8 February 2011

China start-up EnRayTek chooses Veeco’s MOCVD systems for LED plant

Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has been selected as the primary supplier of metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) systems by Enraytek Optoelectronics Co Ltd (EnRayTek), a new firm founded by Dr Richard R. Chang focused on the design, development and manufacture of LEDs for backlighting TVs. EnRayTek’s scope includes sapphire substrate materials and patterned sapphire substrates, gallium nitride (GaN) epitaxy on wafers, LED chip processing, and assembly & testing.

In fourth-quarter 2010, EnRayTek placed initial orders for TurboDisc K465i MOCVD systems to be installed at its new LED factory in Shanghai, China.

“We selected Veeco because of their excellent tool performance, MOCVD technology leadership, strong customer support, and commitment to the China marketplace,” says EnRayTek’s chief operating officer Dr George Cherng. “Our facility is expected to be ready to begin to receive MOCVD tools in Q2, and we believe Veeco will be the best partner to help get us up and running and making high-quality LEDs fast,” he adds.

“We believe they have an excellent business plan, good financial backing and solid LED technology and personnel to meet their goal of becoming a major provider of LEDs for TV backlighting,” comments William J. Miller, Ph.D., executive VP, Veeco’s Compound Semiconductor Business, about EnRayTek. “It is our goal to help EnRayTek to ramp to production capacity quickly,” he adds.

“Recent industry articles have forecasted that revenues from LED-backlit LCD-TVs are expected to exceed those of CCFL-backlit models for the first time in China during 2011,” notes Jim Jenson, VP of marketing for Veeco MOCVD. “EnRayTek is focused on capitalizing on this trend.”

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