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<br /> ISSN 1752-2935 (online)<br /> semiconductorTODAY<br /> COMPOUNDS & ADVANCED SILICON<br /> Vol.12 · Issue 8 · October 2017 www.semiconductor-today.com<br /> Navitas partners with<br /> TSMC and Amkor<br /> Veeco ships EPIK 868 MOCVD system ·Skorpios acquires Novati<br /> ·Source Photonics doubling InP laser capacity<br /> <br /> Lower Cost LEDs<br /> Faster LED Adoption<br /> Another breakthrough from Veeco. This time it’s EPIK.<br /> Introducing Veeco’s new TurboDisc® EPIK700™ GaN MOCVD system<br /> As global consumption for LED general lighting accelerates, manufacturers need bigger, better<br /> MOCVD technology solutions that increase productivity and lower manufacturing costs.<br /> The EPIK700 MOCVD system combines Veeco’s award-winning TurboDisc reactor design with<br /> improved wafer uniformity, increased productivity and reduced operations expenses to enable<br /> a cost per wafer savings o<a title="Semiconductor Today 2017(08)Oct page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/54400023?page=1"> ISSN 1752-2935 (online) semiconductorTODAY COMPOU</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2017(08)Oct page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/54400023?page=2"> Lower Cost LEDs Faster LED Adoption Another br</a> <a title="Semiconductor Today 2017(08)Oct page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/54400023?page=3"> 3 contents Editorial </a> <a 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