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<br /> ISSN 1752-2935 (online)<br /> semiconductorTODAY<br /> COMPOUNDS & ADVANCED SILICON<br /> Vol.7 · Issue 2 · March/April 2012 www.semiconductor-today.com<br /> Efficiency droop in<br /> nitride & phosphide LEDs<br /> First single-crystal<br /> gallium oxide FET<br /> Graphensic spun off · Emcore sells VCSEL range to Sumitomo<br /> Masimo buys Spire Semiconductor· Oclaro and Opnext merge<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 thermal<br /<a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=1"> ISSN 1752-2935 (online) semiconductorTODAY COMPOU</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=2"> Light Up the World. Introducing MaxBright MOCVD S</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=3"> 3 contents Markets News </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=4"> 4 editorial Overcoming current drop On pages 10</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=5"> HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY // With almost 30 years of ex</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 6" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=6"> 6 news CIGS PV panel market to grow rapidly to $</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 7" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=7"> News: Markets 7 Rising demand in backlight and li</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 8" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=8"> 8 News: Markets HB-LED market grew 4.3% in 2011 </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 9" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=9"> News: Markets 9 GaN LED MOCVD shipments to fall 4</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 10" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=10"> 10 News: Microelectronics TriQuint opens Internat</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 11" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=11"> News: Microelectronics 11 TriQuint claims smalles</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 12" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=12"> 12 News: Microelectronics Anadigics launches dual</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 13" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=13"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 14" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=14"> 14 News: 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href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=49"> News: LEDs 49 Optogan launches chip-on-board LED </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 50" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=50"> 50 News: LEDs IN BRIEF LED phosphor maker Intemat</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 51" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=51"> FIND THE KEY TO HIGH YIELD HB LED PRODUCTION ON 8</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 52" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=52"> 52 News: LEDs Chevron and Bridgelux team on stree</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 53" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=53"> News: LEDs 53 Bridgelux brings Micro SM4 LED to m</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 54" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=54"> 54 News: LEDs Cree expands XLamp ML family of mid</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 55" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=55"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 56" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=56"> 56 News: LEDs Oslon SSL efficiency & flux tempera</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 57" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=57"> News: Optoelectronics 57 Tokyo Institute of Techn</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 58" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=58"> 58 News: Optoelectronics Spire Semiconductor sold</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 59" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=59"> News: Optoelectronics 59 Ferdinand-Braun-Institut</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 60" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=60"> 60 News: Optical communications Luxtera's silicon</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 61" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=61"> News: Optical communications 61 Luxtera raises $2</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 62" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=62"> 62 News: Optical communications EU's BOOM projec</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 63" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=63"> News: Optical communications 63 CEA-Leti and III-</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 64" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=64"> 64 News: Optical communications Oclaro and Opnex</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 65" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=65"> News: Optical communications 65 Oclaro's Shenzhen</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 66" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=66"> 66 News: Optical communications IN BRIEF NeoPhoto</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 67" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=67"> News: Optical communications 67 GigOptix reports </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 68" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=68"> 68 News: Optical communications Emcore sells VCSE</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 69" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=69"> News: Optical communications 69 Emcore's quarterl</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 70" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=70"> 70 News: Photovoltaics Emcore-San'an joint ventur</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 71" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=71"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 72" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=72"> 72 News: Photovoltaics Soitec finalizes acquisiti</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 73" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=73"> News: Photovoltaics 73 Australia's Silex selects </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 74" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=74"> 74 News: Photovoltaics First Solar's revenue fall</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 75" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=75"> News: Photovoltaics 75 First Solar to build 26MW </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 76" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=76"> 76 News: Photovoltaics IN BRIEF DOEgrants$300,000</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 77" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=77"> News: Photovoltaics 77 PVthin association formed </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 78" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=78"> 78 News: Photovoltaics SoloPower sets record 13.4</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 79" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=79"> News: Photovoltaics 79 Solar Frontier sets record</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 80" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=80"> 80 News: Photovoltaics MiaSolé raises a further $</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 81" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=81"> News: Photovoltaics 81 TSMC Solar receives UL, IE</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 82" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=82"> 82 Technology focus: Microelectronic materials N</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 83" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=83"> Technology focus: Microelectronic materials 83 β</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 84" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=84"> 84 Technology focus: III-V MOSFETs Avoiding high</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 85" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=85"> Technology focus: III-V MOSFETs 85 </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 86" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=86"> 86 Technology focus: Nitride transistors Tri-gat</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 87" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=87"> Technology focus: Nitride transistors 87 113mV/d</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 88" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=88"> 88 Technology focus: Nitride transistors Flatten</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 89" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=89"> Technology focus: Nitride transistors 89 </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 90" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=90"> 90 Technology focus: Nitride transistors Doublin</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 91" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=91"> Technology focus: Nitride transistors 91 in the </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 92" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=92"> 92 Technology focus: Nitride transistors Nitride</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 93" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=93"> Technology focus: Nitride transistors 93 in devi</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 94" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=94"> 94 Technology focus: Long-wavelength lasers Long</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 95" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=95"> Technology focus: Long-wavelength lasers 95 dopa</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 96" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=96"> 96 Technology focus: Nitride LEDs Nitride nanoco</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 97" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=97"> Technology focus: Nitride LEDs 97 conductor. The</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 98" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=98"> 98 Technology focus: Nitride LEDs Green LEDs ben</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 99" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=99"> Technology focus: Nitride LEDs 99 GEBL device is</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 100" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=100"> 100Technology focus: LEDs New approaches to effi</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 101" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=101"> Technology focus: LEDs 101 greater than hole den</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 102" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=102"> 102Technology focus: LEDs Cur Ukrai and R tor D e</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 103" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=103"> Technology focus: LEDs103 contribution to the ef</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 104" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=104"> 104Technology focus: LEDs Figure 5. External </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 105" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=105"> The International Conference on Compound Semicond</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 106" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=106"> 106Market focus: GaN power electronics GaN power</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 107" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=107"> Market focus: GaN power electronics107 Cross-fert</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 108" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=108"> 108Technology focus: GaN microelectronics Advant</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 109" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=109"> Technology focus: GaN microelectronics109 GaN </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 110" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=110"> 110Technology focus: GaN microelectronics This</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 111" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=111"> Technology focus: GaN microelectronics111 operat</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 112" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=112"> 112 suppliers' directory Index 1 Bulk crystal s</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 113" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=113"> Suppliers' Directory113 Kyma Technologies Inc 882</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 114" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=114"> 114 Suppliers' Directory Cambridge Chemical Compa</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 115" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=115"> Suppliers' Directory115 Veeco is a world-leadi</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 116" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=116"> 116 Suppliers' Directory www.k-space.com k-Space </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 117" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=117"> Suppliers' Directory117 Tecdia is a manufacturer </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 118" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=118"> 118 event calendar If you would like your event </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 119" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=119"> Event Calendar119 19–20 April 2012 4th Photovolt</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today MarApr 2012 page 120" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8b9bab8?page=120"> Advertisers choose Semiconductor Today for its...</a>