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and metamorphic, along with a range of material offerings on gallium arsenide (GaAs) substrates, including InGaAs, AlGaAs, InGaP and AlInP.
The announcement of MBE Foundry Services marks another significant step in RFMD’s diversification strategy. RFMD will leverage its existing foundry experience in supporting MBE- based customers. “We are committed to growing our foundry services and have the installed capacity to meet our internal needs and the needs of our external foundry customers,” said Bob Van Buskirk.
“RFMD’s introduction of GaN-based foundry services in 2009 has provided a flexible business platform to launch MBE services this year,” added Chris Santana, director of RFMD’s MBE operations. “We now have all the aspects of a full-service, commercial turn-key foundry in place, including purchasing and IP agreements, work- flow procedures and web-based customer support processes, and we have tailored those commercial business processes and systems to our MBE-based service.”
RFMD’s MBE Foundry Services holds an additional distinct advantage in the industry with its ability to offer ultra-high vacuum (UHV) cleaning services. Wet cleaning capabilities include wet mechanical cleaning, wet bead blasting, acid wet chemical etch, base wet chemical etch, and other services on a variety of stainless steel, refractory metal and PBN ceramic parts.
Customers will gain access to a seasoned RFMD’s Foundry Services support team with firsthand knowledge of foundry customers’ expectations and requirements. RFMD’s Foundry Services support team combines more than 50 years of foundry services experience, both as foundry customers and foundry suppliers.
RF Micro Devices is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance semiconductor components. RFMD’s products enable worldwide mobility, provide enhanced connectivity and support advanced functionality in the cellular handset, wireless infrastructure, wireless local area network (WLAN), CATV/ broadband and aerospace and defense markets. RFMD is recognized for its diverse portfolio of semiconductor technologies and RF systems expertise and is a preferred supplier to the world’s
leading mobile device, customer premises and communications equipment providers.
Headquartered in Greensboro, N.C., RFMD is an ISO 9001- and ISO 14001-certified manufacturer with worldwide engineering, design, sales and service facilities
Optogan is First in Europe to Order Aixtron CRIUS II Reactors
The Russian based firm will use the two MOCVD systems for gallium nitride (GaN) LED production.
Aixtron has an order from its customer, the St. Petersburg, Russia based company CJSC Optogan.
The order comprises two CRIUS II deposition systems and when delivered in the fourth quarter of 2010 they will be used for gallium nitride (GaN) high-brightness LED production. The new reactors will be commissioned by the Aixtron Europe support team in CJSC Optogan’s dedicated facilities.
Maxim Odnoblyudov, General Manager and CEO of Optogan Group, comments, “Our main consideration for reactor selection was the scalability of the Close Coupled Showerhead process technology. We were impressed with the data from Aixtron on the CRIUS family of MOCVD systems. It reassured us that moving up to the CRIUS II will be straightforward for us. This system will be a very important part of our plan to add more capacity for the new high performance, cost- competitive products demanded by our customers.”
Frank Schulte, Vice President Aixtron Europe, adds, “This is a very special announcement for Aixtron since it is the first CRIUS II order from a European customer. It is particularly satisfying that it is the Optogan Group, one of the main players on the emerging and fast growing Russian market. Optogan has been using our MOCVD reactors for several years and we look forward to bringing onstream this valuable addition to their capabilities.”
Founded in Finland in 2004 by the team of Russian scientists from the world-renowned Ioffe Institute,
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