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<br /> ISSN 1752-2935 (online)<br /> semiconductorTODAY<br /> COMPOUNDS & ADVANCED SILICON<br /> Vol.5 · Issue 8 · October/November 2010 www.semiconductor-today.com<br /> MOCVD automation and<br /> fab integration<br /> Veeco plans Asia expansion · Umicore opens US Ge plant<br /> News from EuMW & ECOC · Spire's record 42.3% PV efficiency<br /> <br /> <br /> 3<br /> contents<br /> Editorial 4<br /> News<br /> Markets 6<br /> Sapphire demand doubles in 2010 · ZnO LEDs to reach $415m in 2015<br /> Microelectronics 12<br /> News from Cable-Tec & EuMW ·RFMD adds GaAs & MBE to foundry<br /> Wide-bandgap electronics 24<br /> Fujitsu's 1.3W output W-band GaN HEMT <a title="Semiconductor Today October/November 2010.pdf page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4e7ce6f?page=1"> ISSN 1752-2935 (online) semiconductorTODAY COMPOU</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today October/November 2010.pdf page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4e7ce6f?page=2"> </a> <a 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