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<br /> ISSN 1752-2935 (online)<br /> semiconductorTODAY<br /> COMPOUNDS & ADVANCED SILICON<br /> Vol.11 · Issue 9 · November 2016 www.semiconductor-today.com<br /> 2D semiconductor yields<br /> thinnest photodetector<br /> MACOM acquiring AppliedMicro·BluGlass and IQE collaborate<br /> EpiWorks breaks ground on expansion ·First Solar restructures<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 2016(09)Nov page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/9020f0fd?page=1"> ISSN 1752-2935 (online) semiconductorTODAY COMPOU</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2016(09)Nov page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/9020f0fd?page=2"> Lower Cost LEDs Faster LED Adoption Another br</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2016(09)Nov page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/9020f0fd?page=3"> 3 contents Editorial </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2016(09)Nov page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/9020f0fd?page=4"> 4 editorial Diversifying from nitride LEDs The e</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2016(09)Nov page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/9020f0fd?page=5"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2016(09)Nov page 6" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/9020f0fd?page=6"> 6 news Li-Fi/visible light communication market </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2016(09)Nov page 7" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/9020f0fd?page=7"> News: Markets 7 VCSEL market to rise at 22.3% CAG</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2016(09)Nov page 8" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/9020f0fd?page=8"> 8 News: Microelectronics Qorvo grows a more than </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2016(09)Nov page 9" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/9020f0fd?page=9"> News: Microelectronics 9 global brand.” Huawei w</a> <a title="Semiconductor 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title="Semiconductor Today 2016(09)Nov page 61" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/9020f0fd?page=61"> News: Photovoltaics 61 Alta to provide cells for </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2016(09)Nov page 62" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/9020f0fd?page=62"> 62 News: Photovoltaics First Solar accelerates Se</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2016(09)Nov page 63" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/9020f0fd?page=63"> News: Photovoltaics 63 First Solar's sales fall 2</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2016(09)Nov page 64" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/9020f0fd?page=64"> 64 News: Photovoltaics Stion's frameless module c</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2016(09)Nov page 65" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/9020f0fd?page=65"> News: Photovoltaics 65 Berkeley sets efficiency r</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2016(09)Nov page 66" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/9020f0fd?page=66"> 66 Technology focus: Photovoltaics Three-prong a</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2016(09)Nov page 67" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/9020f0fd?page=67"> Technology focus: Photovoltaics 67 Composition</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2016(09)Nov page 68" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/9020f0fd?page=68"> 68 Technology focus: Photodetectors South Korea'</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2016(09)Nov page 69" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/9020f0fd?page=69"> Technology focus: Photodetectors 69 current but,</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2016(09)Nov page 70" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/9020f0fd?page=70"> 70 Technology focus: III-Vs on silicon Indium ph</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2016(09)Nov page 71" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/9020f0fd?page=71"> Technology focus: III-Vs on silicon 71 The tea</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2016(09)Nov page 72" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/9020f0fd?page=72"> 72 Technology focus: Lasers Extending interband </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2016(09)Nov page 73" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/9020f0fd?page=73"> Technology focus: Lasers 73 was designed to have</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2016(09)Nov page 74" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/9020f0fd?page=74"> 74 Business focus: China China: the future of wo</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2016(09)Nov page 75" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/9020f0fd?page=75"> Business focus: China 75 awaiting the President'</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2016(09)Nov page 76" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/9020f0fd?page=76"> 76 Technology focus: LEDs Seeking source of gree</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2016(09)Nov page 77" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/9020f0fd?page=77"> Technology focus: LEDs 77 the green gap is expla</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2016(09)Nov page 78" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/9020f0fd?page=78"> 78 Technology focus: Nitride materials processing</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2016(09)Nov page 79" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/9020f0fd?page=79"> Technology focus: Nitride materials processing 79</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2016(09)Nov page 80" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/9020f0fd?page=80"> 80 Technology focus: Nitride LEDs Low-resistance</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2016(09)Nov page 81" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/9020f0fd?page=81"> Technology focus: Nitride LEDs 81 </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2016(09)Nov page 82" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/9020f0fd?page=82"> 82 Technology focus: III-Vs on silicon Integrati</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2016(09)Nov page 83" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/9020f0fd?page=83"> Technology focus: III-Vs on 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