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Aixtron CCS MOCVD reactor to aid Chinese institute in laser research
AIXTRON SE ‘s new customer FJIRSM – the Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has placed an order for one MOCVD system.
The CCS R&D reactor in a 6 x 2-inch wafer configuration is intended for telecommunications diode laser research.
Ordered in the third quarter of 2011, the reactor has been delivered in the first quarter of 2012.
A service support team from Aixtron China has installed the reactor in a new cleanroom at the FJIRSM Laser Laboratory.
“After having evaluated the MOCVD market thoroughly, we established that Aixtron offers worldwide the best currently available equipment for our purposes,”
comments Su, Fab Director of FJIRSM. “Our engineers were very impressed with the ease of operation, run-to-run and wafer-to-wafer uniformity of the CCS system. It is undoubtedly the most suitable platform for the development of the long- wavelength lasers for applications in telecom, data-com, and sensor networks that interest us.”
FJIRSM research is focused on laser engineering and technology, promoting the development on the novel key cell technology of solid-state laser and systems integration technology, laser crystals and nonlinear optical crystal material exploration, and engineered growth technology.
FJIRSM was founded in 1960 and today is one of the most influential and comprehensive research bases in China. Specialising in structural chemistry and new crystal materials, FJIRSM comprises eight laboratories equipped with state of the art equipment. Until 2007, FJIRSM was ranked in the Top 10 amongst national research institutions.
Provincial scientific and technological major projects led by FJIRSM have included: “New Materials and Devices”, “Optoelectronic Information Materials and Devices”, “Solar Energy Electron Materials and Devices.”
Mobile devices a shining light in lacklustre semiconductor market
MOBILE device semiconductors were one of the few bright spots in a chipset market that stalled in 2011. This is according to ABI Research’s new study, “Mobile Device Semiconductor Markets,” which focuses on baseband ICs, applications processors and power amplifiers, in mobile devices. These are used in applications such as smartphones, media tablets and e-book readers and the report offers market sizes, forecasts, and supplier market shares.
Revenue from chipsets designed for mobile devices increased by more than 20% to $35 billion, while the total semiconductor market limped out of 2011 with just 2% year-on-year growth.
“It’s tempting to describe this industry as lacklustre,” says Peter Cooney, practice director, semiconductors, ABI Research. “But then, some segments of the semiconductor market are booming and vendors concentrating on the mobile device sector have delivered very healthy growth in 2011.”
revenues, but are becoming an increasingly competitive section of the market. Compound semiconductor competitors include RFMD, TriQuint and Skyworks who manufacture RF components used in mobile devices.
The main players in the market though, are Qualcomm, ST-Ericsson, MediaTek, Intel, Texas Instruments, Broadcom, Marvell, and Renesas Mobile. These firms have positioned themselves as platform solution suppliers and the top 10 suppliers now account for more than 75% of total revenues.
Shipments of mobile devices are driving growth for a range of semiconductor components including modems, applications processors, wireless connectivity ICs, MEMS sensors, and audio ICs.
Platform ICs (including modems, applications processors, RF components, and PMUs) account for the bulk of overall
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ABI Research says their dominance will continue to build as niche suppliers are acquired or muscled out of the market.
Growth and opportunities will be more prevalent within wireless connectivity ICs (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, NFC, etc.) as well as MEMS sensors and audio. Growth across the three segments is expected to top a 30% CAGR from 2011 to 2016.
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