13 September 2011

EpiLEDs boosts blue HB-LED capacity with Aixtron CRIUS II-L MOCVD system

Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, Germany says that in second-quarter 2011 Taiwan-based LED maker EpiLEDs Technologies Inc ordered a CRIUS II-L MOCVD system in 69x2”-wafer configuration.

Following delivery in third-quarter 2011, the reactor will be installed and commissioned by a local Aixtron service team in EpiLEDs’ facility in Tainan, and used for the volume production of gallium nitride (GaN) based blue ultra-high brightness (UHB) LEDs.

“This is not our first CRIUS II system but it is our first of the enlarged new-generation CRIUS II-L,” says EpiLEDs’ president Steve Ku. “I see it as the foundation for our capacity expansion plans,” he adds. “We are very proud to be amongst the first to receive the latest-generation CRIUS II-L system, the world’s most capacious MOCVD reactor for blue LED production. It will give us an enormous advantage as we strive to meet the challenges of the world’s solid-state lighting marketplace on price and performance.”

Dr Rainer Beccard, Aixtron’s VP of marketing adds, “Reduction of manufacturing cost is the major aim of the LED industry, in particular when looking at the required cost reduction for solid-state lighting products. After having analyzed MOCVD-related manufacturing costs, it was obvious that the reactor capacity remains the key parameter with the strongest influence on operating cost.” 

The CRIUS II-L was launched this summer and is said to be the world’s largest-capacity MOCVD reactor now available, with 16x4-inch or 69x2-inch wafer capacity. Based on the market-proven CRIUS II platform, the enlarged system provides seamless transfer of qualified LED processes, says Aixtron. The CRIUS II-L reactor is design optimized for wafer sizes from 2” to 8”, and offers the potential for further productivity enhancements.

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