Cree demos 150mm SiC wafers with micropipe densities below 10/cm2
Cree's current standard for SiC substrates is 100mm-diameter material.

Used in the production of lighting, power and communication components (including LEDs, power switching devices and RF power transistors for wireless communications), the significant increase...

GT Solar buys sapphire substrate maker Crystal Systems
The deal consists of about $24m in cash, 5.4 million shares of GT Solar common stock, and a $21m cash earn-out (based on attaining certain financial and technical targets). Crystal Systems is profitable and expects revenue of about $16m for 2010. The firm should contribute ...