Veeco Instruments Inc. announced that Shandong Raysun Huaguang Optoelectronics Co., Ltd. (Huaguang) of China has qualified Veeco's gallium nitride (GaN) and arsenic phosphide (AsP) metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) systems for high volume production of red and blue high-brightness light emitting diodes (HB-LEDs).

“Huaguang is one of the first companies dedicated to the R&D and mass production of LEDs in the mainland of China,” Zheng Tiemin, general manager of Raysun Huaguang, said. “In the past several years, we have gained significant expertise on Veeco's MOCVD systems, and are satisfied with the efficiency and stability of the tools. The LED market is growing quickly, and Veeco will be an important supplier as we expand our LED product line.”

Dr. Bill Miller, senior vice president, general manager of Veeco’s MOCVD operations commented, “Veeco's TurboDisc K465(TM) and E450(TM) MOCVD Systems were qualified for production in a short period of time, enabling Huaguang to ramp their production quickly. We are pleased to be supporting Huaguang’s volume production needs.”