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<br /> State-of-the-art<br /> Umicore Germanium Wafers<br /> Now also available in 4” and 6” from world's newest<br /> Germanium wafer fab in Quapaw, OK, USA<br /> Umicore is the world leader in dislocation free germanium<br /> wafers. These wafers are the first building block of triple junction<br /> high efficiency III-V solar cells for CPV Systems (Concentrated<br /> Photovoltaic Systems).<br /> Under concentration III-V cells using Umicore's germanium wafers<br /> have demonstrated 41.6 % cell efficiency, making this technology<br /> cost competitive with conventional terrestrial PV cells.<br /> Any inquiries?<br /> Please contact Umicore Electro-Optic Materials<br /> at +32 14 24 53 67<br /> or substrates@umicore.com<br /> www.substrates.umicore.com<br /> ISSN 1752-2935 (online)<br /> semiconductorTODAY<br /> COMPOUNDS & ADVANCED SILICON<br /> Vol.5 · Issue 10 · December 2010/January 2011 www.semiconductor-today.com<br /> Wide-bandgap focus:<br <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=1"> State-of-the-art Umicore Germanium Wafers Now als</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=2"> ISSN 1752-2935 (online) semiconductorTODAY COMPOU</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=3"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=4"> 3 contents News Markets </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=5"> 4 editorial Nitrides power boom As well as a ple</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 6" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=6"> HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY // With almost 30 years of ex</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 7" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=7"> 6 news LED market grows from $6.1bn in 2009 to </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 8" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=8"> News: Markets 7 LED oversupply accelerating due</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 9" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=9"> 8 News: Markets CdTe to maintain lead over sili</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 10" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=10"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 11" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=11"> 10 News: Markets Skyworks overtakes RFMD as bigg</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 12" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=12"> News: Markets 11 GaAs IC market grows 36% Growth</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 13" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=13"> 12 News: Microelectronics HTC selects Skyworks p</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 14" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=14"> News: Microelectronics 13 Smartphone demand to b</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 15" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=15"> 14 News: Microelectronics Samsung selects TriQui</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 16" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=16"> News: Microelectronics 15 Anadigics' LTE PAs use</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 17" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=17"> 16 News: Microelectronics IN BRIEF Mitsubishi unv</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 18" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=18"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 19" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=19"> 18 News: Microelectronics Amalfi recruits RF Mag</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 20" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=20"> Ultra high resolution plasma etch …find out more</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 21" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=21"> 20 News: Wide-bandgap electronics — SiC Cree's 6</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 22" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=22"> News: Wide-bandgap electronics — SiC 21 DOE gran</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 23" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=23"> 22 News: Wide-bandgap electronics — SiC IN BRIEF </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 24" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=24"> News: Wide-bandgap electronics — GaN 23 NEULAND </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 25" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=25"> 24 News: Wide-bandgap electronics — GaN Powdec u</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 26" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=26"> High Power Broadband Transmitting Your Power, Cl</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 27" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=27"> 26 News: Materials and processing equipment Ribe</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 28" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=28"> News: Materials and processing equipment 27 INL </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 29" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=29"> 28 News: Materials and processing equipment IN BR</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 30" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=30"> News: Materials and processing 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href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=42"> News: LEDs 41 LEDs on Ostendo/TDI's semi-polar G</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 43" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=43"> 42 News: LEDs IN BRIEF SETI `highly commended' by</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 44" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=44"> News: LEDs 43 Epistar expects 25–30% growth in 2</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 45" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=45"> 44 News: LEDs LED chip demand for TV backlightin</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 46" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=46"> News: LEDs 45 Mitsui to become Forepi's largest </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 47" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=47"> 46 News: LEDs Optogan opens largest LED plant in</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 48" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=48"> News: LEDs 47 Great Wall Kaifa, Epistar, Evertop</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 49" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=49"> 48 News: LEDs Cree launches High-Efficiency Whit</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 50" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=50"> News: LEDs 49 SemiLEDs' IPO to fund 6” LED wafer</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 51" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=51"> 50 News: LEDs Osram doubles green LED brightness</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 52" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=52"> News: LEDs 51 Osram Opto launches TOPLED Compact</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 53" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=53"> 52 News: Optoelectronics IN BRIEF Luminus' LEDs l</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 54" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=54"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 55" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=55"> 54 News: Optoelectronics Soraa demos green laser</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 56" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=56"> News: Optoelectronics 55 Putting on a bow-tie fo</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 57" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=57"> 56 News: Optoelectronics AFRL engineer receives </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 58" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=58"> News: Optoelectronics 57 Terahertz QCL operated </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 59" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=59"> 58 News: Optical communications Luxtera sells ac</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 60" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=60"> News: Optical communications 59 Fine-patterned