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10 March 2009

 

National Taiwan University orders Aixtron MOCVD system for white LEDs

Aixtron AG of Aachen, Germany says that in fourth-quarter 2008 the National Taiwan University (NTU) in Taipei City ordered a Close Coupled Showerhead 3x2”-wafer Research Platform MOCVD system (for delivery in third-quarter 2009) to be used for R&D on gallium nitride and related materials and devices. The Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics’ main research topics include InGaN nanostructures, and the growth and fabrication of all-InGaN white-light and polarized LEDs.

“We have been researching on nitride-based alloy semiconductors for a number of years,” says professor Chih-Chung (C. C.) Yang of the Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics. “Our experiments require a stable and reliable system with commonality and compatibility with Taiwan's popular production technologies. Not only does Aixtron’s CCS Research Platform suit this task very well but it also has a high degree of versatility,” he adds.

In particular, the researchers aim to use the Dynamic Reactor Height Adjustment option for growth at various reactor pressures. Yang expects this unique capability to enable more rapid implementation of their process development program.

The Aixtron Taiwan team also aims to continue its role in the project. R&D and process manager Dr Joe Yang (who graduated from NTU in 2003) adds: “Our process team is naturally keen to ensure that the very best efforts go into this project so we can provide NTU with a parameter set to form an excellent base for their advanced R&D.”

*Yang is organizing the international conference ‘White LED 2009’, to be held in Taipei in December.

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