Veeco Ganzilla II Selected by Leading Taiwanese HB-LED Manufacturers
Woodbury, New York USA– Veeco Instruments Inc., announced today that it has received several multi-unit orders for its GaNzilla II MOCVD (metal organic chemical vapor deposition) system from several key Taiwanese manufacturers of high-brightness light emitting diodes (HB-LEDs). Customers which have placed multi-unit orders during the first quarter of 2006 …
Firecomms Raises 9.6 Million Euro
Firecomms, a laser and LED maker located in Cork, Ireland, raised 9.6 million euro (about $12 million) in its latest funding round, EE Times reported. The company, founded in 2001 as a spinoff from Ireland
Blue Ray Technologies Finalizing Patents for Blu-ray Disc Manufacturing
A small US firm, Blue Ray Technologies of Los Angeles, California USA, has announced that it is finalizing patents which solve many of the problems associated with the large scale production of Blu-ray DVDs. According to the company, their new patents allow higher production rates while providing lower rejections rates …
Verigy Prepares to Go Solo; Keith Barnes Takes Over
Agilent’s semiconductor test subsidiary, Verigy is preparing to go solo, according to an article in the Coloradoan. The company, which contains Agilent’s semiconductor and electronics manufacturing test business, is reportedly preparing its new office in Fort Collins, Colorado USA. As of May 1, Keith Barnes became the president and CEO …
SMI Announces Successful Completion of MDA Phase II Award to Produce Minimal Turn on Voltage Antimonide-Based HBTs
Structured Materials Industries, Inc. (SMI) reports that it has received and completed a Phase II SBIR to produce antimonide based HBTs. The implementation of HBTs in the antimonide material system enables very low voltage operation. The target of the program, which teams SMI with Sarnoff Corporation, is to achieve near …