Veeco
Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) announced today that during the recently
completed second quarter, Shanghai Epilight Technology Company Ltd., one of
the largest LED manufacturers in China, placed a multi-tool order for Veeco
TurboDisc(R) K465i(TM) Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) systems.
The equipment is for Epilight's planned capacity expansion at their Shanghai
high-brightness light emitting diode (HB-LED) fab.
Mr. Wendi Liu, President of Epilight commented, "We selected Veeco's
K465i MOCVD system because of its excellent system design and the good performance
in the field. It is simply the best choice for high-volume production of LEDs.
Given the increased demand for LEDs in such applications as general illumination,
TV backlight and outdoor displays, we intend to ramp our production quickly.
With a business partner like Veeco, we are confident we can meet the market
demand."
Bill Miller, Ph.D., Executive Vice President, General Manager of Veeco's MOCVD
Operations, commented, "We are gratified to have the opportunity to work
with Epilight as their MOCVD supplier for their LED production facility ramp.
We believe that the China market will drive significant advancement of the LED
industry, and Veeco, as the market-leading equipment provider in China, is well
positioned to benefit from this growth."
Veeco Instruments, Inc. designs, manufactures, markets and services enabling
solutions for customers in the HB-LED, solar, data storage, semiconductor, scientific
research and industrial markets. We have leading technology positions in our
three businesses: LED & Solar Process Equipment, Data Storage Process Equipment,
and Metrology Instruments. Veeco's product development, marketing, engineering
and manufacturing facilities are located in New York, New Jersey, California,
Colorado, Arizona, Massachusetts and Minnesota. Global sales and service offices
are located throughout the U.S., Europe, Japan and Asia Pacific.