147 news items tagged MOCVD
Two major GaN-on-SiC production camps forming in Taiwan
Monday 21 September 2020Taiwan-based solar module maker Tainergy Tech reportedly has sent samples of its newly developed semi-insulating SiC (silicon carbide) substrates for validation by GaAs foundry specialist...
China LED chip makers resume capacity expansion
Wednesday 16 January 2019Some China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers have resumed capacity expansion since the start 2019, according to industry sources.
LED oversupply to continue hitting China makers
Thursday 3 January 2019Weak demand and overcapacity will continue to hit China's LED industry, with oversupply in the upstream chip sector likely to last till 2020, following a year of slow growth in 2018,...
China LED chip prices expected to fall nearly 10% in 4Q18
Monday 22 October 2018LED chip prices in China in fourth-quarter 2018 are expected to drop nearly 10% sequentially mainly due to increased supply and decreased demand arising from seasonality, leading...
China makers to bring 300 additional MOCVD sets into operation in 4Q18, 1Q19
Thursday 14 June 2018China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers are expected to bring about 300 additional MOCVD equipment sets into operation in the fourth quarter of 2018 and the first quarter...
AMEC to set up MOCVD base in Nanchang
Wednesday 25 April 2018China-based semiconductor equipment maker Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) has signed a deal with Nanchang city government, central China, to set up an MOCVD R&D and...
China makers defer placing orders for MOCVD sets
Friday 20 April 2018China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers originally planned to order 280-300 MOCVD sets in total in 2018, but in view of continual drops in LED chip pricing, have temporarily...
Veeco confirms Focus Lighting orders
Thursday 18 January 2018Veeco Instruments has maintained that China-based Focus Lighting Tech remains committed to the order it has placed with the US-based MOCVD tool supplier.
Focus Lightings reportedly shifts MOCVD orders from Veeco to AMEC
Tuesday 16 January 2018China-based LED epitaial wafer and chip maker Focus Lightings Tech has signed a deal for Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) to supply Prism A7 MOCVD sets worth CNY628 million...
Sanan to purchase more MOCVD equipment with government subsidies
Friday 22 December 2017China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Sanan Optoelectronics has obtained subsidies of CNY93.135 million (US$14.1 million) from the local government in Xiamen for the purchase...
Leading China LED chip makers lower prices
Wednesday 13 December 2017The largest China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Sanan Optoelectronics has lowered quotes for LED chips, especially by 20% for 2835 models used in lighting products, with...
China lighting firm selects Veeco MOCVD tools
Tuesday 12 December 2017Veeco Instruments has announced that it has received an order for multiple TurboDisc EPIK 868 gallium nitride (GaN) metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) systems from China-based...
China gets big boost in semiconductor equipment localization
Friday 8 December 2017China has taken a big stride forward in the localization of semiconductor equipment needed to support domestic chip production, as some major equipment makers have achieved technological...
Changelight orders MOCVD sets from Aixtron
Monday 4 December 2017China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Xiamen Changelight has placed an order with Germany-based Aixtron SE for several sets of AIX 2800G4-TM MOCVD equipment for producing...
AMEC wins initial patent lawsuit against Veeco in China
Monday 27 November 2017China's State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) has dismissed a request by Veeco Instruments (Shanghai) for invalidating a patent owned by China-based MOCVD set maker Advanced Micro-Fabrication...
Veeco wins preliminary injunction for patent infringement against SGL Carbon
Tuesday 7 November 2017Veeco Instruments has announced that the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York granted Veeco's motion for a preliminary injunction against SGL Carbon, a supplier...
Veeco, Allos co-develop MOCVD for micro LED wafers
Friday 3 November 2017Veeco Instruments has transferred Allos Semiconductor's epitaxy technology onto its Propel Single-Wafer MOCVD system to enable micro LED production on existing silicon production...
San'an obtains subsidy for MOCVD tool purchases
Wednesday 25 October 2017China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker San'an Optoelectronics has obtained first-phase subsidy of CNY124 million (US$18.7 million) from the government of Xiamen City, southeastern...
Sanan Optoelectronics expanding capacity, Epistar to follow suit
Thursday 3 August 2017China's largest LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Sanan Optoelectronics continues to expand production capacity, while the largest Taiwan-based maker Epistar will expand capacity...
LandMark Opto plans new plant to fill orders for silicon photonic products
Wednesday 2 August 2017Aided by the rapid development of global data centers and the ensuing strong demand for silicon photonic products, Taiwan-based epi-wafer maker LandMark Optoelectronics expects a...
China LED makers to retire about 1,800 old MOCVD sets in 2018-2020
Wednesday 5 July 2017China-based LED firms are expected to retire about 1,800 old MOCVD sets in 2018-2020, triggering a wave of replacement demand, according to industry sources.
Epistar expands AlGaInP LED chip capacity via modifying blue-light equipment
Tuesday 2 August 2016LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar, in view of booming orders for AlGaInP LED chips since the second quarter of 2016, has been modifying MOCVD sets used to produce blue-light...
Sanan Optoelectronics to order for 17 MOCVD sets from Vecco
Friday 29 July 2016The largest China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Sanan Optoelectronics will place orders for 17 new-model MOCVD sets (one set is equivalent to two MOCVD sets producing 2-inch...
China firm proposes to buy Aixtron
Monday 23 May 2016Aixtron has announced that the company and China's Fujian Grand Chip Investment Fund (FGC) have entered into an agreement under which FGC will take over Aixtron through its indirect...
Sanan Optoelectronics to put 50 MOCVD sets into use at end of 2016
Thursday 21 April 2016The largest China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Sanan Optoelectronics, despite global overcapacity for LED chips, will begin operation of 50 new MOCVD sets at the end of...