IQE has been supplying epiwafers and substrates to successive generations of the consumer mobile market since the early 1990s.

This heritage has prepared us to deliver the leading performance demanded by the current wireless communications applications of 5G, WiFi6, and Bluetooth, as well as the high-growth photonic applications of gesture recognition, 3D Sensing (3DS), facial recognition, LiDAR, and Time of flight (ToF). Our technology drives best-in-class mobile phones, tablets, computers, virtual reality headsets, and virtual assistant devices.

The matrix below demonstrates how IQE’s broad range of wireless, photonic and infrared epitaxial wafer and substrate products address applications across the consumer mobile market.

Consumer Mobile ApplicationsRF & Power Electronics Epitaxial Wafers
GaAsGaN on SiInPSiliconSiGe
HBT
pHEMT
BiHEMT
Schottky & PIN DiodeHEMT & PIN DiodeHBT & HEMTMOSFET BiCMOS DiodeHBT
Connectivity



5G/4G MobileIQEIQEIQEIQE
WiFi 6IQEIQEIQEIQE
BluetoothIQE
Mobile RadioIQEIQEIQEIQEIQE
SensingGPS Navigation & LocationIQEIQEIQE
EnergyElectrical Power ConversionIQEIQE

Consumer Mobile ApplicationsPhotonics Epitaxial Wafers
GaAsInPGaSbGaSb/InSbGaN
VCSELLED/LDDFB/FPPiN/APDLaserDetectorLD/LED
Connectivity5G/4G MobileIQEIQE
Sensing3D SensingIQEIQE
Facial RecognitionIQE
BiometricsIQEIQEIQEIQEIQE
LiDAR/ToFIQEIQEIQE
ProximityIQE
ImagingIQEIQEIQE
EnergyMicro DisplaysIQE

* Smartphones, tablets, computers, fitness activity trackers, VR goggles, & TVs utilise a number of photonic & IR sensor and wireless technologies.