| Soraa introduces LED MR16 built on GaN-on-GaN technology 08 Feb 12 |
| LG Siltron selects Veeco MOCVD for GaN-on-Silicon wafer production 06 Feb 12 |
| Epistar chooses Veeco’s K465i MOCVD system for development of LEDs on silicon wafers 06 Feb 12 |
| SemiLEDs achieves 40% external quantum efficiency for ultraviolet LED chips 02 Feb 12 |
| Soitec completes acquisition of Altatech Semiconductor 02 Feb 12 |
| Palomar Technologies develops wire-bond-free direct attach for LEDs 01 Feb 12 |
| Soitec and Sumitomo Electric announce milestone in engineered GaN substrates 26 Jan 12 |
| Albemarle introduces Electronic Materials business unit 19 Jan 12 |
| Osram reaches new milestone with first gallium-nitride LED chips on silicon in pilot stage 12 Jan 12 |
| LED fab equipment spending to decline 18% in 2012, says SEMI 04 Jan 12 |
| Rubicon Technology marks first anniversary of Batavia sapphire growth facility 09 Dec 11 |
| Altatech Semiconductor enters LED inspection market with AltaSight LEDMax System 07 Dec 11 |
| Arima Changzhi to ramp HB-LED capacity with Aixtron G4 MOCVD systems 01 Dec 11 |
| MicroTech introduces wet process station for etching PSS (patterned sapphire substrate) wafers 29 Nov 11 |
| Hualei Optoelectronics orders further Aixtron MOCVD systems 24 Nov 11 |
| Veeco’s share of MOCVD market surged in Q3, says IMS Research 11 Nov 11 |
| Philips Lumileds deploys Camstar platform across three global sites in 11 months 11 Nov 11 |
| Johnson Matthey reports sales growth for PureGuard V-Purge systems 02 Nov 11 |
| GHTOT unveils Asia's largest sapphire crystal 31 Oct 11 |
| Rubicon Technology ships 200,000th large-diameter sapphire wafer 26 Oct 11 |
| Rubicon Technology begins on-site processing of aluminum oxide used to ensure high-quality, sapphire crystal growth 21 Oct 11 |
| Dominant Semiconductors holds grand opening ceremony for plant in Laos 18 Oct 11 |
| Epistar adopts KLA-Tencor's Candela inspection system 13 Oct 11 |
| InnoLas introduces automatic machine-readable LED wafer marking 06 Sep 11 |
| Jiangsu Canyang to boost HB blue LED capacity with Aixtron Crius II 06 Sep 11 |
| Aixtron provides Crius II to Forepi for HB blue LEDs 30 Aug 11 |
| Rubicon Technology upgrades to next-generation large diameter sapphire furnaces 17 Aug 11 |
| IMS Research downgrades 2011 and upgrades 2012 MOCVD forecast 15 Aug 11 |
| ARC Energy signs two new contracts totaling nearly $100 million 03 Aug 11 |
| EV Group breaks ground for headquarters expansion due to increased customer demand 29 Jul 11 |
| Thermal Technologies expands to meet demand for Model K1 sapphire grower 29 Jul 11 |
| Seoul Semiconductor achieves ISO/IEC 17025 certification for test and measurement of chip and packaged LEDs 28 Jul 11 |
| ALT, the first manufacturer to put Cree’s MT-G LED into mass production 27 Jul 11 |
| Ushio unveils two new UX4-LEDs series models at Semicon West 2011 14 Jul 11 |
| ARC Energy defends proprietary sapphire technology; countersues GT Solar for anticompetitive conduct 14 Jul 11 |
| ESI unveils LED wafer scribing system for high-volume, ultra-high brightness LED manufacturing 14 Jul 11 |
| Translucent GaN-on-Si wafer template with embedded DBR mirrors enables low-cost LED growth 14 Jul 11 |
| ARC Energy ships 100th furnace for LED sapphire-crystal growth 12 Jul 11 |
| Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. achieves more than 10,000 hours lifetime on UVTOP ultraviolet LEDs 11 Jul 11 |
| Thermal Technology reports 40-unit order for K1 sapphire crystal growers 11 Jul 11 |
| RoseStreet Labs scientists demonstrate first long-wavelength LED-based on InGaN on silicon technology 11 Jul 11 |
| Novellus ships PECVD LED system to China SemiLEDs 01 Jul 11 |
| Rubicon's Malaysia polishing facility in production of large-diameter sapphire 27 Jun 11 |
