May 2, 2006 – Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO) announced that it has received several multi-unit orders for its GaNzilla II MOCVD (metal organic chemical vapor deposition) system from several key Taiwanese manufacturers of high-brightness light emitting diodes. Customers which have placed multi-unit orders during the first quarter of 2006 include Huga Optotech Inc., Highlink Technology Corp. and Epitech Technology Corp.
In addition to these multi-unit orders for new GaNzilla IIs, Veeco says it has sold several GaNzilla I reactor upgrade kits which allow its customers to significantly increase the performance of their installed base.