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<br /> ISSN 1752-2935 (online)<br /> semiconductorTODAY<br /> COMPOUNDS & ADVANCED SILICON<br /> Vol.13 · Issue 7 · September 2018 www.semiconductor-today.com<br /> Gearing up for μLEDs<br /> Nitride VCSELs<br /> ST&LetidevelopingGaN-on-Siforpowerswitching·NewsfromECOC<br /> X-FAB expands Texas SiC foundry ·Osram launches its first VCSEL<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 u<a title="Semiconductor Today 2018(07)Sept page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b913a23d?page=1"> ISSN 1752-2935 (online) semiconductorTODAY COMPOU</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2018(07)Sept page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b913a23d?page=2"> Lower Cost LEDs Faster LED Adoption Another br</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2018(07)Sept page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b913a23d?page=3"> 3 contents Editorial </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2018(07)Sept page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b913a23d?page=4"> 4 editorial VCSEL and micro-LED developments O</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2018(07)Sept page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b913a23d?page=5"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2018(07)Sept page 6" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b913a23d?page=6"> 6 news Power module packaging materials market g</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2018(07)Sept page 7" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b913a23d?page=7"> News: Markets 7 IR LED market growing at 15% CAGR</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2018(07)Sept page 8" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b913a23d?page=8"> 8 News: Markets RF power amplifier market to grow</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2018(07)Sept page 9" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b913a23d?page=9"> News: Markets 9 LED market growth in 2018 revised</a> <a 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