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<br /> ISSN 1752-2935 (online)<br /> semiconductorTODAY<br /> COMPOUNDS & ADVANCED SILICON<br /> Vol.12 · Issue 10 · December 2017/January 2018 www.semiconductor-today.com<br /> IEDM conference report<br /> PlesseylicensingGaN-on-Si<br /> to micro-LED makers<br /> EVG opens capacity expansion·Peregrine renamed pSemi<br /> Optically pumped all-Si laser·Thin-film PV cell efficiency hits 22.9%<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 p<a title="Semiconductor Today 2017(10)DecJan page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6c320a63?page=1"> ISSN 1752-2935 (online) semiconductorTODAY COMPOU</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2017(10)DecJan page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6c320a63?page=2"> Lower Cost LEDs Faster LED Adoption Another br</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2017(10)DecJan page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6c320a63?page=3"> 3 contents Editorial </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2017(10)DecJan page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6c320a63?page=4"> 4 editorial Consumer electronics adopting III–Vs</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2017(10)DecJan page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6c320a63?page=5"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2017(10)DecJan page 6" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6c320a63?page=6"> 6 news LED chip market to hit supply–demand bala</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2017(10)DecJan page 7" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6c320a63?page=7"> News: Markets 7 Mini-LED revenue to reach $1bn in</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2017(10)DecJan page 8" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6c320a63?page=8"> 8 News: Markets UV LED market growing at 24.8% CA</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2017(10)DecJan page 9" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/6c320a63?page=9"> News: Markets 9 LED packaging market to grow at 6</a> <a title="Semiconductor 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