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<br /> ISSN 1752-2935 (online)<br /> semiconductorTODAY<br /> COMPOUNDS & ADVANCED SILICON<br /> Vol.8 · Issue 6 · July/August 2013 www.semiconductor-today.com<br /> Graphene applications<br /> in nitride devices<br /> CPV module efficiency<br /> record raised to 35.9%<br /> TriQuint buys CAP Wireless ·Veeco launches GENxplor MBE tool<br /> JDSU raises $636m · Cree licenses patents to Transphorm<br /> <br /> Light Up a Brighter World<br /> Introducing MaxBright MHP MOCVD System<br /> The Best in MOCVD Technology Just Got Better<br /> !""#$%&'("&)$*+,-.&+"/,"*&01&234!5&"67089"1'%&+/71#(".&/1$'("*&:*"/;'(*$7<(&<br /> 01&=0"+,&8"*>$*9/1#"?&'("&@7*:$50.#A&2/BC*0<('A&2DEF&234!5&G=.'"9%&/&(0<(&<br /> 8"*>$*9/1#"%&9$,7+/*&H"*.0$1&$>&'("&:".'I."++01<&2/BC*0<('J&K0'(&78&'$&LMN&)0'(01I<br /> )/>"*&)/H"+"1<'(&710>$*90'=&098*$H"9"1'%&OPN&01#*"/."&01&>$$'8*01'&">Q&#0"1#=&/1,&<br /> "1(/1#",&."*H0#"/:0+0'=%&'("&2/BC*0<('&2DE&)0++&/##"+"*/'"&'("&.$<a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=1"> ISSN 1752-2935 (online) semiconductorTODAY COMPOU</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=2"> Light Up a Brighter World Introducing MaxBright M</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=3"> 3 contents Editorial </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=4"> 4 editorial LED oversupply declining, but still </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=5"> 200mm GaN-on-Si Batch Reactor AIX G5+ </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 6" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=6"> 6 news LED oversupply to continue through 2016 S</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 7" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=7"> News: Markets 7 Epiwafer market to reach $4bn in </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 8" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=8"> 8 News: Microelectronics RFMD's quarterly revenue</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 9" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=9"> News: Microelectronics 9 RFMD ships millionth RF7</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 10" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=10"> 10 News: Microelectronics Anadigics' sales up 31%</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 11" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=11"> News: Microelectronics 11 Anadigics launches 1.2G</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 12" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=12"> 12 News: Microelectronics Anadigics' HELP 3G PA s</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 13" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=13"> News: Microelectronics 13 TriQuint revenue return</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 14" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=14"> 14 News: Microelectronics Skyworks exceeds quarte</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 15" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=15"> News: Microelectronics 15 Skyworks powers MediaTe</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 16" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=16"> 16 News: Microelectronics Peregrine expands famil</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 17" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=17"> News: Microelectronics 17 RFaxis ramps up volume </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 18" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=18"> 18 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href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=36"> 36 News: Materials and processing equipment Atlas</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 37" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=37"> News: Materials and processing equipment 37 CRAIC</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 38" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=38"> 38 News: Materials and processing equipment Rubic</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 39" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=39"> News: Materials and processing equipment 39 itab</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 40" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=40"> 40 News: LEDs SemiLEDs' revenue falls 27% from qu</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 41" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=41"> News: LEDs 41 Second law firm files class action </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 42" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=42"> 42 News: LEDs Cree's quarterly revenue rises 7% t</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 43" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=43"> THE NEW BAK… BECAUSE NOT ALL EVAPORATORS ARE THE </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 44" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=44"> 44 News: LEDs Cree launches first $99 LED street </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 45" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=45"> The end of the rainbow is closer than you think. </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 46" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=46"> 46 News: LEDs IN BRIEF Sharp and Osram enter into</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 47" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=47"> News: 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title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 65" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=65"> ISSN 1752-2935 (online) semiconductorTODAY COMP</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 66" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=66"> 66 Market focus: LED manufacturing equipment LED</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 67" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=67"> Market focus: LED manufacturing equipment 67 </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 68" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=68"> 68 Technology focus: UV LEDs Nanosphere-patterne</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 69" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=69"> Technology focus: UV LEDs 69 Contact </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 70" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=70"> 70 Technology focus: Nitride LEDs Combining Al2O</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 71" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=71"> Technology focus: Nitride LEDs 71 graphy and ind</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 72" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=72"> 72 Technology focus: Nitride LEDs Laser sculptin</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 73" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=73"> Technology focus: Nitride LEDs 73 </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 74" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=74"> 74 Technology focus: Graphene Exploring graphene</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 75" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=75"> Technology focus: Graphene 75 Looking towards 1TH</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 76" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=76"> 76 Technology focus: Graphene </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 77" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=77"> Technology focus: Graphene 77 The electrolumin</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 78" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=78"> 78 Technology focus: Graphene </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 79" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=79"> Technology focus: Graphene 79 </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 80" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=80"> 80 Technology focus: Graphene </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 81" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=81"> Sept. 4 – 6, 2013 TWTC Nangang </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 82" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=82"> 82 Technology focus: Nitride MOSFETs Self-termin</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 83" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=83"> Technology focus: Nitride MOSFETs 83 </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 84" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=84"> 84 Technology focus: Nitride HEMTs First 40GHz r</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 85" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=85"> Technology focus: Nitride HEMTs 85 with gate len</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 86" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=86"> 86 Technology focus: InGaAs HEMTs Straining barr</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 87" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=87"> Technology focus: InGaAs HEMTs 87 Transistor f</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 88" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=88"> 88 suppliers' directory Index 1 Bulk crystal so</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 89" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=89"> Suppliers' Directory 89 Kyma Technologies Inc 882</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 90" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=90"> 90 Suppliers' Directory Asia Pacific: Akzo Nobel </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today JulyAug 2013 page 91" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/b9aca52e?page=91"> Suppliers' Directory 91 systems available. 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