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<br /> ISSN 1752-2935 (online)<br /> semiconductorTODAY<br /> COMPOUNDS & ADVANCED SILICON<br /> Vol.12 · Issue 1 · February 2017 www.semiconductor-today.com<br /> Two-dimensional<br /> materials<br /> Cree abandons sale of Wolfspeed to Infineon· IDT buying GigPeak<br /> Navitas unveils first GaN power ICs ·Veeco to acquire Ultratech<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 percent com<a title="Semiconductor Today 2017(01)Feb page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/a579bfae?page=1"> ISSN 1752-2935 (online) semiconductorTODAY COMPOU</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2017(01)Feb page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/a579bfae?page=2"> Lower Cost LEDs Faster LED Adoption Another br</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2017(01)Feb page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/a579bfae?page=3"> 3 contents 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