This time it’s EPIK.<br /> Introducing Veeco’s new TurboDisc® EPIK700™ GaN MOCVD system<br /> As global consumption for LED general lighting accelerates, manufacturers need bigger, better<br /> MOCVD technology solutions that increase productivity and lower manufacturing costs.<br /> The EPIK700 MOCVD system combines Veeco’s award-winning TurboDisc reactor design with<br /> improved wafer uniformity, increased productivity and reduced operations expenses to enable<br /> a cost per wafer savings of up to 20 percent compared to <a title="Semiconductor Today 2017(04)MayJune page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/074ca2a9?page=1"> ISSN 1752-2935 (online) semiconductorTODAY COMPOU</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2017(04)MayJune page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/074ca2a9?page=2"> Lower Cost LEDs Faster LED Adoption Another br</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2017(04)MayJune page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/074ca2a9?page=3"> 3 contents Editorial </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2017(04)MayJune page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/074ca2a9?page=4"> 4 editorial Convergence and integration In this </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2017(04)MayJune page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/074ca2a9?page=5"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2017(04)MayJune page 6" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/074ca2a9?page=6"> 6 news MOCVD market growing at 14% CAGR to 2021 </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2017(04)MayJune page 7" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/074ca2a9?page=7"> News: Markets 7 UV LED market growing at 34% CAGR</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2017(04)MayJune page 8" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/074ca2a9?page=8"> 8 News: Markets Diamond materials market to incre</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2017(04)MayJune page 9" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/074ca2a9?page=9"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2017(04)MayJune page 10" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/074ca2a9?page=10"> 10 News: Microelectronics Qorvo launches first hi</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2017(04)MayJune page 11" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/074ca2a9?page=11"> News: Microelectronics 11 Qorvo's 28GHz RF produc</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2017(04)MayJune page 12" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/074ca2a9?page=12"> 12 News: Microelectronics Custom MMIC expands par</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2017(04)MayJune page 13" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/074ca2a9?page=13"> News: Microelectronics 13 WIN develops 150mm GaAs</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2017(04)MayJune page 14" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/074ca2a9?page=14"> 14 News: Microelectronics Imec demonstrates first</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 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