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<br /> ISSN 1752-2935 (online)<br /> semiconductorTODAY<br /> COMPOUNDS & ADVANCED SILICON<br /> Vol.8 · Issue 2 · March 2013 www.semiconductor-today.com<br /> China's AMEC launches<br /> MOCVD cluster tool<br /> Progress towards<br /> 50%-efficient<br /> III-V solar cells<br /> RFMD divesting UK fab ·5N shifting ex-Firebird InSb operation<br /> OneChip forms foundry relationships with IQE and GCS<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++&/##"+"*/<a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=1"> ISSN 1752-2935 (online) semiconductorTODAY COMPOU</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=2"> Light Up a Brighter World Introducing MaxBright M</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=3"> 3 contents Editorial </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=4"> 4 editorial Foundries providing flexibility This</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=5"> 200mm GaN-on-Si Batch Reactor AIX G5+ </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 6" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=6"> 6 news Smartphones to outship feature phones for</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 7" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=7"> News: Markets 7 emerging markets. 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href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=31"> News: Materials and processing equipment 31 AXT e</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 32" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=32"> 32 News: Materials and processing equipment IQE's</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 33" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=33"> News: Materials and processing equipment 33 Quebe</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 34" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=34"> 34 News: Materials and processing equipment Solar</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 35" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=35"> News: Materials and processing equipment 35 Qings</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 36" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=36"> 36 News: Materials and processing equipment Aixtr</a> <a 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href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=60"> 60 Optoelectronics OPEL announces RF & microwave </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 61" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=61"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 62" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=62"> 62 News: Optical communications Imec offers fully</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 63" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=63"> News: Optical communications 63 Kotura establishe</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 64" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=64"> 64 News: Optical communications Finisar's quarter</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 65" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=65"> News: Optical communications 65 3SPGroup and Fini</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 66" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=66"> 66 News: Optical communications OneChip forms fou</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 67" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=67"> News: Optical communications 67 Emcore starts vol</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 68" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=68"> 68 News: Photovoltaics Alta's new dual-junction c</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 69" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=69"> News: Photovoltaics 69 First Solar becomes Dii sh</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 70" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=70"> 70 News: Photovoltaics Magnolia demonstrates 13%-</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 71" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=71"> News: Photovoltaics 71 US Photovoltaic Manufactur</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 72" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=72"> 72 Technology focus: Photovoltaics Moving forwar</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 73" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=73"> Technology focus: Photovoltaics 73 </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 74" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=74"> 74 Technology focus: Photovoltaics </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 75" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=75"> Technology focus: Photovoltaics 75 </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 76" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=76"> 76 Technology focus: Photovoltaics </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 77" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=77"> Technology focus: Photovoltaics 77 the primary f</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 78" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=78"> 78 Technology focus: Nitride LEDs New atomic lay</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 79" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=79"> Technology focus: Nitride LEDs 79 This enabled a</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 80" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=80"> 80 Technology focus: Silicon carbide First later</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 81" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=81"> Technology focus: Silicon carbide 81 </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 82" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=82"> 82 Technology focus: Nitride microelectronics RF</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today March 2013 page 83" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79ec23a7?page=83"> Technology focus: Nitride microelectronics 83 </a> <a 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