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<br /> ISSN 1752-2935 (online)<br /> semiconductorTODAY<br /> COMPOUNDS & ADVANCED SILICON<br /> Vol.8 · Issue 9 · November 2013 www.semiconductor-today.com<br /> Developments in<br /> normally-off<br /> GaN HEMTs<br /> MACOM acquiring Mindspeed · TriQuint opens Korea center<br /> Rubicon launches PSS · Soraa adds New York fab<br /> <br /> Light Up a Brighter World<br /> Introducing MaxBright MHP MOCVD System<br /> The Best in MOCVD Technology Just Got Better<br /> !""#$%&'("&)$*+,-.&+"/,"*&01&234!5&"67089"1'%&+/71#(".&/1$'("*&:*"/;'(*$7<(&<br /> 01&=0"+,&8"*>$*9/1#"?&'("&@7*:$50.#A&2/BC*0<('A&2DEF&234!5&G=.'"9%&/&(0<(&<br /> 8"*>$*9/1#"%&9$,7+/*&H"*.0$1&$>&'("&:".'I."++01<&2/BC*0<('J&K0'(&78&'$&LMN&)0'(01I<br /> )/>"*&)/H"+"1<'(&710>$*90'=&098*$H"9"1'%&OPN&01#*"/."&01&>$$'8*01'&">Q&#0"1#=&/1,&<br /> "1(/1#",&."*H0#"/:0+0'=%&'("&2/BC*0<('&2DE&)0++&/##"+"*/'"&'("&.$+0,&.'/'"&+0<('01<&<br /> *"H$+7'0$1&)0'(&'("&(0<(".'<a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=1"> ISSN 1752-2935 (online) semiconductorTODAY COMPOU</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=2"> Light Up a Brighter World Introducing MaxBright M</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=3"> 3 contents Editorial </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=4"> 4 editorial Technical and manufacturing advances</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=5"> 200mm GaN-on-Si Batch Reactor AIX G5+ </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 6" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=6"> 6 news Pulsed RF power semiconductor device mark</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 7" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=7"> News: Markets 7 LED backlighting to reach 90% pen</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 8" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=8"> 8 News: Markets Chip-level optical interconnect r</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 9" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=9"> ISSN 1752-2935 (online) semiconductorTODAY COMP</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 10" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=10"> 10 News: Microelectronics TriQuint opens Korea de</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 11" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=11"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 12" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=12"> 12 News: Microelectronics Anadigics' sales grow 7</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 13" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=13"> News: Microelectronics 13 and WiFi orders offset</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 14" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=14"> 14 News: Microelectronics Mitsubishi Electric lau</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 15" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=15"> News: Microelectronics 15 AmpliTech enters into t</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 16" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=16"> 16 News: Microelectronics Skyworks' quarterly rev</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 17" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=17"> News: Microelectronics 17 HTC and Samsung opts fo</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 18" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=18"> 18 News: Microelectronics IN BRIEF Peregrine Ultr</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 19" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=19"> News: Microelectronics 19 Peregrine ships 2 billi</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 20" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=20"> 20 News: Microelectronics Peregrine launches Ultr</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 21" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=21"> News: Microelectronics 21 MACOM to acquire Mindsp</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 22" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=22"> 22 News: Wide-bandgap electronics GeneSiC launche</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 23" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=23"> News: Wide-bandgap electronics 23 Graphene on SiC</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 24" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=24"> 24 News: Wide-bandgap electronics ITAC honours Ga</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 25" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=25"> News: Wide-bandgap electronics 25 TriQuint adds G</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 26" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=26"> 26 News: Wide-bandgap electronics Shibaura Instit</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 27" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=27"> News: Wide-bandgap electronics 27 Ammono granted </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 28" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=28"> 28 News: Materials and processing equipment Veeco</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 29" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=29"> News: Materials and processing equipment 29 & ex</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 30" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=30"> 30 News: Materials and processing equipment LayTe</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 31" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=31"> News: Materials and processing equipment 31 Aixtr</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 32" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=32"> 32 News: Materials and processing equipment IN BR</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 33" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=33"> News: Materials and processing equipment 33 Picos</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 34" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=34"> 34 News: Materials and processing equipment IN BR</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 35" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=35"> News: Materials and processing equipment 35 OEM G</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 36" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=36"> 36 News: Materials and processing equipment Rubic</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 37" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=37"> News: LEDs 37 BluGlass commissions former product</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 38" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=38"> 38 News: LEDs Soraa expanding with new LED fab in</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 39" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=39"> Put the Freeze on Process Variation The Next G</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 40" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=40"> 40 News: LEDs Intematix and Lumileds announce rem</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 41" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=41"> News: LEDs 41 Seoul Semiconductor launches Z5-M1 </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 42" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=42"> 42 News: LEDs SemiLEDs' revenue falls 29% from la</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 43" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=43"> The end of the rainbow is closer than you think. </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 44" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=44"> 44 News: LEDs IN BRIEF Cree's Xlamp XP-G2 LEDs ch</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 45" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=45"> THE NEW BAK… BECAUSE NOT ALL EVAPORATORS ARE THE </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 46" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=46"> 46 News: LEDs Osram's new wafer fabrication build</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 47" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=47"> News: LEDs 47 Osram's Ostar Medical LED provides </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 48" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=48"> 48 News: Optoelectronics IN BRIEF SETi launches U</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 49" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=49"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 50" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=50"> 50 News: Optoelectronics Fraunhofer Heinrich Hert</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 51" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=51"> News: Optoelectronics 51 II-VI Laser Enterprise s</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 52" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=52"> 52 News: Optoelectronics Brolis gains €1.6m more </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 53" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=53"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 54" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=54"> 54 News: Optical communications IN BRIEF GigOptix</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 55" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=55"> News: Optical communications 55 Emcore appoints D</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 56" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=56"> 56 News: Optical communications NeoPhotonics' qua</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 57" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=57"> News: Optical communications 57 Verizon, and new</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 58" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=58"> 58 News: Optical communications OIF members appro</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 59" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=59"> News: Optical communications 59 JDSU's revenue ri</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 60" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=60"> 60 News: Photovoltaics Spain's IES-UPM reaches 39</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 61" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=61"> News: Photovoltaics 61 Spectrolab raises efficien</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 62" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=62"> 62 News: Photovoltaics First Solar to invest $100</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 63" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=63"> News: Photovoltaics 63 First Solar sells 250MW Si</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 64" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=64"> 64 News: Photovoltaics ZSW raises thin-film PV ef</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 65" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=65"> News: Photovoltaics 65 ZSW achieves 10.3% Europea</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 66" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=66"> 66 News: Photovoltaics Solexant rebrands as Siva </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 67" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=67"> News: Photovoltaics 67 LayTec's PearL qualified f</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 68" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=68"> 68 Technology focus: Nitride PV Thinning gallium</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 69" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=69"> Technology focus: Nitride PV 69 palladium/gold p</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 70" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=70"> 70 Technology focus: Nitride lasers White light </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 71" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=71"> Technology focus: Nitride lasers 71 slight angle</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 72" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=72"> 72 Technology focus: UV LEDs Extending effective</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 73" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=73"> Technology focus: UV LEDs 73 </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 74" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=74"> 74 Technology focus: Nitride LEDs Lateral curren</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 75" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=75"> Technology focus: Nitride LEDs 75 Contact</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 76" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=76"> 76 Market focus: LEDs Emergence of low-price LED</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 77" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=77"> Market focus: LEDs 77 Average selling price ($) </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 78" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=78"> 78 Market focus: GaN substrates LED applications</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 79" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=79"> Market focus: GaN substrates 79 Worl</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 80" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=80"> 80 Market focus: Diamond materials Diamond mater</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 81" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=81"> Market focus: Diamond materials 81 to obtaining </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 82" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=82"> 82 Technology focus: Nitride transistors Develop</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 83" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=83"> Technology focus: Nitride transistors 83 Framewo</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 84" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=84"> 84 Technology focus: Nitride transistors Figure </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 85" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=85"> Technology focus: Nitride transistors 85 compare</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 86" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=86"> 86 Technology focus: Nitride transistors current</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 87" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=87"> Technology focus: Nitride transistors 87 </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 88" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=88"> 88 Technology focus: Nitride transistors Palladi</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 89" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=89"> Technology focus: Nitride transistors 89 0.884eV</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 90" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=90"> 90 Technology focus: Nitride transistors High-fr</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 91" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=91"> Technology focus: Nitride transistors 91 The A</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 92" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=92"> 92 Technology focus: InP HEMTs Fujitsu develops </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 93" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=93"> Technology focus: InP HEMTs 93 amplification rat</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 94" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=94"> 94 Market focus: Monolithic microwave integrated </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 95" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=95"> Market focus: Monolithic microwave integrated cir</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 96" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=96"> 96 Market focus: Monolithic microwave integrated </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 97" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=97"> Market focus: Monolithic microwave integrated cir</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 98" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=98"> 98 suppliers' directory Index 1 Bulk crystal so</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 99" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=99"> Suppliers' Directory 99 sp3 Diamond Technologies </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 100" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=100"> 100 Suppliers' Directory Praxair Electronics 542 </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 101" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=101"> Suppliers' Directory101 Power + Energy Inc (see s</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 102" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=102"> 102 Suppliers' Directory with particular focus on</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 103" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=103"> Suppliers' Directory103 19 Facility equipment ME</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 104" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=104"> 104 event calendar If you would like your event </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 105" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=105"> Event Calendar105 23–27 February 2014 SPIE Advan</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Nov 2013 page 106" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/62b992ed?page=106"> ISSN 1752-2935 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