Leading Chinese LED Manufacturer Chooses Veeco MOCVD Systems for Expansion into GaNLED Market

Xiamen Changelight Co., Ltd. (Changelight) will be the primary equipment provider for Veeco Instruments as it enters the market to produce gallium nitride (GaN) based blue/green high brightness light emitting diodes (LEDs) for display and general lighting applications.

During the second quarter of 2014, Changelight ordered multiple TurboDisc MaxBright® M GaN Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) Systems. In addition, Changelight purchased a TurboDisc K475 MOCVD system to expand its production of red, orange and yellow (ROY) LEDs.

The MaxBright M offers a modular, compact design for improved serviceability and up to 15% improved footprint efficiency compared to the standard MaxBright MOCVD system. It features more layout configuration options to fit various fab spacing requirements, including sub-floor storage, enabling more wafer starts per square foot, which translates into a lower cost of ownership.