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<br /> <br /> ISSN 1752-2935 (online)<br /> semiconductorTODAY<br /> COMPOUNDS & ADVANCED SILICON<br /> Vol.10 · Issue 1 · February 2015 www.semiconductor-today.com<br /> First group-IV lasers<br /> grown on silicon<br /> IEDM report<br /> Toyota road testing SiC devices ·Ammono making 2” SI GaN<br /> First Solar raises CdTe cell efficiency to 21.5%<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 <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(01)Feb page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/8df5c039?page=1"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(01)Feb page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/8df5c039?page=2"> ISSN 1752-2935 (online) semiconductorTODAY COMPOU</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(01)Feb page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/8df5c039?page=3"> Lower Cost LEDs Faster LED Adoption Another br</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(01)Feb page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/8df5c039?page=4"> 3 contents Editorial </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(01)Feb page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/8df5c039?page=5"> 4 editorial New technology drives growth On page</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(01)Feb page 6" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/8df5c039?page=6"> Our technology. 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