MicroLink Devices to Use AIXTRON MOCVD Reactor for Solar Cell Production

AIXTRON announced a new order from an Illinois-based company, MicroLink Devices for AIXTRON’s AIX 2800G4-R MOCVD system.

MicroLink Devices develops III-V solar cells and manufactures HBT devices. MicroLink Devices produces semiconductor structures for use in optical and microwave communication solutions.

MicroLink placed the order for the MOCVD reactor in an 8x6-inch wafer configuration. The AIX 2800G4-R MOCVD will be utilized in manufacturing HBTs and solar cells. The local support team of AIXTRON, in collaboration with the engineers of MicroLink Devices, will commission the new reactor in MicroLink’s advanced fab.

MicroLink Devices’ President, Dr. Noren Pan stated that the company has developed a new high-efficiency GaAs epitaxial lift-off (ELO) manufacturing process, which will reduce solar cells’ production cost. Pan added that the company needs to ramp up its production capacity. The AIX 2800G4-R MOCVD would allow the company to achieve manufacturing uniformity and high throughput at a low ownership cost, remarked Pan.