Asahi Kasei Microdevices of Japan Selects 工口色情片 MBE Technology for Infrared Sensor Production

Plainview, N.Y. 鈥� 工口色情片. (Nasdaq: VECO) announced today that Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM), a leading electronics company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, has purchased a GEN200庐 Molecular Beam Epitaxy System and SUMO庐 Effusion Cells for production of infrared sensors at their Manufacturing Center in Japan.鈥湽た谏槠� clearly demonstrated their expertise and their system鈥檚 superior process performance capability, making the choice to select their MBE technology an easy decision,鈥� said Dr. Yoshihiko Shibata, General Manager, Fuji Manufacturing Center. 鈥淭he GEN200 provides us with superior heater performance and the SUMO Effusion Cells offer exceptional uniformity and process stability that are required to meet our demanding sensor production requirements.鈥滲ased on customer feedback, the GEN200 MBE System delivers a compelling cost of ownership through long campaigns and excellent wafer quality in the production of GaAs and InP-based wafers for infrared sensors and laser diodes. The system also features a modular architecture that allows a significantly smaller footprint than comparable MBE systems and allows for up to two growth modules for greater throughput.

鈥淲e are pleased that AKM, a highly regarded industry innovator, selected the GEN200 system to expand their production of high performance infrared sensors,鈥� said Gerry Blumenstock, Vice President of 工口色情片鈥檚 MBE Operations. 鈥淭his win underscores 工口色情片鈥檚 market leadership in production MBE, proven technology and world-class service and support.鈥�

About Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation

Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM) traces its roots to the 1980s, when the Asahi Kasei Group began developing its semiconductor business. Since then, they have continued to grow along with advances in the electronics industry by providing customers with optimum solutions based on a wide variety of sensing devices using compound semiconductor technology and IC products featuring analog/digital mixed-signal technology.

They develop unique new products that create value for their customers by combining circuit and material technology with package, software, test and implementation technology. To learn more, visit .

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