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<br /> ISSN 1752-2935 (online)<br /> semiconductorTODAY<br /> COMPOUNDS & ADVANCED SILICON<br /> Vol.6 · Issue 9 · November/December 2011 www.semiconductor-today.com<br /> ZnO microwires improve<br /> GaN LED performance<br /> GaN-on-Si for efficient<br /> energy management<br /> First fully qualified SiC MOSFETs · SPTS forms Japan JV<br /> First Solar lay offs · Soraa raises $88m · Stion raises $130m<br /> <br /> Light Up the World.<br /> Introducing MaxBright MOCVD System<br /> Veeco: Driving the Future of LED Lighting<br /> Veeco once again sets the industry standard with the new TurboDisc®<br /> MaxBright™ MOCVD Multi-Reactor System by providing the highest<br /> productivity and superior performance for LED manufacturing. Leveraging<br /> the success of Veeco’s production-proven K465i, MaxBright offers seamless<br /> ™<br /> process transfer with expanded wafer capacity and advanced therma<a title="Semiconductor Today NovDec 2011 page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/1ff5ba68?page=1"> ISSN 1752-2935 (online) semiconductorTODAY COMPOU</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today NovDec 2011 page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/1ff5ba68?page=2"> Light Up the World. Introducing MaxBright MOCVD S</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today NovDec 2011 page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/1ff5ba68?page=3"> 3 contents News Markets </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today NovDec 2011 page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/1ff5ba68?page=4"> 4 editorial CIGS PV goes East As we approach 20</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today NovDec 2011 page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/1ff5ba68?page=5"> HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY // With almost 30 years of ex</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today NovDec 2011 page 6" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/1ff5ba68?page=6"> 6 news China's LED lamp prices fall to $11 in No</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today NovDec 2011 page 7" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/1ff5ba68?page=7"> News: Markets 7 Sapphire supply and demand back i</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today NovDec 2011 page 8" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/1ff5ba68?page=8"> 8 News: Markets 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