PLAINVIEW, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq:VECO) announced today that Epistar
Corporation (TSE:2448) has successfully evaluated and accepted the new
TurboDisc® EPIK700™ Gallium Nitride (GaN) Metal Organic Chemical Vapor
Deposition (MOCVD) system for the production of light emitting diodes
(LEDs).
“As the leader in LED technology and commercialization, it is vital that
we continue to push our roadmap to reduce solid state lighting costs
with the most innovative and efficient production solutions available,”
said Dr. MJ Jou, President, Epistar Corporation. “EPIK’s performance,
reliability and production readiness, as well as the support we received
from Veeco during the beta testing phase, fully met our high
manufacturing standards. The seamless recipe transfer from our installed
base of Veeco K465i™ and MaxBright® systems to the EPIK700 is allowing
us to quickly produce production-quality LED devices. In addition, the
EPIK700’s cost of ownership advantage will help reduce our cost per
wafer, making it a highly attractive platform for our future capacity
expansions.”
Based on Veeco’s proven TurboDisc technology, the newly launched EPIK700
MOCVD system enables customers to achieve a cost per wafer savings of up
to 20 percent compared to previous MOCVD systems through improved wafer
uniformity, reduced operating expenses and increased productivity.
“Given Epistar’s position as one of the world’s top LED manufacturers,
we are excited to have achieved this significant milestone and look
forward to supporting future Epistar expansions in Taiwan and China,”
said Jim Jenson, Senior Vice President, Veeco MOCVD Operations. “Our
goal at Veeco is to help customers further accelerate the solid-state
lighting market by driving down LED manufacturing costs and increasing
productivity. We are gratified by this strong endorsement of EPIK700’s
production-readiness.”
About TurboDisc EPIK700 GaN MOCVD SYSTEM
Veeco’s new breakthrough EPIK700 MOCVD system is the LED industry’s
highest productivity MOCVD system that reduces cost per wafer by up to
20 percent compared to previous generations. Available in one-and
two-reactor configurations, EPIK700 features breakthrough technologies
including the new IsoFlange™ and TruHeat™ technologies that provide
homogeneous laminar flow and uniform temperature profile across the
entire wafer carrier. These technological innovations produce wavelength
uniformity to drive higher yields in a tighter bin. EPIK700 offers a
2.5x throughput advantage over other systems due to its large reactor
size. Designed for mass production, EPIK700 accommodates 31x4”, 12x6”
and 6x8” wafer carrier sizes. Customers can easily transfer processes
from existing TurboDisc systems to the new EPIK700 MOCVD platform for
quick-start production of high quality LEDs. Because of the flexible
EPIK700 MOCVD platform, more upgrades, added benefits and future
enhancements will continue to differentiate this world-class system.
About Epistar Corporation
Epistar Corporation, located in the Hsinchu Science-based Industrial
Park, Taiwan, is a premier manufacturer of high brightness LEDs for
lighting, backlighting, mobile and other applications. Its common stock
is traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol 2448.
Visit this link for more information: http://www.epistar.com.tw/index_en.php.
About Veeco
Veeco’s process equipment solutions enable the manufacture of LEDs,
flexible OLED displays, solar cells, power electronics, hard drives,
MEMS and wireless chips. We are the market leader in LED, MBE, Ion Beam
and other advanced thin film process technologies. Our high performance
systems drive innovation in energy efficiency, consumer electronics and
network storage and allow our customers to maximize productivity and
achieve lower cost of ownership. For information on our company,
products and worldwide service and support, please visit www.veeco.com.
To the extent that this news release discusses expectations or
otherwise makes statements about the future, such statements are
forward-looking and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements
made. These factors include the risks discussed in the Business
Description and Management's Discussion and Analysis sections of Veeco's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and in
our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form
8-K and press releases. Veeco does not undertake any obligation
to update any forward-looking statements to reflect future events or
circumstances after the date of such statements.
Source: Veeco Instruments Inc.