AIXTRON AG today announced
a new order for an MOCVD reactor from MicroLink Devices, Inc., USA, a company
engaged in the manufacture of HBT devices and the development of III-V solar
cells.
The Niles, Illinois-based company placed the order for one AIX 2800G4-R MOCVD
system in a 8x6-inch wafer configuration. Following delivery in the second quarter
of 2011, it will be used for the production of solar cells and HBTs. The new
reactor will be commissioned by the local AIXTRON support team working with
MicroLink Devices’ engineers in their state-of-the-art fab.
Dr Noren Pan, President of MicroLink Devices, comments, “Since our founding
in 2000, our MOCVD III-V semiconductor materials technology has enabled us to
manufacture world-class, high-performance microwave transistors. We have recently
developed a novel, high-efficiency, proprietary GaAs epitaxial lift-off (ELO)
manufacturing process that will significantly lower the cost of solar cells.
As with the company itself, our technologies have grown with AIXTRON equipment,
so it was a straightforward decision to select a suitable production deposition
system to bring our new products to market. With our existing capabilities now
fully stretched we need to greatly increase our production capacity. The AIX
2800G4-R MOCVD system is the perfect answer and will bring us high throughput
and manufacturing uniformity, while keeping a low cost-of-ownership.”
MicroLink Devices is a manufacturer of custom-designed semiconductor structures,
which are used in microwave and optical communication products. Since 2000,
the epitaxial wafers produced by MicroLink have been an essential input to the
high speed communication industry. MicroLink Devices has also collaborated on
research and development projects, the results of which have become widely-used
commercial products.