Porotech announces strategic partnership with IQE

Porotech, a pioneer in microLED and GaN-based semiconductor technology, is signing a strategic partnership with IQE plc, a supplier of compound semiconductor wafer products and advanced material solutions to the global semiconductor industry.

The focus of the partnership is to develop, scale and commercialise Porotech’s unique wafer technology that achieves all three colours (RGB) on a single 200 or 300mm GaN-based wafer for ultra-high-density and efficient microLEDs, the applications for which include AR/MR/VR, wearable devices, smart displays and large-scale direct view displays.

Description automatically generatedThe intention is for IQE to be Porotech’s epitaxial wafer foundry partner, providing GaN MOCVD capacity for the volume production of Porotech’s PoroGaN® microdisplay technology platforms. Together, the companies will develop and productionise 200mm manufacturing platforms as well as 300mm wafer formats.