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EpiGaN opens GaN-on-Si wafer production at new site
… gallium nitride on silicon (GaN-on- Si ) material is used in next-generation ..... The site currently produces GaN layers on Si wafers up to 150mm in diameter, with 200mm ..... to international customers. GaN-on- Si power electronics boast higher performance …
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Beyond sapphire: LED substrates from GaN to ZnO, SiC, and Si
… Long research period, expensive equipment Si 18 Czochralski Low price, large substrate ..... GaN, zinc oxide (ZnO) and silicon ( Si ) substrates are considered as the future ..... temperatures must be kept low with ZnO wafers. Si substrates are relatively cheap, and benefit …
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GaN-on-Si LED from Bridgelux, Toshiba hits performance record
… gallium nitride on silicon (GaN-on- Si ) wafer, emitting 614mW, <3.1V @ 350mA. This is the best-reported GaN-on- Si LED performance on an 8” wafer, according ..... luminous efficiency) record for GaN-on- Si LEDs . Bridgelux and Toshiba engaged in a …
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NASA funds GaN-on-Si power amplifier development at Nitronex
… long range RF telecommunications. The company will deploy its GaN-on- Si technology. Also read: Plessey acquires CamGaN for GaN-on- Si LED technology and GaN-on- Si advances from Translucent and Bridgelux This is the third X- or Ka- Band …
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As LEDs ramp, GaAs wafers shift from SI to SC type
… lead growth of the GaAs market. In 2011, semi-inductive ( SI ) GaAs substrates held ~56% (M$) of the overall GaAs substrate ..... interior lights. SC GaAs substrate volumes are likely to equal SI GaAs substrate volumes by 2013 due to steady growth of the RF …
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MEMS supplier Si -Ware Systems launches US subsidiary
… micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) maker Si -Ware Systems (SWS) launched a US subsidiary, Si -Ware Systems Inc. Scott Smyser, a new executive ..... executive vice president and general manager, Si -Ware Systems, Inc. " Si -Ware's innovative …
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GaN-on-Si advances from Translucent and Bridgelux
… gallium nitride grown on silicon (GaN-on- Si ), opening up the fabless/foundry economies ..... industry to LEDs. Translucent launched its Si wafer templates commerically for GaN growth ..... set a new Lumens/W record for Gan-on- Si LEDs. Translucent Inc. , rare-earth …
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Si -Ware platform creates MOEMS on-wafer with lithographic alignment
January 24, 2012 - PRWEB -- Si -Ware Systems (SWS) debuted the Silicon ..... lithographically aligning optics on-chip. Si -Ware claims this method reduces costs and ..... January 25 at 12:30PM in the North Hall. Si -Ware Systems (SWS) is an independent …
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Chinese Tier-2 c-Si firms rollercoastering through 2Q12
January 10, 2012 - Chinese Tier-2 crystalline silicon (c- Si ) module makers watched their (average) production capacity utilization rates plummet to just 35% in 4Q11, and will go even …
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Imec ITF: Reaching sub-$1/W cost target of Si PV module manufacturing
… less than $1/W" module cost to make Si PV a large-scale, cost-effective energy ..... can harvest more energy per gram of costly Si , we can harvest more energy with the same ..... further cost reduction will be enabled by Si wafer thinning, reducing the amount of …
