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<br /> <br /> ISSN 1752-2935 (online)<br /> semiconductorTODAY<br /> COMPOUNDS & ADVANCED SILICON<br /> Vol.10 · Issue 7 · September 2015 www.semiconductor-today.com<br /> Substrates for vertical<br /> nitride power electronic<br /> devices<br /> Silicon targeted at<br /> millimeter-wave<br /> markets<br /> Cree names Power & RF unit Wolfspeed·Finisar's profits fall<br /> Grant for Plessey expansion ·GigOptix acquires Terasquare<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 productivi<a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=1"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=2"> ISSN 1752-2935 (online) semiconductorTODAY COMPOU</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=3"> Lower Cost LEDs Faster LED Adoption Another br</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=4"> 3 contents Editorial </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=5"> 4 editorial Power & RF sectors gear up In pages </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 6" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=6"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 7" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=7"> 6 news LED chip market sees oversupply as China </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 8" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=8"> News: Markets 7 Slowing demand pushes down LED li</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 9" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=9"> 8 News: Markets Demand for larger diameters to bo</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 10" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=10"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 11" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=11"> 10 News: Microelectronics Anadigics launches thre</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 12" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=12"> News: Microelectronics 11 Anadigics' WiFi infrast</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 13" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=13"> 12 News: Microelectronics Infineon's high-frequen</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 14" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=14"> News: Microelectronics 13 Infineon delivers 10 mi</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 15" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=15"> 14 News: Microelectronics TowerJazz Panasonic dev</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 16" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=16"> News: Microelectronics 15 QEOS and GlobalFoundrie</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 17" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=17"> 16 News: Microelectronics Singapore University of</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 18" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=18"> News: Microelectronics 17 MACOM launches DOCSIS 3</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 19" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=19"> 18 News: Wide-bandgap electronics Infineon introd</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 20" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=20"> News: Wide-bandgap electronics 19 Infineon extend</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 21" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=21"> 20 News: Wide-bandgap electronics US Energy Depar</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 22" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=22"> News: Wide-bandgap electronics 21 ACME's microgra</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 23" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=23"> 22 News: Wide-bandgap electronics Cree names Powe</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 24" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=24"> News: Wide-bandgap electronics 23 Cree gives pres</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 25" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=25"> 24 News: Wide-bandgap electronics MACOM adds 200W</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 26" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=26"> News: Wide-bandgap electronics 25 Qorvo expands p</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 27" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=27"> 26 News: Wide-bandgap electronics EPC publishes D</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 28" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=28"> 7KH1HZ*HQHUDWLRQRI/RZ9ROWDJH(DUWK/HDNDJH&LUFXLW%U</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 29" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=29"> 28 News: Wide-bandgap electronics Advantech Wirel</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 30" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=30"> </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 31" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=31"> 30 News: Wide-bandgap electronics GaN Systems sho</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 32" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=32"> News: Materials and processing equipment 31 Accel</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 33" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=33"> 32 News: Materials and processing equipment IQE's</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 34" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=34"> News: Materials and processing equipment 33 IQE s</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 35" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=35"> 34 News: Materials and processing equipment SPTS </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 36" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=36"> News: Materials and processing equipment 35 k-Spa</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 37" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=37"> 36 News: LEDs Plessey's chip-scale optics for GaN</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 38" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=38"> News: LEDs 37 Plessey wins £6.7m grant from UK Re</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 39" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=39"> 38 News: LEDs Seoul Semiconductor to mass produce</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 40" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=40"> COMPLETE THIN FILM DEP & ETCH SOLUTIONS </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 41" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=41"> 40 News: LEDs Seoul Viosys and SETi to jointly co</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 42" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=42"> Pick your size. The Temescal UEFC-4900–ultimate </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 43" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=43"> 42 News: LEDs Lumileds achieves smooth color mixi</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 44" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=44"> News: LEDs 43 Lumileds extends CSP range with Fli</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 45" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=45"> 44 News: LEDs Cree launches high-intensity versio</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 46" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=46"> News: LEDs 45 Osram Opto unveils Oslon Black Flat</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 47" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=47"> 46 News: Optoelectronics MACOM announces CDR+VCSE</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 48" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=48"> News: Optoelectronics 47 Alfalight receives Wisco</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 49" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=49"> 48 News: Optical communications GigOptix establis</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 50" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=50"> News: Optical communications 49 GigOptix acquires</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 51" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=51"> 50 News: Optical communications Oclaro samples 10</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 52" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=52"> News: Optical communications 51 TeraXion's InP mo</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 53" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=53"> 52 News: Optical communications Finisar's profits</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 54" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=54"> News: Optical communications 53 ments rose by $5</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 55" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=55"> 54 News: Photovoltaics First Solar and skytron op</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 56" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=56"> News: Photovoltaics 55 Southern Power acquires co</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 57" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=57"> 56 News: Photovoltaics Arkansas-led team receives</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 58" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=58"> Of course we are happy about every goal. </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 59" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=59"> 58 Technology focus: III-Vs-on-silicon Transpare</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 60" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=60"> Technology focus: III-Vs-on-silicon 59 GaInP con</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 61" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=61"> 60 Technology focus: Lasers Mid-infrared interba</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 62" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=62"> Technology focus: Lasers 61 Various broad-area</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 63" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=63"> 62 Technology focus: Lasers Lowering threshold c</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 64" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=64"> Technology focus: Lasers 63 </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 65" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=65"> 64 Technology focus: Lasers </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 66" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=66"> ISSN 1752-2935 (online) semiconductorTODAY COMP</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 67" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=67"> 66 Technology focus: LEDs Aluminium indium galli</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 68" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=68"> Technology focus: LEDs 67 </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 69" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=69"> 68 Technology focus: Nitride materials Electroch</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 70" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=70"> Technology focus: Nitride materials 69 power fro</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 71" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=71"> 70 Technology focus: Nitride processing Neutral </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 72" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=72"> Technology focus: Nitride processing 71 The GaN </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 73" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=73"> 72 Technology focus: Nitride transistors High-te</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 74" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=74"> Technology focus: Nitride transistors 73 into th</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 75" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=75"> 74 Technical focus: Nitride transistors Substrat</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 76" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=76"> Technical focus: Nitride transistors 75 drift la</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 77" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=77"> 76 Technical focus: Nitride transistors </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 78" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=78"> Technical focus: Nitride transistors 77 The re</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 79" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=79"> 78 Technical focus: Nitride transistors </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 80" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=80"> Technical focus: Nitride transistors 79 physical</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 81" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=81"> 80 Technology focus: InGaAs MOSFETs High-pressur</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 82" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=82"> Technology focus: InGaAs MOSFETs 81 Table 1. Comp</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 83" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=83"> 82 Technology focus: InGaAs-on-silicon Tellurium</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 84" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=84"> Technology focus: InGaAs-on-silicon 83 a 5.5x102</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 85" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=85"> 84 suppliers' directory Index 1 Bulk crystal so</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 86" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=86"> Suppliers' Directory 85 MARUWA CO LTD 3-83, Minam</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 87" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=87"> 86 Suppliers' Directory Tel: +1 510 793 2559 Fax:</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 88" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=88"> Suppliers' Directory 87 Praxair Electronics (see </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 89" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=89"> 88 Suppliers' Directory 12 Inspectionequipment B</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 90" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=90"> Suppliers' Directory 89 Semiconductor Technology </a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 91" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=91"> 90 event calendar If you would like your event l</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 92" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=92"> Event Calendar 91 28–29 October 2015 UV LED 2015</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2015(07)Sept page 93" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/eda1956e?page=93"> ISSN 1752-2935 (online) semiconductorTODAY COMP</a>