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<br /> ISSN 1752-2935 (online)<br /> semiconductorTODAY<br /> COMPOUNDS & ADVANCED SILICON<br /> Vol.6 · Issue 6 · July/August 2011 www.semiconductor-today.com<br /> Nitride μLED displays<br /> driven at video rates<br /> GaN-on-Si LEDs nearing<br /> sapphire-based efficiency<br /> Veeco exits CIGS PVs · Kyma launches n+ bulk GaN substrates<br /> Cree acquires Ruud · Translucent launches vGaN templates<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 transfer with expanded wafer capacity and advanced<a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=1"> ISSN 1752-2935 (online) semiconductorTODAY COMPOU</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=2"> Light Up the World. Introducing MaxBright MOCVD S</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=3"> 3 contents News Markets </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=4"> 4 editorial Lighting on the horizon This issue </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=5"> HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY // With almost 30 years of ex</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 6" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=6"> 6 news Optoelectronics market to reach $22.5bn i</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 7" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=7"> News: Markets 7 Cumulative CPV installations expe</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 8" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=8"> 8 News: Markets China's LED industry to grow 23% </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 9" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=9"> News: Markets 9 IMS lowers 2011 GaN MOCVD forecas</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 10" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=10"> 10 News: Markets Smart-phone sales of 420m in 201</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 11" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=11"> News: Markets 11 Handset shipments up 13% annuall</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 12" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=12"> 12 News: Microelectronics Anadigics' revenue fall</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 13" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=13"> News: Microelectronics 13 ing gallium nitride (G</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 14" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=14"> 14 News: Microelectronics RFMD returns to sequent</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 15" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=15"> News: Microelectronics 15 RFMD adds FD25 low-nois</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 16" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=16"> 16 News: Microelectronics TriQuint's Q2 and Q3 re</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 17" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=17"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 18" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=18"> 18 News: Microelectronics Skyworks quarterly reve</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 19" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=19"> News: Microelectronics 19 Kopin's first-half III-</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 20" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=20"> 20 News: Microelectronics IN BRIEF GaAs broadband</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 21" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=21"> News: Microelectronics 21 M/A-COM Tech launches d</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 22" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=22"> 22 News: Microelectronics AWR announces Microwave</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 23" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=23"> News: Microelectronics 23 SEMATECH showcases tech</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 24" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=24"> 24 News: Microelectronics IN BRIEF Amalfi appoint</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 25" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=25"> News: Microelectronics 25 TowerJazz completes qua</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 26" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=26"> 26 News: Wide-bandgap electronics SemiSouth launc</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 27" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=27"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 28" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=28"> 28 News: Wide-bandgap electronics EPC adds 100 mi</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 29" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=29"> News: Materials and processing equipment 29 Amkor</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 30" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=30"> 30 News: Materials and processing equipment 5N Pl</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 31" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=31"> News: Materials and processing equipment 31 AZZUR</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 32" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=32"> 32 News: Materials and processing equipment SEMI-</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 33" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=33"> News: Materials and processing equipment 33 AXT Q</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 34" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=34"> 34 News: Materials and processing equipment Veeco</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 35" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=35"> News: Materials and processing equipment 35 impa</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 36" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=36"> 36 News: Materials and processing equipment Aixtr</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 37" 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page 43" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=43"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 44" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=44"> 44 News: Materials and processing equipment IN BR</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 45" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=45"> News: Materials and processing equipment 45 Rubic</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 46" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=46"> 46 News: Materials and processing equipment Therm</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 47" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=47"> News: Materials and processing equipment 47 GT So</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 48" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=48"> 48 News: Materials and processing equipment Trans</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 49" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=49"> News: Materials and processing equipment 49 Kyma </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 50" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=50"> 50 News: LEDs IN BRIEF SETi nominated for South C</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 51" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=51"> News: LEDs 51 Aquionics and Dot Metrics sign JDA </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 52" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=52"> 52 News: LEDs Bridgelux raises GaN-on-Si LED effi</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 53" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=53"> News: LEDs 53 Bridgelux raises $60m in equity fin</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 54" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=54"> 54 News: LEDs Cree's quarterly revenue up 11%, dr</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 55" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=55"> News: LEDs 55 Cree acquires Ruud Lighting BetaLE</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 56" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=56"> 56 News: LEDs Cree's 1300lm, 152lm/W prototype ex</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 57" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=57"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 58" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=58"> 58 News: LEDs LUXEON Rebel LEDs power L Prize-win</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 59" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=59"> NEED TO SOLVE A THIN FILM PUZZLE? From the lates</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 60" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=60"> 60 News: LEDs IN BRIEF DOE announces Round 8 fund</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 61" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=61"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 62" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=62"> 62 News: Optical communications Avago launches Fa</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 63" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=63"> News: Optical communications 63 Advanced Photonix</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 64" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=64"> 64 News: Optical communications GigOptix product </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 65" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=65"> k-Space Associates, Inc. www.k-space.com </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 66" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=66"> 66 News: Optical communications IN BRIEF Q2 sees </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 67" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=67"> News: Optical communications 67 Optical chip and </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 68" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=68"> 68 News: Optical communications IN BRIEF First 40</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 69" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=69"> News: Optical communications 69 Extended-reach 10</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 70" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=70"> 70 News: Optical communications Oclaro's ramp of </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 71" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=71"> News: Optical communications 71 10X10 MSA release</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 72" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=72"> 72 News: Optical communications Emcore quarterly </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 73" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=73"> News: Photovoltaics 73 Semprius wins incentives t</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 74" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=74"> 74 News: Photovoltaics Magnolia demos high-voltag</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 75" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=75"> News: Photovoltaics 75 UC Berkeley and CPV Consor</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 76" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=76"> 76 News: Photovoltaics First Solar raises CdTe P</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 77" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=77"> News: Photovoltaics 77 First Solar dedicates Mes</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 78" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=78"> 78 News: Photovoltaics First Solar sells 10MW PV </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 79" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=79"> News: Photovoltaics 79 First Solar's Q2 sales fa</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 80" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=80"> 80 Technology focus: GaAs HEMTs High-performance</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 81" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=81"> Technology focus: GaAs HEMTs 81 cient difference</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 82" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=82"> 82 Technology focus: Silicon carbide Kyoto Unive</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 83" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=83"> Technology focus: Silicon carbide 83 The singl</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 84" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=84"> 84 Technology focus: Nitride HEMTs Si implant en</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 85" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=85"> Technology focus: Nitride HEMTs 85 excellent ohm</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 86" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=86"> 86 Technology focus: Nitride HEMTs Quaternary ni</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 87" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=87"> Technology focus: Nitride HEMTs 87 subtracting t</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 88" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=88"> 88 Technology focus: Nitride HEMTs High electron</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 89" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=89"> Technology focus: Nitride HEMTs 89 range 0.5–65G</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 90" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=90"> 90 Technology focus: Nitride HEMTs Hot electrons</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 91" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=91"> Technology focus: Nitride HEMTs 91 </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 92" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=92"> 92 Technology focus: Nitrides Blocking stacking </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 93" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=93"> Technology focus: Nitrides 93 deposited at an ea</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 94" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=94"> 94 Technology focus: Nitride lasers First room-t</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 95" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=95"> Technology focus: Nitride lasers 95 VCSELs above</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 96" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=96"> 96 Market focus: LEDs China developing supply ch</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 97" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=97"> Market focus: LEDs 97 Meanwhile, Yunan Crysta</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 98" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=98"> 98 Technology focus: Nitride LEDs Reducing LED d</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 99" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=99"> Technology focus: Nitride LEDs 99 –– Mitsubishi C</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 100" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=100"> 100Technology focus: Nitride optoelectronics Dri</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 101" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=101"> Technology focus: Nitride optoelectronics 101 Tab</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 102" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=102"> 102Technology focus: Nitride optoelectronics </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 103" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=103"> THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SILIC</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today July-Aug 2011 page 104" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd238fea?page=104"> 104 suppliers' directory Index 1 Bulk crystal s</a> <a 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