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IQE provides a comprehensive array of products and services to meet all your optoelectronic and electronic compound semiconductor needs.
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MATERIAL SYSTEMS
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DEVICES
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APPLICATIONS
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GaAs
AlGaAs
InGaP
InGaAs
InSb |
• MESFETs
• HEMTs
• PHEMTs
• HBTs
• Lasers |
• Mobile Telephony
• Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
• Satellite Systems
• Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS)
• Paging
• Wireless LAN / Wireless Cable
• Automotive Radar |
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InP
InGaAs
InAlAs
InGaAlAs
InGaAsP
InGaAsN |
• DH, QW, DFB Lasers
• LEDs
• VCSELs
• Detectors
• HBTs |
• Optical Fiber Communications
• Sensors
• Infra-Red Cameras
• Wireless Communications |
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GaAs
AlGaAs
InGaAs
Pseudomorphic
InGaAlAs
InGaAsP |
• DH, QW,
Pseudomorphic Lasers
• VCSELs
• HEMTs
• FETs
• Solar Cells
• Detectors |
• Fiber Amplifiers, Gigabit Ethernet
• Medical Systems
• Solid State Laser Pumps
• CD, Minidisc
• GPS
• Automotive
• Satellite Systems |
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AlGaP
InGaP
InAlP
InAlP
GaN
InGaN
InGaAlN |
• Visible Lasers
• LEDs
/ UHB LEDs
• Visible VCSELs
• HBTs
• DJ Solar Cells |
• Displays
• DVD / CD
• Illumination
• Pointers / Bar Code
• Wireless Communications
• Satellite Systems
• Medical Applications |
Compound semiconductors are critical to the operation of many electronic and optoelectronic systems including mobile telephony systems, satellite communications and power systems, automotive applications, and more. Because of its unique properties, compound semiconductors have emerged as key enabling materials in facilitating the dramatic advancements and improvements in these industries.
Unlike silicon, which is a single element semiconductor and, therefore, has a fixed set of inherent electronic characteristics, compound semiconductors are made from a mixture of elements from the group III and V columns of the periodic table, including Gallium Arsenide, Indium Phosphide, Aluminum Gallium Arsenide and others.
By combining elements from the III and V columns, engineers can make materials with a diverse range of optoelectronic and electronic properties.
In particular, compound semiconductors are extremely efficient at generating light from electricity and converting light back into electricity, compared with existing alternatives. Because of this, they have been key materials enabling the operation of semiconductor lasers, LEDs and detectors, which are at the heart of almost all optoelectronic systems, such as fiber-optic communication systems, optical storage systems, display technology and satellite power systems.
In the electronic domain, the range of electronic properties created by compound semiconductors includes the ability of electrons to travel much more quickly in these materials than in silicon, by a factor of up to ten, enabling the operation of much higher frequency, lower noise and more power-efficient electronic systems. This has enabled significant improvements in the mobile telephony, satellite communication and wireless communication industries to take place, contributing to the ongoing communications revolution.
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