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<br /> ISSN 1752-2935 (online)<br /> semiconductorTODAY<br /> COMPOUNDS & ADVANCED SILICON<br /> Vol.7 · Issue 1 · February 2012 www.semiconductor-today.com<br /> IEDM report part 2:<br /> compound semiconductor<br /> logic development<br /> Development of new form<br /> of hafnium oxide boosts<br /> dielectric constant<br /> Bridgelux raises $25m · Plessey buys start-up CamGaN<br /> Veeco sells CIGS PV assets · IQE invests in Solar Junction<br /> <br /> Light Up the World.<br /> Introducing MaxBright MOCVD System<br /> Veeco: Driving the Future of LED Lighting<br /> Veeco once again sets the industry standard with the new TurboDisc®<br /> MaxBright™ MOCVD Multi-Reactor System by providing the highest<br /> productivity and superior performance for LED manufacturing. Leveraging<br /> the success of Veeco’s production-proven K465i, MaxBright offers seamless<br /> ™<br /> process tr<a title="Semiconductor Today Feb 2012 page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/95afca79?page=1"> ISSN 1752-2935 (online) semiconductorTODAY COMPOU</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Feb 2012 page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/95afca79?page=2"> Light Up the World. Introducing MaxBright MOCVD S</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Feb 2012 page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/95afca79?page=3"> 3 contents News Markets </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Feb 2012 page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/95afca79?page=4"> 4 editorial Economies of scale On page 88 of th</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Feb 2012 page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/95afca79?page=5"> HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY // With almost 30 years of ex</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Feb 2012 page 6" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/95afca79?page=6"> 6 news LED lighting power supply market to reach</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Feb 2012 page 7" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/95afca79?page=7"> News: Markets 7 HB-LED market to grow 13.4% from </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Feb 2012 page 8" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/95afca79?page=8"> 8 News: Microelectronics RFMD launches quad- band</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Feb 2012 page 9" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/95afca79?page=9"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Feb 2012 page 10" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/95afca79?page=10"> 10 News: Microelectronics TriQuint's quarterly re</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Feb 2012 page 11" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/95afca79?page=11"> News: Microelectronics 11 years as they push int</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Feb 2012 page 12" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/95afca79?page=12"> 12 News: Microelectronics Anadigics' Q4 sales dow</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Feb 2012 page 13" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/95afca79?page=13"> News: Microelectronics 13 Anadigics adds small-ce</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Feb 2012 page 14" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/95afca79?page=14"> 14 News: Microelectronics IN BRIEF Mitsubishi Ele</a> <a 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href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/95afca79?page=79"> Technology focus: UV LEDs 79 values were 380 arc</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Feb 2012 page 80" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/95afca79?page=80"> 80 Technology focus: LEDs SiO2/GaN nano-rods giv</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Feb 2012 page 81" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/95afca79?page=81"> Technology focus: LEDs 81 the researchers sugges</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Feb 2012 page 82" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/95afca79?page=82"> 82 Technology focus: Nitride materials Increased</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Feb 2012 page 83" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/95afca79?page=83"> Technology focus: Nitride materials 83 aluminum </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today Feb 2012 page 84" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/95afca79?page=84"> 84 Technology focus: Nitride transistors Aluminu</a> <a title="Semiconductor 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