Arima Optoelectronics Purchases Veeco TurboDisc MOCVD System.WOODBURY, N.Y. -- Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO VECO Vernier Engine Cut Off ), announced today that Arima Optoelectronics Corporation, a world-leading manufacturer of high brightness LED wafers located in Taiwan, has purchased a TurboDisc[R] E450[TM] As/P Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition Vapor deposition Production of a film of material often on a heated surface and in a vacuum. Vapor deposition technology is used in a large variety of applications. (MOCVD MOCVD Metallo Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition MOCVD Metal Oxide Chemical Vapor Deposition ) System for automotive LED applications. Dr. P. J. Wang, President of Arima Optoelectronics, said, "We are confident in the TurboDisc E450's very high throughput and minimal downtime due to its low maintenance TurboDisc reactor. We expect that the E450 will allow us maximum value as we expand our production of red, orange and yellow (R/O/Y) LEDs." Piero Sferlazzo, Vice President, General Manager of Veeco's MOCVD operations commented, "The production-proven TurboDisc E450's ability to produce consistently high yields of premium devices is quickly making it the tool of choice among manufacturers of R/O/Y LEDs for automotive applications." Engineered for the high-volume production of compound semiconductor materials Semiconductor materials are insulators at absolute zero temperature that conduct electricity in a limited way at room temperature (see also Semiconductor). The defining property of a semiconductor material is that it can be doped with impurities that alter its electronic properties , Veeco's TurboDisc As/P tools offer a level of process control and productivity unmatched by competing MOCVD systems. With integrated RealTemp[R] 200 technology for direct wafer temperature control, and fast gas switching for strict control of interface abruptness, these technically advanced systems provide excellent process stability and material quality. Veeco's largest capacity MOCVD production system, the E450, offers reliable mass production of R/O/Y HB-LEDs, HBTs, pHEMTs, and multi-junction solar cells. About Arima Optoelectronics Corporation Arima's principal activities are manufacturing and trading of luminous diode crystalline, chips and laser diode A semiconductor-based laser used to generate analog signals or digital pulses for transmission through optical fibers. Both laser diodes and LEDs (light-emitting diodes) are used for this purpose, but the laser diode generates a smaller beam that is easier to couple with the smaller core crystalline. Other activities include researching and developing of electronic parts, testing and manufacturing of microwave parts and other electronic spare parts, designing of machinery and retailing and wholesaling of electric appliances. Products include light emitting diodes, laser diodes and lighting systems. With manufacturing operations in Taiwan and Europe, the Group exports its products to Asia, the United States and Europe. About Veeco Veeco Instruments Inc. provides solutions for nanoscale applications in the worldwide semiconductor, data storage, HB-LED/wireless and scientific research markets. Our Metrology products are used to measure at the nanoscale and our Process Equipment tools help create nanoscale devices. Veeco's manufacturing and engineering facilities are located in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , New Jersey, California, Colorado, Arizona and Minnesota. Global sales and service offices are located throughout the United States, Europe, Japan and Asia Pacific. Additional information on Veeco can be found at http://www.veeco.com/. To the extent that this news release discusses expectations about market condition, market acceptance and future sales of Veeco's products, Veeco's future financial performance, future disclosures, or otherwise makes statements about the future, such statements are forward-looking and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. These factors include the challenges of continuing weakness in end market conditions and the cyclical nature of the semiconductor, data storage, HB-LED wireless and scientific research markets, risks associated with integrating acquired businesses and the acceptance of new products by individual customers and by the marketplace and other factors discussed in the Business Description and Management's Discussion and Analysis Management's discussion and analysis (MD&A) A report from management to shareholders that accompanies the firm's financial statements in the annual report. It explains the period's financial results and enables management to discuss topics that may not be apparent in the financial sections of Veeco's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. , subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. and current reports on Form 8-K Form 8-K The form required by the SEC when a publicly held company incurs any event that might affect its financial situation or the share value of its stock. Form 8-K See 8-K. . Veeco does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances after the date of such statements. |
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