| AquaLite places order for Crius II reactor with Aixtron 21 Jun 11 |
| Formosa Epitaxy places multi-unit order for Maxbright MOCVD systems 14 Jun 11 |
| Veeco to receive $4M in R&D matching funds from US DOE for LED manufacturing project 14 Jun 11 |
| Kyma, Veeco receive DOE funds for LED manufacturing equipment project 13 Jun 11 |
| Lattice Power and ShineOn demonstrate power LED product based on GaN-on-Si technology 13 Jun 11 |
| GT Solar receives $460.4 million order for sapphire crystallization furnaces 07 Jun 11 |
| Changelight receives 2,000th Aixtron MOCVD system 26 May 11 |
| Palomar Technologies exhibits at ECTC, discusses HB-LED assembly in webcast 24 May 11 |
| Samsung LED to boost HB-LED production with Aixtron G5 18 May 11 |
| Transphorm to offer cost-effective power conversion with Aixtron 6-inch GaN-on-Silicon system 14 May 11 |
| IMS Research releases Q1-11 MOCVD results and updated 2011 forecast 11 May 11 |
| Meyer Burger receives order for diamond-wire saws from Monocrystal 11 May 11 |
| GT Crystal Systems commences lawsuit against ARC Energy for misappropriation of trade secrets 11 May 11 |
| GT Solar receives $91 million in orders from customers in Asia for sapphire furnaces 11 May 11 |
| Dow Electronic Materials wins Epistar's first-ever supplier award for supply of metalorganic precursors and exceptional customer support 04 May 11 |
| GT Solar receives $218.9 million order for advanced sapphire crystallization furnaces 28 Apr 11 |
| Aixtron Crius II qualified in Taiwan 21 Apr 11 |
| Taiwan’s Epistar receives further Aixtron G5 reactors 19 Apr 11 |
| Soraa adds several Plasma-Therm systems to fab 12 Apr 11 |
| Aggressive LED fab investment drives 40% growth in equipment spending in 2011 06 Apr 11 |
| Fox Group signs fifth license for silicon carbide patent rights 04 Apr 11 |
| Christopher Associates and Shoda Techtron enter LED lighting market with new substrate coating technology 30 Mar 11 |
| SemiLEDs introduces I-Do LED chip 23 Mar 11 |
| United LED selects Veeco's MOCVD tools to ramp LED manufacturing 21 Mar 11 |
| Oxford Instruments sells etch and deposition systems to Optogan 21 Mar 11 |
| Beiji Haotian Technology upgrades power LED epi capacity with Aixtron G4 and G5 systems 17 Mar 11 |
| Tekcore installs first of several Dow Vaporstation Central Delivery Systems for TMG 07 Mar 11 |
| Nordson Asymtek fluid dispensers jet precisely into narrow cavities to improve side-view LED manufacturing process 07 Mar 11 |
| GT Solar receives $41.6 million order for sapphire crystallization furnaces from Asia-based customer 04 Mar 11 |
| Monocrystal announces strong financial results for FY 2010 01 Mar 11 |
| Kyma produces 300-mm (12-inch) diameter AlN on silicon template 28 Feb 11 |
| Brewer Science announces OptiStack system of products for immersion lithography process development 28 Feb 11 |
| Johnson Matthey reports exceptional 2010 sales of pureGuard hydrogen purifiers for LED manufacturers 28 Feb 11 |
| Brewer Science unveils ARC 300 variable optical property BARC series 25 Feb 11 |
| HB-LED Manufacturing webinar on March 2 focuses on Front End 24 Feb 11 |
| Juki debuts JX-200LED high-speed placement system for LED applications 23 Feb 11 |
| EV Group launches EVG620HBL mask alignment system 22 Feb 11 |
| Ubilux to boost capacity with Aixtron CRIUS II systems 22 Feb 11 |
| Model K1 sapphire-crystal growers producing LED substrate materials 18 Feb 11 |
| Monocrystal announces shipments of 8-inch sapphire substrates to LED makers 18 Feb 11 |
| Epicrystal-Epistar to accelerate capacity expansion with Aixtron UHB GaN LED systems 10 Feb 11 |
| EnRayTek chooses Veeco's MOCVD Systems for new LED factory 09 Feb 11 |
| Epilight chooses Veeco's MOCVD Systems for its new LED fab in Hefei 09 Feb 11 |
