PlayNitride Selects Veeco’s Lumina MOCVD System for MicroLED Production Supporting Next Generation Applications
Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO) announced that PlayNitride, a MicroLED technology leader, has qualified Veeco's Lumina® MOCVD system for MicroLED production and ordered two systems for 2025 delivery. The qualification follows successful system evaluation for applications in wearables, TVs, transparent displays, and automotive.
The Lumina system, featuring Veeco's TurboDisc® technology, offers superior uniformity, brightness, defectivity control, and cost-effectiveness. The system supports high-throughput production with capabilities for depositing arsenic phosphide epitaxial layers on wafers up to eight inches in diameter, suitable for IR-LEDs, Edge-Emitting Lasers, VCSELs, and Solar Cells manufacturing.
Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO) ha annunciato che PlayNitride, un leader nella tecnologia MicroLED, ha qualificato il sistema Lumina® MOCVD di Veeco per la produzione di MicroLED ed ha ordinato due sistemi per la consegna nel 2025. La qualificazione segue una valutazione di sistema di successo per applicazioni in dispositivi indossabili, TV, display trasparenti e automobilistico.
Il sistema Lumina, dotato della tecnologia TurboDisc® di Veeco, offre una superiorità in termini di uniformità, luminosità, controllo dei difetti e costo-efficacia. Il sistema supporta la produzione ad alto rendimento con capacità di deposito di strati epitassiali di arsenicofosfuro su wafer fino a otto pollici di diametro, adatto per la produzione di IR-LED, laser a emissione laterale, VCSEL e celle solari.
Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO) anunció que PlayNitride, líder en tecnología MicroLED, ha calificado el sistema Lumina® MOCVD de Veeco para la producción de MicroLED y ha solicitado dos sistemas para entrega en 2025. La calificación sigue a una exitosa evaluación del sistema para aplicaciones en dispositivos portátiles, televisores, pantallas transparentes y automotriz.
El sistema Lumina, que cuenta con la tecnología TurboDisc® de Veeco, ofrece una superioridad en uniformidad, brillo, control de defectos y relación costo-efectividad. El sistema soporta producción de alto rendimiento con capacidades para depositar capas epitaxiales de fosfuro de arsenico en obleas de hasta ocho pulgadas de diámetro, adecuado para la fabricación de IR-LED, láseres de emisión lateral, VCSEL y células solares.
Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO)는 마이크로 LED 기술의 선두주자인 PlayNitride가 Veeco의 Lumina® MOCVD 시스템을 마이크로 LED 생산을 위해 인증하고 2025년 납품을 위한 두 개의 시스템을 주문했다고 발표했습니다. 이 인증은 웨어러블, TV, 투명 디스플레이 및 자동차 애플리케이션을 위한 성공적인 시스템 평가에 이어 진행되었습니다.
TurboDisc® 기술을 특징으로 하는 Lumina 시스템은 우수한 균일성, 밝기, 결점 제어 및 비용 효율성을 제공합니다. 이 시스템은 적어도 8인치 직경의 웨이퍼에 비소 포스파이드 에피택시얼 층을 입힐 수 있는 능력으로 고처리량 생산을 지원하며, IR-LED, 에지 방출 레이저, VCSEL 및 태양 전지 제조에 적합합니다.
Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO) a annoncé que PlayNitride, un leader de la technologie MicroLED, a qualifié le système Lumina® MOCVD de Veeco pour la production de MicroLED et a commandé deux systèmes pour une livraison en 2025. La qualification fait suite à une évaluation réussie du système pour des applications dans les dispositifs portables, les téléviseurs, les affichages transparents et l'automobile.
Le système Lumina, qui intègre la technologie TurboDisc® de Veeco, offre une uniformité, une luminosité, un contrôle des défauts et une rentabilité supérieurs. Le système prend en charge une production à haut débit avec des capacités de dépôt de couches épitaxiales de phosphure d'arsenic sur des wafers de jusqu'à huit pouces de diamètre, adapté à la fabrication de IR-LED, de lasers à émission par les bords, de VCSEL et de cellules solaires.
Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO) hat angekündigt, dass PlayNitride, ein führendes Unternehmen im Bereich MicroLED-Technologie, das Lumina® MOCVD-System von Veeco für die MicroLED-Produktion qualifiziert hat und zwei Systeme für die Lieferung im Jahr 2025 bestellt hat. Die Qualifizierung folgt einer erfolgreichen Systembewertung für Anwendungen in tragbaren Geräten, Fernsehern, transparenten Displays und im Automobilbereich.
Das Lumina-System, das mit Veecos TurboDisc®-Technologie ausgestattet ist, bietet hervorragende Gleichmäßigkeit, Helligkeit, Defektkontrolle und Kosteneffizienz. Das System unterstützt die Hochdurchsatzproduktion mit der Fähigkeit, arsenphosphid-epitaxiale Schichten auf Wafern mit einem Durchmesser von bis zu acht Zoll abzuscheiden, die für die Herstellung von IR-LEDs, Kanten-emittierenden Lasern, VCSELs und Solarzellen geeignet sind.
- Secured qualification and two system orders from industry leader PlayNitride
- Systems to be delivered in 2025, indicating future revenue stream
- Validation of Lumina MOCVD technology by major industry player
- Expansion into growing MicroLED market segment
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PLAINVIEW, N.Y., Dec. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO) today announced that PlayNitride, an industry leader in MicroLED technology, has qualified Veeco’s Lumina® MOCVD system for production of next-generation MicroLEDs, and also placed an order for two systems for delivery in 2025. PlayNitride’s decision followed a successful evaluation of Veeco’s Lumina® MOCVD system.
“We’re pleased to partner with Veeco for production and commercialization of our industry-leading MicroLED technology for wearables, TVs, transparent displays and automotive,” stated Dr. Charles Li, CEO & Chairman at PlayNitride. “The Lumina system is uniquely positioned to exceed market requirements by providing best-in-class performance and productivity advantages, each essential in advancing our technology and cost roadmap.”
“Qualification of our Lumina system by PlayNitride, a leading-edge provider of MicroLED technology, is an exciting win for our best-in-class MOCVD technology,” commented Anil Vijayendran, Vice President, MOCVD Product Line Management. “Veeco’s Lumina system is extensively used in high volume manufacturing utilizing the proven performance of our core TurboDisc® technology. Industry leaders such as PlayNitride require solutions enabling excellent uniformity, brightness, defectivity, and unmatched cost of ownership, all of which our Lumina system delivers.”
Core to the Lumina system is Veeco’s industry-leading MOCVD TurboDisc technology, featuring excellent thickness and compositional uniformity and low defectivity for exceptional yield. Veeco’s proprietary technology also supports high-throughput enabled by a clean reactor over long campaigns. Providing a seamless wafer size transition, the system is capable of depositing high quality arsenic phosphide (As/P) epitaxial layers on wafers up to eight inches in diameter. The Lumina system allows users to customize their systems for maximum value in delivering IR-LEDs, Edge-Emitting Lasers, VCSELs, and Solar Cells in high volume production.
About Veeco
Veeco (NASDAQ: VECO) is an innovative manufacturer of semiconductor process equipment. Our laser annealing, ion beam, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), single wafer etch & clean and lithography technologies play an integral role in the fabrication and packaging of advanced semiconductor devices. With equipment designed to optimize performance, yield and cost of ownership, Veeco holds leading technology positions in the markets we serve. To learn more about Veeco’s systems and service offerings, visit www.veeco.com.
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