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20 April 2009

 

Huaguang qualifies Veeco GaN and As/P MOCVD systems for HB-LED production

Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview NY, USA says that Shandong Raysun Huaguang Optoelectronics Co Ltd of Jinan City, China has qualified its gallium nitride (GaN) and arsenic phosphide (As/P) MOCVD systems for the high-volume production of red and blue high-brightness LEDs (HB-LEDs).

“Huaguang [which was founded in 1999] is one of the first companies dedicated to the R&D and mass production of LEDs in the mainland of China,” says general manager Zheng Tiemin. The firm’s plant has a total area of more than 36,000m2 for production and R&D, and a monthly production capacity of 1 billion LED chips. “In the past several years, we have gained significant expertise on Veeco’s MOCVD systems, and are satisfied with the efficiency and stability of the tools,” he adds. The TurboDisc K465 GaN MOCVD system features Veeco’s most advanced reactor technology and delivers what is claimed to be the industry's highest throughput available for high-volume production of GaN-based blue and green HB-LEDs. The TurboDisc E450 As/P MOCVD system is engineered for high-volume production of red, orange and yellow HB-LEDs.

“The LED market is growing quickly, and Veeco will be an important supplier as we expand our LED product line,” says Zheng Tiemin. Demand for GaN-based blue LEDs and As/P-based red LEDs is expected to grow at an annual rate of more than 15% over the next five years, mainly due to market drivers such as signs and displays, automotive, general illumination, and LCD backlighting, forecasts market research firm Strategies Unlimited.

“Veeco’s TurboDisc K465 and E450 MOCVD systems were qualified for production in a short period of time, enabling Huaguang to ramp their production quickly,” says Bill Miller, senior VP, general manager of Veeco’s MOCVD operations.

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