| Veeco introduces MaxBright MOCVD multi-reactor system 08 Feb 11 |
| Avago Technologies selects automated inspection and metrology solution from Rudolph for advanced optoelectronic devices 03 Feb 11 |
| Chemtura and UP Chemical announce formation of DayStar Materials, a high-purity metal organic precursor joint venture for HB-LED market 03 Feb 11 |
| Rudolph Technologies expands into LED market 02 Feb 11 |
| Major milestone passed with photonic crystal patterning on full 4" wafers with Phable technology 27 Jan 11 |
| Rubicon Technology transcends LED industry with innovative 12-inch sapphire wafers 25 Jan 11 |
| Dow Corning joins the imec GaN affiliation program 21 Jan 11 |
| KLA-Tencor launches Candela 8620 inspection system for HB-LED manufacturing 21 Jan 11 |
| KLA-Tencor launches Klarity LED defect analysis system and ICOS WI-2220 LED wafer inspector to help manufacturers reduce costs 21 Jan 11 |
| GT Solar receives USD 33.3 M order for sapphire crystallization furnaces from South Korea-based customer OCI Company, Ltd. 21 Jan 11 |
| Epistar improves efficacy of warm-white light to 170 lm/W with advanced high-voltage LED technology 13 Jan 11 |
| China's HC SemiTek receives six more Aixtron Crius MOCVD tools 13 Jan 11 |
| Jordan Valley receives QC3 HRXRD tool order from Invenlux Optoelectronics (China) 12 Jan 11 |
| Aixtron completes conversion into a European Company (SE) 22 Dec 10 |
| Rubicon Technology opens state-of-the-art sapphire polishing facility in Malaysia 17 Dec 10 |
| Aixtron G5 multiple order from HUGA Optotech 16 Dec 10 |
| Philips Lumileds leads LED industry with mass production on 150 mm 16 Dec 10 |
| Seren Photonics raises £475k to build its first pilot scale HB LEDs 14 Dec 10 |
| Apollo Precision enters LED epitaxy business with Aixtron MOCVD equipment 14 Dec 10 |
| Scientists at Osram Opto Semiconductors are awarded with the Beckurts Prize for developing the direct green-emitting laser 10 Dec 10 |
| Thermal Technology launches commercial kyropoulos crystal grower 10 Dec 10 |
| Monocrystal expands LED industry prospects by introducing 10-inch sapphire substrate 08 Dec 10 |
| Philips Lumileds re-certified for ISO9001 and TS16949 quality standards 07 Dec 10 |
| Ultratech opens advanced manufacturing facility in Singapore 06 Dec 10 |
| GT Solar receives first orders for sapphire crystallization furnaces 03 Dec 10 |
| Linde LienHwa to launch China's first ultra high-purity Ammonia plant for LED manufacturing 02 Dec 10 |
| SAFC Hitech facility expansion in Taiwan enhances global capacity for high-brightness LED manufacturing 02 Dec 10 |
| Soitec and Sumitomo Electric announce collaboration on development of engineered GaN substrates 02 Dec 10 |
| Aqualite increases high-power LED production with six Aixtron Crius systems 30 Nov 10 |
| AkzoNobel again adds capacity for LED precursor Trimethyl Gallium 26 Nov 10 |
| China's ULED buys six Aixtron MOCVD systems for GaN LED production 25 Nov 10 |
| SPP Process Technology Systems celebrates one year anniversary 19 Nov 10 |
| Aixtron to accelerate Changelight's expansion with multiple MOCVD systems 18 Nov 10 |
| Oxford Instruments and Ostendo strengthen links with system sales 17 Nov 10 |
| Rubicon Technology celebrates production of the first sapphire at its new Batavia, IL facility 08 Nov 10 |
| Rubicon Technology, Inc. reports third quarter 2010 results, opening of two new manufacturing facilities 07 Nov 10 |
| Aixtron G3 2400 MOCVD systems offered for sale 02 Nov 10 |
| Korea’s Semi Materials enters LED lighting market with Aixtron systems 02 Nov 10 |
| ATMI invests in Lake LED materials 01 Nov 10 |
| Ushio America introduces 6-inch full-field projection exposure system for LED chip manufacturing 29 Oct 10 |
