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AIXTRON MOCVD tool installed for GaN research at U of Warsaw

05/08/2012

University of Warsaw, Poland, researchers will grow GaN materials on a new AIXTRON SE Close Coupled Showerhead MOCVD reactor in a 3 x 2 wafer configuration.

Lower-cost LED backlights darken CCFL's future

05/07/2012

Low-cost direct LED-backlit LCD TVs were introduced in March 2011, targeting share in the entry/mainstream LCD TV market currently dominated by CCFL-backlit TVs. They will eliminate CCFLs by 2014, says DisplaySearch.

AIXTRON wins repeat MOCVD order from LED maker

05/07/2012

AIXTRON SEs long-time customer Formosa Epitaxy Inc. (FOREPI) ordered several MOCVD systems: 4 CRIUS II-XL systems in a 19 x 4 wafer configuration and 2 G5 HT reactors in a 14 x 4 wafer configuration.

LED makers qualify c-axis sapphire wafers from ARC Energy, Trinity Material

05/04/2012

Sapphire wafers grown using ARC Energys Controlled Heat Extraction System furnaces for Trinity Material was certified for high-quality LED chip production at two leading LED chip companies.

EMAN wins OLED micro-display follow-on order from Army

05/04/2012

eMagin Corporation (NYSE Amex:EMAN) received a $3.1 million follow-on order for OLED microdisplays under an existing US Army Remote Viewer Program.

SATS provider Carsem begins LED packaging and test

05/04/2012

Semiconductor packaging and test services provider Carsem will assemble and test LED packages, partnering with a key customer and applying semiconductor packaging technologies for better LEDs.

Intematix remote phosphor enables 100W-equivalent LED bulbs

05/03/2012

Intematix debuted ChromaLit Contour remote phosphor architecture. ChromaLit Contour is shaped to enable internal and external convection airflow, cooling LEDs in 60, 75 and 100W-equivalent omni-directional lights.

Cree LED test suite TEMPO 24 incorporates IES LM-79

05/01/2012

Cree Inc. added TEMPO 24 tests to its Cree Services for LED luminaires. TEMPO 24 combines the IES LM-79-08 photometric test with nearly a dozen other LED performance tests.

Toyoda Gosei, Showa Denko form GaN LED JV

05/01/2012

Showa Denko KK will transfer 70% of its gallium-nitride (GaN)-based blue light emitting diode (LED) chip business into a new company, TS Opto Co. Ltd, with Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

LED manufacturer Lumichip expands in Finland, opens development center

04/27/2012

Lumichip Limited, an LED manufacturer, expanded its commercial operations in Finland and opened a new development center in Espoo, Finland.

AMOLED scales up with virtually 100% concentration in Korea

04/27/2012

Active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) displays manufacturing is virtually 100% concentrated in Korea, according to Displaybank, with Samsung Mobile Display (SMD) and LG Display (LGD) scaling up capacity.

MEI semiconductor wet process tools built to prevent contamination

04/27/2012

MEI uses Vycom Flametec PVC-C for chemical rinse tanks and other wafer-contacting elements of its process tools, reducing tool-based contamination and protecting fab workers. Bill McGinty, MEI operations manager, discusses the benefits the new-generation plastic for semiconductor fab tools.

LED maker orders multiple fab tools from OEM Group

04/26/2012

OEM Group began shipping a multi-tool order to a major LED manufacturer, including Spray Ozone Tool and Spray Acid Tool semi-automated batch surface preparation systems.

Round LEDs released by Luminus Devices

04/23/2012

Luminus Devices Inc. unveiled its round LED architecture, meeting the circular aperture designs of many optical devices.

Semiconductor investments from venture capital sector fall in March

04/23/2012

Investments in fabless companies, semiconductor suppliers, and other chip companies fell more than 80% month/month and year/year in March, reports the Global Semiconductor Association (GSA).

Nichia sued over LED fab IP by Everlight

04/23/2012

Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd. filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Nichia Corp., seeking enforcement of a patent covering LED metallization technology, and asked that 2 Nichia patents on LED phosphor technology be rendered invalid.

MOCVD and MBE epitaxy trends for compound semiconductors

04/20/2012

The corresponding combined revenue opportunity for MBE and MOCVD is estimated to be around US $6.1 billion for the 2012-2020 periods, shows Yole Développement.

OLEDs erode LCD dominance, starting in small displays

04/20/2012

Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) will be a nearly $11 billion market in 2017, and will take some display market share from the $100-billion LCD sector, according to a Lux Research report.

As LEDs ramp, GaAs wafers shift from SI to SC type

04/19/2012

Boosted by LEDs, semiconducting (SC) GaAs substrates will lead growth of the GaAs market. In 2011, semi-inductive (SI) GaAs substrates held ~56% (M$) of the overall GaAs substrate market (SC GaAs held ~44%), a trend that is likely to reverse in the short term.

EPIC names new director general, promises closer ties with EU

04/19/2012

EPIC, the European Photonics Industry Consortium, announced at its annual general meeting that Carlos Lee has been appointed as director general, succeeding Thomas Pearsall, who has led the association since its founding in 2003.

Environment, Safety & Health

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The semiconductor industry is an acknowledged global leader in promoting environmental sustainability in the design, manufacture, and use of its products, as well as the health and safety of its operations and impacts on workers in semiconductor facilities (fabs). We will examine trends and concerns related to emissions, chemical use, energy consumption and worker safety and health.

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