S</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 61" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=61"> 60 News: Optical communications GigOptix and Civ</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 62" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=62"> News: Optical communications 61 3S grows revenue</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 63" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=63"> 62 News: Optical communications Emcore's loss sl</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 64" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=64"> News: Photovoltaics 63 Huainan City lures Emcore</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 65" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=65"> 64 News: Photovoltaics IN BRIEF BluGlass outsourc</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 66" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=66"> News: Photovoltaics 65 Boeing to supply GaAs PV </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 67" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=67"> 66 News: Photovoltaics OPEL Solar and Ecotech fo</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 68" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=68"> News: Photovoltaics 67 Semprius installs demo mi</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 69" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=69"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 70" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=70"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 71" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=71"> 70 News: Photovoltaics Plutonic Power partners w</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 72" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=72"> News: Photovoltaics 71 NRG to buy First Solar's </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 73" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=73"> 72 News: Photovoltaics First Solar forecasts 46%</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 74" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=74"> News: Photovoltaics 73 First Solar buys utility </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 75" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=75"> 74 News: Photovoltaics 5N Plus' sales match comp</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 76" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=76"> News: Photovoltaics 75 Abound closes $400m DOE l</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 77" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=77"> 76 News: Photovoltaics IN BRIEF Ascent appoints n</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 78" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=78"> News: Photovoltaics 77 DayStar eliminates $5m of</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 79" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=79"> 78 News: Photovoltaics Sol Array unveils CIGS ce</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 80" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=80"> News: Photovoltaics 79 SoloPower to build panel </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 81" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=81"> 80 News: Photovoltaics Stion to site mass-produc</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 82" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=82"> News: Photovoltaics 81 AQT to site second manufa</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 83" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=83"> 82 Technology focus: LEDs Taiwan researchers ma</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 84" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=84"> Technology focus: LEDs 83 luminescence (PL) fro</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 85" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=85"> 84 Technology focus: LEDs Modified p-type layer</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 86" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=86"> Technology focus: LEDs 85 layer under the MQW w</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 87" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=87"> 86 Technology focus: LEDs UCSB uses more unifor</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 88" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=88"> rent range. However, this behavior was not seen i</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 89" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=89"> 88 Technology focus: Lasers </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 90" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=90"> Technology focus: Lasers 89 quality between the</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 91" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=91"> 90 Technology focus: Nitride lasers Corning pro</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 92" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=92"> Technology focus: Nitride lasers 91 </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 93" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=93"> 92 Technology focus: Nitride microelectronics O</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 94" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=94"> Technology focus: Nitride microelectronics 93 </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 95" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=95"> 94 Technology focus: Nitride HEMTs SiN raises n</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 96" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=96"> Technology focus: Nitride HEMTs 95 The three-</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 97" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=97"> 96 Technology focus: Nitride HEMTs AlGaN-channe</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 98" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=98"> Technology focus: Nitride HEMTs 97 HEMT were in</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 99" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=99"> 98 Conference report: IEDM Power, speed and oth</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 100" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=100"> more costly to produce. Lateral devices can be fa</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 101" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=101"> 100Conference report: IEDM </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 102" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=102"> Conference report: IEDM101 Support for the rese</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 103" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=103"> 102Conference report: IEDM source resistance, tr</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 104" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=104"> LED Korea 2011 LED Manufacturing Jan</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 105" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=105"> 104 suppliers' directory Index 1 Bulk crystal</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 106" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=106"> Kyma Technologies Inc 8829 Midway West Road, Rale</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 107" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=107"> 106Suppliers' Directory Matheson Tri-Gas 6775 C</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 108" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=108"> 8 Wafer processing equipment EV Group DI Erich</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 109" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=109"> 108Suppliers' Directory Optical Reference System</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 110" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=110"> Suppliers' Directory109 20 Facility consumables </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 111" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=111"> 110 event calendar If you would like your event </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 112" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=112"> Event Calendar111 E-mail: support.otst@gmail.com</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Dec/Jan 2010/2011 page 113" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/68547266?page=113"> Advertisers choose Semiconductor Today for its...</a>