| Epistar of Taiwan places multi-tool order for Veeco MOCVD systems 27 Oct 10 |
| Oxford Instruments-TDI acquires intellectual property rights from Fox Group 25 Oct 10 |
| Air Products to build the world’s first on-site, large-scale specialty gas plant 21 Oct 10 |
| Hangzhou Silan Azure selects Veeco's MOCVD tools to ramp LED manufacturing 21 Oct 10 |
| Eulitha unveils new photolithography technology for photonics patterning, called PHABLE 21 Oct 10 |
| Optogan appoints new top manager 18 Oct 10 |
| Oxford Instruments launches next generation HB-LED batch production tools 18 Oct 10 |
| Veeco announces Asia expansion plan 15 Oct 10 |
| FOREPI selects its first Aixtron G5 system for blue LEDs 12 Oct 10 |
| Bridgelux selects ESI's AccuScribe 2150P wafer scriber 04 Oct 10 |
| Growing nanowires horizontally yields new benefit: 'Nano-LEDs' 04 Oct 10 |
| GLO AB establishes new engineering center in Silicon Valley, appoints new CEO and closes USD SEK 170M investment round 01 Oct 10 |
| Optogan Group becomes first in Europe to order Aixtron Crius II systems for GaN LED production 30 Sep 10 |
| Genesis Photonics expands LED epi production line with six AIXTRON new generation Crius II systems 24 Sep 10 |
| Cree to produce next-generation LED wafers with new manufacturing capability 21 Sep 10 |
| JPSA exceeds laser system shipments in 2010 by 250% from 2009 17 Sep 10 |
| SDK ups blue LED chip production capacity to 340 mil. units/month 17 Sep 10 |
| Aixtron gains follow-up order from Long De Xin for GaN LED production 14 Sep 10 |
| ON Semiconductor's wafer manufacturing facility in Belgium receives $15.78 million USD to expand production 10 Sep 10 |
| Rubicon announces financials and 6-in LED wafer agreement 09 Aug 10 |
| EV Group introduces EVG610 mask and bond aligner optimized for greater cost and process flexibility 12 Jul 10 |
| Philips Lumileds orders another AIX G5 HT MOCVD system from Aixtron 29 Jun 10 |
| Monocrystal announced the appointment of new CEO 10 Jun 10 |
| Xi An Zoomlight (ZoomView) orders Aixtron CRIUS MOCVD systems for GaN HB-LED production 08 Jun 10 |
| Everlight forms LED packaging venture with LG Display and AmTRAN 06 Jun 10 |
| Ostendo & Oxford Instruments-TDI announce GaN wafers for LED makers 03 Jun 10 |
| Aixtron books 2 LED MOCVD orders from China’s Yangzhou Zhongke 02 Jun 10 |
| Veeco announces that Epistar qualifies TurboDisc MOCVD system 21 May 10 |
| Osram holds opening ceremony for Penang LED wafer fabrication plant 27 Apr 10 |
| Veeco to supply addition MOCVD tools to Seoul Optodevice 27 Apr 10 |
| Veeco annouces MOCVD order from Sanan Optoelectronics 27 Apr 10 |
| Plasma-Therm announces sale of three PECVD systems to LED maker 20 Apr 10 |
| Aixtron announces sale of two more MOCVD tools to LED maker Changelight 14 Apr 10 |
| KLA-Tencor's Candela CS20 inspection platform selected by Seoul Optodevice 06 Apr 10 |
| SAFC Hitech supports HB-LED manufacturing boom with TMG expansion 23 Mar 10 |
| Ultratech receives order for Sapphire LED lithography system 04 Mar 10 |
| Aixtron LED MOCVD reactor achieves productivity targets at Epistar 04 Mar 10 |
| Ultratech introduces Sapphire 100 lithography system for HB LEDs 11 Feb 10 |
| Jordan Valley Semiconductors targets X-ray system at LED production quality 08 Feb 10 |
| Aixtron to supply 10 MOCVD reactors to Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI) 03 Feb 10 |
| Spectra-Physics announces Tristar laser for LED scribing 28 Jan 10 |
| LayTec Pyro 400 measures real GaN surface temperature 21 Jan 10 |
| Veeco launches lowest cost-of-ownership GaN MOCVD system 19 Jan 10 |
| Entegris ships gas purification systems to LED maker Lextar 24 Nov 09 |
| Nanometrics receives multiple metrology orders for high-brightness LEDs 17 Nov 09 |
