Semiconductor Engineering

High performance LEDs on Si wafers – the race is on

Light Emitting Diodes (LED’s) are about to pick up one of the key drivers from the low cost IC industry – Gallium Nitride (GaN) LED’s are being manufactured on large silicon wafers. This opens the ...
EDN

LED test

Rapid market growth for HB (high-brightness) LEDs is driving what was once a niche industry into full-fledged high-volume production. With the emergence of applications such as display backlighting, ...
Digi Times

Interview with AZZURRO Semiconductors CEO Erwin Wolf: Mass production of 200mm GaN-on-Si wafer will drive significant shift of LED market

With excellent cost advantages, GaN-on-Si technology has become a new focus in the LED market in order to cope with the severe price pressure for LED makers. In recent years, this technology has made ...
EDN

MicroSense ships Novel LED Sapphire Wafer Measurement Tools for Process Control

“LED manufacturers typically don't make their own sapphire wafers, so incoming quality control has become a requirement for LED chip makers as the industry continues to migrate from primarily 2″ ...