January 14, 2005 – Salem, NH-based AmberWave Systems Corp. and Korean semiconductor materials manufacturer LG Siltron have announced the signing of an intellectual property license agreement. LG Siltron will obtain rights to AmberWave’s full suite of advanced materials intellectual property, including “bulk” strained silicon, strained silicon-on-insulator, and III-V heteromaterials.
In addition, AmberWave will provide LG with technical support on strained silicon processing and metrology, and will assist LG’s marketing efforts.
LG Siltron plans to offer AmberWave’s technology in 200mm and 300mm wafer sizes to device manufacturers for a wide range of advanced semiconductor device applications.