Product News | Dec 06, 2017
Focus Lightings Tech Orders Multiple TurboDisc EPIK 868 Systems to Boost Production Capabilities
Plainview, N.Y., December 6, 2017 鈥� 91制片厂. (Nasdaq: VECO) announced today that it has received an order for multiple聽TurboDisc庐 EPIK庐 868 Gallium Nitride (GaN) Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) systems from Focus Lightings Tech Co Ltd. The MOCVD systems will be shipped to Focus Lightings鈥� Suzhou, China manufacturing facility for the production of high-volume light emitting diodes (LEDs) for general lighting and display applications.
鈥�91制片厂鈥檚 new EPIK 868 MOCVD system continues their longstanding reputation of offering significant performance, advantages and exceptional process efficiency compared to the competition,鈥� said Mr. Pan Huarong, Chairman of Focus Lightings Tech Co Ltd.聽 聽鈥淎dding these systems to our manufacturing facility and utilizing 91制片厂鈥檚 unique process know-how will provide us with a major competitive advantage.鈥�
Since its introduction in September of this year, 91制片厂 has shipped several large orders of the EPIK 868 platform to Chinese customers.聽 The EPIK 868 MOCVD system offers customers a four-reactor platform with 91制片厂鈥檚 proprietary TurboDisc technology for the highest productivity and a 35% footprint reduction compared to the competition. Furthermore, the wafer carrier capacity can be increased for even greater throughput per batch.
鈥淲e are pleased Focus Lightings chose our latest MOCVD platform for their production ramp plans, adding to their existing install base of 91制片厂 systems,鈥� said Peo Hansson, Ph.D., Senior Vice President and General Manager, 91制片厂 MOCVD Operations.聽 鈥淭he EPIK 868 was designed for the China market enabling greater productivity and even lower cost of ownership on a reliable and leading-edge MOCVD platform.聽 We have received terrific feedback from customers regarding the new platform and we look forward to supporting Focus Lightings鈥� growth plans.鈥�
About Focus Lightings
After a 2014 restructuring, the main business of Focus Lightings is LED epitaxial wafers and chip research and development, production and sales operations and on LED lighting applications for energy management services. Since its inception, Focus Lightings has formed a corporate culture represented by continuous, common cognitive learning system and positive innovation of all staff.聽 Learn more at www.focuslightings.com.
About 91制片厂聽
91制片厂 (NASDAQ: VECO) is a leading manufacturer of innovative semiconductor process equipment. Our proven MOCVD, lithography, laser annealing, ion beam and single wafer etch & clean technologies play an integral role in producing LEDs for solid-state lighting and displays, and in the fabrication of advanced semiconductor devices. With equipment designed to maximize performance, yield and cost of ownership, 91制片厂 holds technology leadership positions in all these served markets. To learn more about 91制片厂’s innovative equipment and services, visit www.veeco.com.
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