| Neo-Neon Orders Ten More Aixtron Crius MOCVD Systems for GaN LED Production September 8, 2010...Neo-Neon International Ltd. of China has ordered ten more Aixtron MOCVD systems for LED production. Neo-Neon is a decorative lighting manufacturer that specializes in flexible LED-based ‘Neon-like’ light replacement products.
Aixtron reports having received the order for ten mor of its Crius 31x2-inch configuration deposition systems from Neo-Neon in the fourth quarter of of 2009. Aixtron will deliver the systems between the third and fourth quarter of 2010.
Neo-Neon indicated that the... Cree Demonstrates High Quality 150-mm Silicon Carbide SubstratesSeptember 3, 2010...Cree of Durham, North Carolina USA, has reported a silicon carbide advance that the company says will help lead to wide scale commercialization of SiC.
The company demonstrated high quality, 150-mm SiC substrates with micropipe densities of less than 10/cm2. The current Cree standard for SiC substrates is 100-mm diameter material.
SiC is a high-performance semiconductor material used in the production of a broad range of lighting, power and communication components,... Veeco to be Primary MOCVD System Supplier for Tsinghua Tongfang LED FactoryAugust 30, 2010...Veeco Intruments reports that Tsinghua Tongfang Company, a Beijing-based division of Tsinghua Holdings Company Limited, has selected Veeco to supply its metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) systems for their new LED factory. Veeco says that Tsignhua accepted the order of the initial systems as part of a planned large multi-tool purchase order booked earlier this month.
Wang Lianghai, Vice President of Tsinghua Tonfang commented, "After thorough evaluation of available... QMC Patents Ruled Invalid in JPSA Laser Lift-Off (LLO) Patent DisputeAugust 26, 2010...JP Sercel Associates, Inc. (JPSA) of Manchester, New Hampshire USA, a manufacturer of laser micromachining systems for LED production, reported that the Korean Intellectual Property Tribunal ruled in favor of claimant JPSA and invalidated two of QMC’s Korean patents dealing with scribing and LLO. The invalidated Patents are No. 724540, “Laser Beam transmission system and method of the same and lift-off process method,” and No. 588459, “An adjustable laser beam... American Chemical Society Awards Fellowship to Nanomaterials ResearcherAugust 24, 2010...Rigoberto Advincula was among the 2010 class of American Chemical Society (ACS) fellows that were honored along with 191 other inductees at a ceremony during the annual ACS meeting in Boston. The fellows program was started in 2009 to recognize outstanding contributions to science and the chemistry profession.
Advincula is among 13 from Texas who received the honor this year. At 42, Advincula is one of the younger honorees. However, he... Lextar of Taiwan to Adopt 6-inch Epitaxy MOCVD EquipmentAugust 24, 2010...Lextar Electronics, a Taiwan-based LED chipmaker, will reportedly adopt MOCVD systems for 6-inch epitaxial wafers at the end of 2010, according to an article in Digitimes.
After the new MOCVD systems are installed, Lextar may be the first LED chipmaker in Taiwan with such equipment. The switch from 4-inch to 6-inch epitaxial wafers for LED production translates to a lower cost per LED and less unused wafer space.
According... Epistar Invests in OreeAugust 17, 2010...Taiwan-based LED producer, Epistar has invested in Israeli company, Oree.
Oree of Ramat Gan, Israel developed what it refers to as LED planar illumination technology. Oree's solid state light source apparently is thin and flat, and about the size of a credit card.
Oree boasts that its light source is ideally-suited for general lighting applications,
decorative and architectural lighting, as well as backlighting for LCD panels. Oree notes that... Crystal IS, Inc. and Asahi Kasei to Jointly Develop Larger Diamter AlN SubstratesAugust 16, 2010...Crystal IS, Inc., of Green Island, New York USA, a developer of UV-C LEDs has signed a joint development agreement with Asahi Kasei Corp., to create a manufacturing process for larger diameter aluminum nitride (AlN) substrates. The substrates will reportedly be based upon Crystal IS technology.
“Aluminum nitride substrates are a critical component in the fabrication of UVC LEDs for energy efficient water and air sterilization applications,” said Dr. Steven Berger...
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... Nichia Corporation reports that it has filed four provisional injunction actions in Tokyo District Court to enjoin Tsannkuen Japan (Sankun Nihon Denki Kabushiki Kaisha) from infringing Nichia's patents. Nichia alleges that the white LEDs used in certain LED light bulb products of Tsannkuen Japan, sold by G.K. Seiyu and K.K. Yamada Denki, infringe Nichia's white LED patents (No. 3724498,... 
