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<br /> ISSN 1752-2935 (online)<br /> semiconductorTODAY<br /> COMPOUNDS & ADVANCED SILICON<br /> Vol.12 · Issue 6 · July/August 2017 www.semiconductor-today.com<br /> GaAs/Si tandem cell<br /> efficiency record raised<br /> Audi & Alta Devices to develop solar cells integrated into car roof<br /> MACOM buys Luna HSOR business ·II-VI buys Kaiam's 6” UK fab<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<a title="Semiconductor Today 2017(06)JulyAug page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/39462122?page=1"> ISSN 1752-2935 (online) semiconductorTODAY COMPOU</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2017(06)JulyAug page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/39462122?page=2"> Lower Cost LEDs Faster LED Adoption Another br</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2017(06)JulyAug page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/39462122?page=3"> 3 contents Editorial 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