Veeco Receives $4M for R&D
Veeco Instruments Inc. of Plainville, N.Y., a manufacturer of LEDs, solar panels and hard disk drives, was
awarded $4 million in R&D matching funds by the US Department of Energy to support
high-efficiency solid-state lighting projects. The award is for a project targeted
at lowering manufacturing costs and improving the brightness and efficiency of LEDs
by using novel materials, substrates and deposition technologies. Crystalline nitride
semiconductor materials provider Kyma Technologies of Raleigh, N.C., will supply
materials and services to Veeco as part of the project.
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Published: September 2011
Glossary
- backlighting
- The forming of a clear silhouette of an object by placing a light source behind it. Used in machine vision when surface features of an object are not important.
- light-emitting diode
- An LED, or light emitting diode, is a semiconductor device that emits light when an electric current passes through it. LEDs are widely used in various applications due to their energy efficiency, compact size, and long operational life. The technology behind LEDs is based on the phenomenon of electroluminescence.
Key characteristics and features of LEDs include:
Electroluminescence: The process by which LEDs emit light is called electroluminescence. It involves the recombination of...
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