17 May 2011

Samsung LED to boost HB-LED production with Aixtron G5 reactors

Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, Germany says it has received a large multiple order for the LED production platform AIX G5 HT MOCVD Planetary Reactor from Korea’s Samsung LED.

Samsung LED has been using AIX 2800G4 HT gallium nitride metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) systems for several years. Following commissioning of the first two G5 systems in 2010 and at the beginning of this year, the firm has now sought to expand its capabilities through Aixtron's latest generation of AIX G5 HT MOCVD Planetary Reactors.

The new systems will be installed this year at Samsung’s latest production facility and used for volume production of high-brightness (HB) blue and white GaN-based LEDs for television back-light units (BLU) and LED lamps for solid-state lighting applications.

“Having become the leading local supplier for GaN-based HB-LEDs in Korea, Samsung LED has continually expanded capacity,” says Aixtron’s VP sales Dr Bastian Marheineke. “Once again this will be achieved by adding more reactors of choice from Aixtron,” he adds.

Formed in April 2009, Samsung LED is one of the fastest-growing LED manufacturers in the world, says Aixtron, and is currently the global leader in the LED BLU module industry. The ultra-slim BLU module minimizes the thickness of all displays such as TVs, notebook PCs, monitors, and DIDs.

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