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<br /> <br /> ISSN 1752-2935 (online)<br /> semiconductorTODAY<br /> COMPOUNDS & ADVANCED SILICON<br /> Vol.9 · Issue 10 · December 2014/January 2015 www.semiconductor-today.com<br /> Solar cell efficiency<br /> record raised from<br /> 44.7% to 46%<br /> RFMD/TriQuint merger completed·Veeco acquires SSEC<br /> Epistar buying TSMC's 94% stake in TSMC SSL<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 to 20<a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=1"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=2"> ISSN 1752-2935 (online) semiconductorTODAY COMPOU</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=3"> Lower Cost LEDs Faster LED Adoption Another br</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=4"> 3 contents Editorial </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=5"> 4 editorial Consolidation & restructuring The st</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 6" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=6"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 7" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=7"> 6 news Lamp market to peak at $21.2bn in 2018 th</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 8" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=8"> News: Markets 7 LED chipset demand to rise from 3</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 9" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=9"> 8 News: Markets LED modules to grow at 23.9% whil</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 10" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=10"> News: Markets 9 Ten lighting and LED trends to wa</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 11" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=11"> 10 News: Markets Market for discrete GaN power co</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 12" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=12"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 13" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=13"> 12 News: Microelectronics Anadigics expands WiFi </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 14" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=14"> News: Microelectronics 13 Merger of RFMD and TriQ</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 15" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=15"> 14 News: Microelectronics TriQuint's DoD Trusted </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 16" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=16"> News: Microelectronics 15 TriQuint's vice preside</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 17" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=17"> 16 News: Microelectronics Skyworks ramps suite of</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 18" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=18"> News: Microelectronics 17 Sumitomo Electric ships</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 19" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=19"> 18 News: Microelectronics Murata completes acquis</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 20" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=20"> News: Microelectronics 19 Peregrine ships first t</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 21" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=21"> 20 News: Wide-bandgap electronics Raytheon UK to </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 22" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=22"> News: Wide-bandgap electronics 21 Cree releases n</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 23" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=23"> 22 News: Wide-bandgap electronics Cree extends 50</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 24" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=24"> Experience you can trust. Turnaround time</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 25" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=25"> 24 News: Wide-bandgap electronics Advantech Wirel</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 26" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=26"> News: Wide-bandgap electronics 25 Infineon closes</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 27" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=27"> 26 News: Wide-bandgap electronics GaN Systems app</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 28" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=28"> ъ 7KH1HZ*HQHUDWLRQRI/RZ9ROWDJH(DUWK/HDNDJH&LUFXLW</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 29" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=29"> 28 News: Materials and processing equipment EpiGa</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 30" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=30"> News: Materials and processing equipment 29 Keysi</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 31" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=31"> 30 News: Materials and processing equipment Veec</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 32" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=32"> News: Materials and processing equipment 31 Riber</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 33" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=33"> 32 News: Materials and processing equipment Aixtr</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 34" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=34"> News: Materials and processing equipment 33 Epilu</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 35" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=35"> 34 News: Materials and processing equipment USC p</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 36" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=36"> News: Materials and processing equipment 35 Evate</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 37" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=37"> 36 News: Materials and processing equipment CRAIC</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 38" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=38"> News: Materials and processing equipment 37 Unive</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 39" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=39"> 38 News: Materials and processing equipment EVG e</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 40" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=40"> News: Materials and processing equipment 39 Nanom</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 41" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=41"> 40 News: Materials and processing equipment SEMI-</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 42" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=42"> News: Materials and processing equipment 41 ALLOS</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 43" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=43"> 42 News: Materials and processing equipment UK's </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 44" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=44"> News: LEDs 43 Hybrid quantum and molecular modell</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 45" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=45"> 44 News: LEDs UK's Anvil Semiconductor & Cambridg</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 46" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=46"> News: LEDs 45 SemiLEDs sells 15% stake to XiaoQin</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 47" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=47"> 46 News: LEDs Plessey's GaN-on-Si LEDs powering 8</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 48" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=48"> News: LEDs 47 Soraa completes its line of PAR30 a</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 49" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=49"> 48 News: LEDs LED lighting pioneers win Draper Pr</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 50" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=50"> THE NEW BAK… BECAUSE NOT ALL EVAPORATORS ARE THE </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 51" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=51"> 50 News: LEDs Cree launches first XHP LED, using </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 52" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=52"> News: LEDs 51 Cree files US lawsuits against Feit</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 53" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=53"> 52 News: LEDs Osram's new Ostar Stage LED boosts </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 54" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=54"> Perfect layer deposition Beautifully Un</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 55" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=55"> 54 News: Optoelectronics Sheaumann Laser acquires</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 56" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=56"> News: Optoelectronics 55 ProPhotonix appointed fr</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 57" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=57"> 56 News: Optical communications Huawei partners w</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 58" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=58"> News: Optical communications 57 Koch Industries c</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 59" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=59"> 58 News: Optical communications GigOptix raises g</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 60" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=60"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 61" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=61"> 60 News: Optical communications Emcore completes </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 62" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=62"> News: Optical communications 61 Emcore closes sal</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 63" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=63"> 62 News: Photovoltaics Fraunhofer ISE, Soitec and</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 64" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=64"> News: Photovoltaics 63 NREL demonstrates 45.7% ef</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 65" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=65"> 64 News: Photovoltaics Australia's University of </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 66" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=66"> News: Photovoltaics 65 Spectrolab produces record</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 67" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=67"> 66 News: Photovoltaics First Solar enters residen</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 68" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=68"> News: Photovoltaics 67 First Solar reaches 10GW o</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 69" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=69"> 68 News: Photovoltaics Hanergy to build 300MW fle</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 70" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=70"> News: Photovoltaics 69 Solar Frontier supplies CI</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 71" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=71"> 70 Technology focus: Photovoltaics GaAs/InP wafe</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 72" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=72"> Technology focus: Photovoltaics 71 Figure 2. Cha</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 73" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=73"> 72 Technology focus: Lasers Double metal wavegui</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 74" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=74"> Technology focus: Lasers 73 barriers on lightly </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 75" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=75"> 74 Technology focus: Lasers Reducing threshold c</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 76" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=76"> Technology focus: Lasers 75 </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 77" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=77"> 76 Technology focus: Deep UV optoelectronics Non</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 78" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=78"> Technology focus: Deep UV optoelectronics 77 loc</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 79" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=79"> 78 Technology focus: LEDs Hot holes for improved</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 80" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=80"> Technology focus: LEDs 79 generally non-radiativ</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 81" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=81"> 80 Market focus: LEDs LED makers to raise techno</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 82" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=82"> Market focus: LEDs 81 2013 LED </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 83" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=83"> 82 Technology focus: Silicon carbide Expanding i</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 84" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=84"> Technology focus: Silicon carbide 83 </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 85" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=85"> 84 Technology focus: Silicon carbide partially i</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 86" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=86"> Technology focus: Silicon carbide 85 The nicke</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 87" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=87"> 86 Technology focus: GaN HEMTs First application</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 88" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=88"> Technology focus: GaN HEMTs 87 1200 900 (mA/mm</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 89" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=89"> 88 Technology focus: GaN HEMTs Table 1. Compariso</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 90" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=90"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 91" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=91"> 90 Technology focus: GaN transistors RF performa</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 92" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=92"> Technology focus: GaN transistors 91 </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 93" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=93"> 92 Technology focus: Wide-bandgap transistors Di</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 94" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=94"> Technology focus: Wide-bandgap transistors 93 </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 95" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=95"> 94 suppliers' directory Index 1 Bulk crystal so</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 96" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=96"> Suppliers' Directory 95 MARUWA CO LTD 3-83, Minam</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 97" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=97"> 96 Suppliers' Directory Tel: +1 510 793 2559 Fax:</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 98" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=98"> Suppliers' Directory 97 Praxair Electronics (see </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 99" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=99"> 98 Suppliers' Directory 12 Inspectionequipment B</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 100" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=100"> Suppliers' Directory 99 Semiconductor Technology </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 101" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=101"> 100 event calendar If you would like your event </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 102" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=102"> Event Calendar101 13–16 April 2015 SPIE Optics +</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2014-2015(10)DecJan page 103" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6bbdb268?page=103"> ISSN 1752-2935 (online) semiconductorTODAY COMP</a>