IQE PLC IQDN-VCSEL(TM) technology reaches key milestones
March 09 2021 - 1:00AM
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IQE reaches key milestones with IQDN-VCSEL(TM) technology
for long wavelength VCSELs on 150 mm GaAs substrates
-- IQE has achieved key power and reliability milestones for its
IQDN-VCSEL(TM) technology for advanced sensing applications at
longer wavelengths on 150 mm GaAs substrates
-- IQE's customers benefit as they can use the same equipment
and processes that were developed for shorter wavelengths to
achieve longer wavelengths
-- IQE is currently engaged in customer-funded development
programmes with key Tier 1 customers to optimise this technology
for qualification in future 3D sensing applications
IQE plc (AIM: IQE, "IQE" or the "Group"), the leading
manufacturer of advanced semiconductor wafer products for the
global semiconductor industry, is pleased to announce it has
achieved key power and reliability milestones for its
IQDN-VCSEL(TM) technology for advanced sensing applications at
longer wavelengths (1100-1600 nm) on 150 mm GaAs substrates. IQE is
currently supplying wafers to Tier 1 partners and collaborating
with them to refine this technology for next generation advanced
sensing applications.
Currently, the longest achievable wavelength for GaAs-based
Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) technology is
limited to wavelengths of 1100 nm. It is desirable to increase this
wavelength to >= 1380 nm, thereby allowing this technology to be
applied to below screen (BOLED) consumer applications such as
facial recognition systems for mobile devices. There is significant
customer demand for breakthrough technologies like these because
they enable new applications and improve device performance while
at the same time reducing cost. Additionally, the move to longer
wavelengths will make it even simpler to safely deliver emerging
technologies, such as LiDAR for automotive applications.
IQE has addressed demand for a 150mm GaAs-based long wavelength
VCSEL with its IQDN-VCSEL(TM) technology. IQE has demonstrated that
this dilute nitride-based technology delivers VCSELs with 1 mW per
emitter, each having more than several hundred hours of
reliability. This has met the development requirements for multiple
Tier 1 3D sensing customers. Because IQDN-VCSEL(TM) is based on the
GaAs materials system, it offers a longer wavelength "drop in"
solution for IQE's customers, enabling them to use the same
equipment and processes that were developed for shorter wavelengths
to achieve longer wavelengths.
IQE is currently engaged in customer-funded development
programmes with key Tier 1 customers to refine this technology for
qualification in future 3D sensing applications. Coupled with its
IQGeVCSEL 150(TM) technology, IQE has demonstrated a path to volume
manufacture of long wavelength VCSELs on 150 mm and ultimately 200
mm substrates.
Dr Rodney Pelzel, Chief Technology Officer of IQE, commented
:
"I am very pleased to announce the achievement of key power and
reliability milestones for our IQDN-VCSEL(TM) technology. IQE has
been able to rapidly develop an offering that exceeds what was
previously possible, and our partner engagements are a testament to
the potential for this technology for next generation 3D sensing
applications. IQDN-VCSEL(TM) technology is a key component of a
unique VCSEL portfolio that enables IQE's customers to serve a
diverse range of high-volume market opportunities."
Contacts:
IQE plc
+44 (0) 29 2083 9400
Drew Nelson
Tim Pullen
Amy Barlow
Headland Consultancy (Financial PR)
+ 44 (0) 20 38054822
Andy Rivett-Carnac: +44 (0) 7968 997 365
Chloe Francklin: +44 (0)78 3497 4624
ABOUT IQE
http://iqep.com
IQE is the leading global supplier of advanced compound
semiconductor wafers and materials solutions that enable a diverse
range of applications across:
-- handset devices
-- global telecoms infrastructure
-- connected devices
-- 3D sensing
As a scaled global epitaxy wafer manufacturer, IQE is uniquely
positioned in this market which has high barriers to entry. IQE
supplies the whole market and is agnostic to the winners and losers
at chip and OEM level. By leveraging the Group's intellectual
property portfolio including know-how and patents, it produces
epitaxy wafers of superior quality, yield and unit economics.
IQE is headquartered in Cardiff UK, with c. 650 employees across
nine manufacturing locations in the UK, US, Taiwan and Singapore,
and is listed on the AIM Stock Exchange in London.
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