Compound Semiconductor January February 2010

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Veeco Appoints David D. Glass as
3S PHOTONICS
Chief Financial Officer - 5 Jan, 2010
Demonstrates Reliable
Pulsed-Operation of
PLAINVIEW, N.Y., Jan 05, 2010 UK-based assignment, first as Finance
1064nm Wavelength-
(BUSINESS WIRE) — Veeco Instruments Director for Europe, and then later as
Stabilized Diode Lasers
Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) today announced that Director, European Emerging Markets
David D. Glass, 50, will be joining the Business Development.
at High Power
Company effective January 18, 2010 as
Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief He has been involved in over a dozen M&A
28 Jan, 2010
Financial Officer (CFO). transactions for Rohm and Haas. Mr. Glass
holds a Masters Degree in Finance,
Mr. Glass will replace John F. Rein, Jr., 63, Economics and International Business from 3S PHOTONICS demonstrated reliable
who announced his retirement from Veeco Northwestern University, a Bachelor of pulsed-operation of its 1064nm wavelength-
last year. Mr. Glass joins Veeco following a Arts Degree in Accounting from Lewis stabilized diode lasers at high power during
twenty-five year career with Rohm and Haas University, and passed the CPA exam in a technical presentation at the SPIE
Company, a $10 billion global specialty 1981. Photonics West exhibition held in San
materials company that was acquired in Francisco, USA.
2009 by The Dow Chemical Company. John Peeler, Veeco’s Chief Executive
Officer, commented, “Dave possesses the Most pulsed fiber lasers are built on a
Mr. Glass recently returned from Shanghai right combination of operational and Master Oscillator – Power Amplifier
after serving there as both CFO of Rohm financial skills to help me lead Veeco (MOPA) architecture. This configuration has
and Haas’ $2 billion Electronic Materials during this period of rapid business the advantage, among others, of exploiting
division and CFO of the Rohm and Haas expansion. direct modulation of the diode laser seed
Asia-Pacific region. (the MO) to reach high repetition rates and
His over 20 years at a world-class high peak-power pulsed operation.
From 2003-2007, Mr. Glass served as corporation such as Rohm and Haas, in a
Rohm and Haas’ Corporate Controller, diverse set of managerial, financial and To enhance the fiber lasers global
based in Philadelphia, PA, where he led a operational roles make him uniquely performance and reliability, high power
350-person staff and was responsible for suited to be our next CFO. I want to take single-lateral-mode 1064nm diodes with
company-wide accounting, financial controls this opportunity to thank Jack for his outstanding long-term behavior are needed.
and SEC reporting. many contributions to Veeco, and to
welcome Dave on board as the new leader The reliability of these devices at high power
Previously, he was posted in China, initially of Veeco’s already strong global finance has been a challenge for years, due to the
as Finance Director of APAC and then as organization.” high built-in strain in the Quantum Well
General Manager of Rohm and Haas’ (QW).
Coatings business for Greater China, where “I am excited to join Veeco as the
he oversaw manufacturing, technical Company is poised to achieve new levels of “The 1064nm single-lateral-mode laser
support, sales and marketing teams. growth, with significant opportunities diodes developed by 3S PHOTONICS have
around the world,” commented Mr. Glass. demonstrated state-of-the-art reliability
Prior to that, he was based in results, in both continuous wave and pulsed
Montgomeryville, PA as President of Toso- “I am impressed with Veeco’s deep conditions exceeding 1W peak-power at
Haas Biotech, a stand-alone joint venture technology and strong market leadership 2.35A” explained Yannick Bailly, Vice-
between Rohm and Haas and Tosoh of positions in each of its businesses. President of Marketing and Product Lines
Japan. I look forward to partnering with John Management at 3S PHOTONICS.
and the team to drive Veeco’s future
Mr. Glass’ prior roles included a five-year success.” “Aging tests in continuous wave conditions
prove the intrinsic robustness of our 1064
CHP seed laser modules even at very high
New report provides detailed analysis of the
junction temperatures, while specific tests in
pulsed-operation at 45 °C and high
Industrial market - 28 Jan, 2010
repetition rates of several hundred kHz,
confirm the stability of the devices in
World silicon carbide abrasives market is These and other market data and trends are accelerated conditions representative of
influenced by the manufacturing activities in presented in “”Silicon Carbide Abrasives: A operating applications.”
the aerospace, steel, automotive, housing Global Market Report”” by BizAcumen, Inc.
and furniture industries. Global abrasives Both free-running and wavelength stabilized
market is greatly influenced by economic The reports are designed to be most - by means of a Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG)
and technological trends in major regions comprehensive in geographic coverage and – packaged devices show very stable
across the world. vertical market analyses. performances under pulsed conditions.
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