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20 August 2009

 

Veeco receives multi-system MOCVD order for Lumileds’ LUXEON LED production ramp

Epitaxial deposition, process, and metrology equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview NY, USA has received a multi-system order for TurboDisc K465 gallium nitride (GaN) metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) systems from high-power LED maker Philips Lumileds Lighting Company of San Jose, CA, USA. The reactors will be shipped over the next two to three quarters in order to support Lumileds’ production ramp of LUXEON LEDs.

“Veeco’s K465 ultimately provides a high level of automation, helps us reduce manufacturing costs, and provides a flexible platform as we look to the future,” says Lumileds’ chief procurement officer Mike Pugh. “Additionally, our confidence level in working with Veeco’s systems and services is very high,” he adds.

“The TurboDisc K465 has been designed to help customers seamlessly transition to larger wafer sizes, which we believe will be increasingly important to ensure a long capital life, lower customers’ cost of ownership and increase their productivity,” comments Veeco’s CEO John Peeler.

Veeco claims that its TurboDisc K465 GaN MOCVD system is the only production-proven, fully automated MOCVD platform available on the market. The K-Series MOCVD platform includes the K300 and K465 models, offering a modular, upgradeable path to a higher-throughput, larger-diameter reactor chamber and reduced cost of ownership, the firm adds.

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