Veeco Instruments Inc. announced that Bridgelux, Inc., a U.S. lighting company and leading supplier of energy-saving light-emitting diode (LED)-based light sources, has placed a multi-unit order for Veeco's TurboDisc K465 gallium nitride (GaN) metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) systems to support its production ramp.

"Bridgelux is focused on enabling mass adoption of LED-based solid-state lighting by reducing the cost of light for the general lighting market," stated Mark Swoboda, Bridgelux CEO. "Bridgelux is committed to the advancement of our core LED materials and process technologies. We expect Veeco to be a strategic partner for our manufacturing expansion."

Bill Miller, senior vice president, seneral manager of Veeco's MOCVD operations, commented, "We are pleased to have been selected by Bridgelux to meet their production ramp for interior and exterior general illumination applications. Bridgelux is an important industry player, and we are very excited to secure this important new customer."