Recently, III-V Epi, a semiconductor technology company headquartered in Scotland, UK, announced that the company has developed and produced an experimental telecommunications laser structure for temperature insensitive operation.
It is reported that this extension development project is dedicated to Surrey University and funded by the Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) under the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) of the United Kingdom.
Professor Stephen Sweeney, the chief researcher of Surrey University in charge of the project, said: "The team of III-V Epi is helping us to develop a solid and practical InP Substrate epitaxial chips are used for telecommunication lasers, thereby eliminating the need for expensive and energy consuming cooling systems. III-V Epi provides design and engineering expertise in the selection and manufacturability of material systems, which provides a reference for our design simulation. III-V Epi continues to produce wafers for the University of Surrey through metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) technology, and carries out processing, testing and further optimization. III-V Epi has world-class services and expertise, and the resulting laser will be a breakthrough in the industry. "
Indium phosphide (InP), as a semiconductor material, has excellent characteristics, such as high saturated electron drift speed, light emission wavelength suitable for low loss optical fiber communication, strong radiation resistance, good thermal conductivity, high photoelectric conversion efficiency, high band gap width, etc. As a substrate, this material can be widely used to manufacture optical module devices, sensor devices, high-end RF devices, lasers, etc. Metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) is a new type of vapor phase epitaxial growth technology developed on the basis of vapor phase epitaxial growth (VPE). Organic compounds of group III and II elements and hydrides of group V and VI elements are used as crystal growth source materials.
Surrey University is one of 36 universities funded by IAA under the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) of the United Kingdom. The funded project provides the UK National Research and Innovation Agency (UKRI) with a fast access to funds for knowledge exchange, innovation and impact - such as proof of concept, commercialization and market validation projects.
Calum McGregor, director of III － V Epi, said: "III-V Epi has helped many customers to quickly bring new composite semiconductor products to the market, thus helping them shorten the production cycle. This is achieved through the use of two key strategies: first, by focusing on medium and low volume supply, we can distinguish ourselves from some of the mass production enterprises in the industry, which are dominated by consumer goods giants. Second, we have eliminated potential bottlenecks for customers to introduce new products, from From wafer design, product development and process optimization to complete testing, measurement and characterization services, we are providing expertise in the whole process. "
The financial report shows that most of the income of III-V Epi last year came from industrial application equipment with continuous production demand. Among them, up to 90% of the turnover of III-V Epi comes from industrial customers in high growth, telecommunications, data communications, additive manufacturing, laser radar and various optical sensing industries.
About III － V Epi
III-V Epi provides fast conversion molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) services for the design, manufacturing, testing and characterization of customized composite semiconductor chips. By focusing on medium and low volume manufacturing, the company has been able to provide MBE and MOCVD, III-V, epitaxial structure and ultra long service, with shorter delivery time than the industry standard. At present, it mainly supplies equipment to the communication, telecommunications, quantum technology, national defense, security, automobile, agriculture and additive manufacturing markets, and has accumulated a large number of customers from universities, start-ups and small-scale enterprises.
Source: OFweek
