Compound Semiconductor January February 2010

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Veeco Launches Lowest Cost of Ownership GaN MOCVD
System - 19 Jan, 2010
Veeco Instruments Inc.announced today the extremely pleased that our beta site even stronger in recent years as new
introduction of the TurboDisc K465i gallium customers achieved world-class results in a applications for LEDs in lighting and
nitride (GaN) Metal Organic Chemical very short period of time. Industry interest in backlights continue to emerge,” said Robert
Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) System for the the K465i is strong.” V. Steele, Director, LED practice at
production of high-brightness light-emitting John R. Peeler, Veeco’s Chief Executive Strategies Unlimited. “To meet the
diodes (HB LEDs). Officer, added, “The K-Series is a robust, overwhelming demand that we expect this
reliable, multi-generational MOCVD platform will create over the next few years, LED
Veeco’s industry-leading beta site that is in production at more than 80% of makers will need to quickly ramp up their
customers rapidly qualified the K465i for the world’s key LED manufacturers. manufacturing capabilities, including the
volume production, and the Company has addition of substantial MOCVD capacity.”
received orders for the system from multiple Veeco is committed to advancing its
LED customers throughout the Asia Pacific leadership position by increasing R&D TurboDisc K465i: Uniformity and
region. investment, introducing innovative new Repeatability by Design
technologies, ramping MOCVD production At the heart of the TurboDisc K465i GaN
Based on Veeco’s production-proven K- capacity, and partnering with customers to MOCVD System is Veeco’s patent pending
Series platform, the new TurboDisc K465i maximize their LED manufacturing. Uniform FlowFlange technology.
combines the industry’s highest productivity
with the capability to drive best-in-class LED The K465i MOCVD System is the latest Designed to create a uniform alkyl and
yields approaching 90 percent in a 5nm bin. example of Veeco driving down the cost of hydride flow pattern across all wafers, the
LEDs to enable applications such as display K465i delivers superior uniformity and
Fully automated with only a short recovery backlighting and general illumination.” repeatability with the industry’s lowest
period required after maintenance, the particle generation.
TurboDisc K465i enables higher productivity Demand for HB LEDs is high and expected
and reduced cost of ownership compared to increase in the coming years. In an The FlowFlange’s simplified design provides
to competitive tools. August 2009 report, “High-Brightness LED ease-of-tuning for fast process optimization
Market Review and Forecast 2009,” on wafer sizes up to 8 inches and fast tool
According to Bill Miller, Ph.D., Senior Vice research firm Strategies Unlimited forecast recovery time after maintenance for the LED
President, General Manager of Veeco’s the HB LED market to grow from $5.1 industry’s highest productivity.
MOCVD business, “With superior billion in 2008 to $14.9 billion in 2013,
wavelength uniformity and excellent run-to- representing a compound annual growth To listen to a podcast series about high-
run repeatability, the K465i extends Veeco’s rate of 24%. volume LED manufacturing and for further
lead in capital efficiency - the number of information about the K465i, please visit
good wafers per day for each capital dollar - “Our research indicates the fundamental http://www.veeco.com/mocvd
for high volume LED manufacturers. We are drivers for the HB LED market have become
Alfalight Extends 808 nm Laser Diode Lineup with Higher Brightness 3.5 W
6-pin Series - 19 Jan, 2010
Alfalight, Inc., a leading supplier of highly- temperature control for solid-state laser “Across the board, we continue to support
efficient, high-power laser diodes, pumping and other spectrum-sensitive customer needs with the timely
announced today the availability of the applications. development and manufacture of cost-
808C laser diode series of 3.5 W, 808 nm competitive, robust and high-brightness
devices in a 6-pin package with a 105 The company also announced additional diode laser systems that benefit fiber
µm/0.15 NA output fiber. new WST products at other increasingly lasers, solid state lasers and direct diode
important wavelengths, including a 30 W, applications.”
The new devices extend Alfalight’s 808 nm 879 nm combined power module (CPM III)
offering with a 40% increase in output with 685 µm/0.22NA output fiber
power while maintaining an unrivaled connector; and a 5 W, 793 nm 6-pin laser
lifetime of 20,000 hours. The series includes with 200 µm/0.15NA fiber.
a 3 W version integrating Alfalight’s proven
Wavelength Stabilization Technology (WST), “Alfalight offers a significant increase in
which offers 0.07 nm/°C wavelength output power at 808 nm with no
stability – a factor of five more stable over compromise on our proven reliability
temperature than standard semiconductor standards,” said Ron Bechtold, vice
lasers. WST eliminates the need for precise president, sales and marketing at Alfalight.
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