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<br /> ISSN 1752-2935 (online)<br /> semiconductorTODAY<br /> COMPOUNDS & ADVANCED SILICON<br /> Vol.6 · Issue 10 · December 2011/January 2012 www.semiconductor-today.com<br /> IEDM conference report<br /> THz pulses multiply GaAs<br /> transistor & PV potential<br /> Second China plant for AXT · Asahi Kasei buys Crystal IS<br /> Soitec to buy Altatech · Osram pilots 6” GaN-on-Si LED chips<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 thermal<br /> control <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=1"> ISSN 1752-2935 (online) semiconductorTODAY COMPOU</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=2"> Light Up the World. Introducing MaxBright MOCVD S</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=3"> 3 contents News Markets </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=4"> 4 editorial Supply & demand cycles This issue s</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=5"> HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY // With almost 30 years of ex</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 6" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=6"> 6 news HB-LED consumption to grow from $10.77bn </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 7" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=7"> News: Markets 7 LED fab equipment spending to fal</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 8" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=8"> 8 News: Markets Low-cost direct LED backlights to</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 9" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=9"> News: Markets 9 Packaged GaN LED market falls 6% </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 10" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=10"> 10 News: Markets GaAs IC market growth slows to 1</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 11" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=11"> News: Markets 11 GaN could save US mobile operato</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 12" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=12"> 12 News: Microelectronics RFMD's quarterly revenu</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 13" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=13"> News: Microelectronics 13 RFMD expands portfolio </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 14" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=14"> 14 News: Microelectronics IN BRIEF Anadigics ship</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 15" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=15"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 16" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=16"> 16 News: Microelectronics Skyworks' 17% year-on-</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 17" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=17"> News: Microelectronics 17 Skyworks completes tend</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 18" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=18"> 18 News: Microelectronics IN BRIEF Microsemi rece</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 19" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=19"> News: Microelectronics 19 Nocilis launches Si- an</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 20" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=20"> 20 News: Microelectronics SEMATECH and Dainippon </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 21" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=21"> News: Microelectronics 21 Javelin adds to Band 1 </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 22" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=22"> 22 News: Wide-bandgap electronics Renesas samples</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 23" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=23"> News: Wide-bandgap electronics 23 Alpha and Omega</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 24" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=24"> 24 News: Wide-bandgap electronics TriQuint begins</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 25" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=25"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 26" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=26"> 26 News: Materials and processing equipment IQE r</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 27" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=27"> News: Materials and processing equipment 27 AXT t</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 28" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=28"> 28 News: Materials and processing equipment Albem</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 29" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=29"> News: Materials and processing equipment 29 SMG I</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 30" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=30"> 30 News: Materials and processing equipment IN BR</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 31" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=31"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 32" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=32"> 32 News: Materials and processing equipment IN BR</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 33" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=33"> News: Materials and processing equipment 33 Riber</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 34" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=34"> 34 News: Materials and processing equipment AIP s</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 35" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=35"> News: Materials and processing equipment 35 Soit</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 36" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=36"> 36 News: Materials and processing equipment China</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 37" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=37"> News: Materials and processing equipment 37 EVG c</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 38" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=38"> 38 News: Materials and processing equipment Asah</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 39" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=39"> News: Materials and processing equipment 39 Soite</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 40" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=40"> 40 News: LEDs Epistar reports record 216lm/W warm</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 41" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=41"> News: LEDs 41 LED maker Bridgelux closes in on 10</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 42" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=42"> 42 News: LEDs Triode probe of efficiency droop in</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 43" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=43"> NEED TO SOLVE A THIN FILM PUZZLE? From the lates</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 44" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=44"> 44 News: LEDs IN BRIEF Seoul Semiconductor regist</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 45" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=45"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 46" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=46"> 46 News: LEDs Cree's 13% quarterly growth driven </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 47" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=47"> News: LEDs 47 tion output from current levels, a</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 48" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=48"> 48 News: LEDs Cree launches XB-D lighting-class L</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 49" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=49"> News: LEDs 49 SemiLEDs revenue rebounds by 27%, d</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 50" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=50"> 50 News: LEDs Osram's GaN LED chips on 150mm Si e</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 51" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=51"> News: Optoelectronics — CES 2012 51 Soraa demonst</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 52" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=52"> 52 News: Optoelectronics — Photonics West 2012 QD</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 53" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=53"> News: Optoelectronics — Photonics West 2012 53 QD</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 54" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=54"> 54 News: Optoelectronics — Photonics West 2012 In</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 55" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=55"> News: Optoelectronics — Photonics West 2012 55 3S</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 56" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=56"> 56 News: Optoelectronics — Photonics West 2012 IN</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 57" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=57"> News: Optoelectronics — Photonics West 2012 57 Te</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 58" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=58"> 58 News: Optical communications IN BRIEF OneChip </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 59" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=59"> News: Optical communications 59 Oclaro's quarterl</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 60" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=60"> 60 News: Optical communications GigOptix samples </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 61" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=61"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 62" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=62"> 62 News: Optical communications Emcore's revenue </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 63" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=63"> News: Photovoltaics 63 submerged in several feet</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 64" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=64"> 64 News: Photovoltaics IN BRIEF Emcore announces </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 65" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=65"> News: Photovoltaics 65 GreenVolts partners on pro</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 66" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=66"> 66 News: Photovoltaics Amonix CEO Brian Robertson</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 67" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=67"> News: Photovoltaics 67 Soitec dedicates San Diego</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 68" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=68"> 68 News: Photovoltaics First Solar raises CdTe PV</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 69" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=69"> News: Photovoltaics 69 Abound and Solarsis announ</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 70" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=70"> 70 News: Photovoltaics CIGS market to nearly doub</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 71" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=71"> News: Photovoltaics 71 Imec and Flamac to develop</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 72" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=72"> 72 News: Photovoltaics AQT secures $18.7m in Seri</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 73" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=73"> News: Photovoltaics 73 NuvoSun chooses FactoryLOO</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 74" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=74"> 74 Technology focus: Photovoltaics Quantum well </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 75" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=75"> Technology focus: Photovoltaics 75 sample C with</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 76" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=76"> 76 Technology focus: GaAs THz pulse boosts elect</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 77" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=77"> Technology focus: GaAs 77 look inside living cel</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 78" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=78"> 78 Technology focus: LEDs First yellow-green and</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 79" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=79"> Technology focus: LEDs 79 shift is around 45nm i</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 80" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=80"> 80 Technology focus: UV LEDs Reflections on deep</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 81" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=81"> Technology focus: UV LEDs 81 With both n- and p-</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 82" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=82"> 82 Technology focus: III-Vs on silicon InGaAs bu</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 83" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=83"> Technology focus: III-Vs on silicon 83 in the gr</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 84" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=84"> 84 Technology focus: III-Vs on silicon Creating </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 85" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=85"> Technology focus: III-Vs on silicon 85 recessed </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 86" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=86"> 86 Technology focus: Nitride transistors Digital</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 87" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=87"> Technology focus: Nitride transistors 87 barrier</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 88" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=88"> 88 Technology focus: Nitride transistors Back-ba</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 89" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=89"> Technology focus: Nitride transistors 89 ances o</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 90" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=90"> 90 Technology focus: Nitride transistors China c</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 91" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=91"> Technology focus: Nitride transistors 91 of +2V,</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 92" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=92"> 92 Conference report: IEDM (part 1) Speed and po</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 93" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=93"> Conference report: IEDM (part 1) 93 The resear</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 94" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=94"> 94 Conference report: IEDM (part 1) Figure 2. Use</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 95" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=95"> Conference report: IEDM (part 1) 95 Figure 4. Sch</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 96" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=96"> 96 Conference report: IEDM (part 1) U d Fig</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 97" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=97"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 98" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=98"> 98 suppliers' directory Index 1 Bulk crystal so</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 99" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=99"> Suppliers' Directory 99 Kyma Technologies Inc 882</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 100" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=100"> 100 Suppliers' Directory Cambridge Chemical Compa</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 101" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=101"> Suppliers' Directory101 Veeco is a world-leadi</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 102" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=102"> 102 Suppliers' Directory www.k-space.com k-Space </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 103" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=103"> Suppliers' Directory103 Tecdia is a manufacturer </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 104" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=104"> 104 event calendar If you would like your event </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 105" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=105"> Event Calendar105 21–23 March 2012 7th Asia Sola</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today DecJan 20112012.pdf page 106" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/645753a2?page=106"> Advertisers choose Semiconductor Today for its...</a>