Gallium Nitride and Related Wide Bandgap Materials and Devices (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Gallium Nitride & Related Wide Bandgap Materials &
Copyright Page 3
Contents 4
List of Tables 10
List of Figures 12
Chapter 1. Introduction 14
1.1 Report Methodology 14
1.2 Executive Summary 15
Chapter 2. Market Forecasts 1998-2003 18
2.1 Introduction 18
2.2 Expansion of the Wide Bandgap Device 20
2.3 Optoelectronic Devices 22
2.4 Wide Bandgap LEDs as a Fraction of the Total LED Market 24
2.5 Blue-Green LEDs 25
2.6 White LEDs 27
2.7 UV-LEDs 30
2.8 Violet Diode Lasers 32
2.9 Detector Devices 39
2.10 Electronic Devices 41
2.11 The Competitive Marketplace for Wide Bandgap Semiconductors 42
2.12 The Future for Companies in the Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Marketplace 44
Chapter 3. Applications Market Overview 46
3.1 Introduction 46
3.2 Worldwide Market for Wide Bandgap Semiconductors 46
3.3 The Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Device Business 47
3.4 Automotive Markets for Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Devices 66
3.5 Industrial Markets for Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Devices 84
3.6 Computer Markets for Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Devices 96
3.7 Military and Aerospace Markets for Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Devices 103
3.8 Communications Markets for Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Devices 108
3.9 Other Markets for Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Devices 112
Chapter 4. Materials Technology Overview 118
4.1 Introduction 118
4.2 Wide Bandgap Materials 119
4.3 The Nitrides 123
4.4 Gallium Nitride 124
4.5 Silicon Carbide 131
4.6 II-VIs 134
4.7 Diamond 136
4.8 Polymeric Materials 138
Chapter 5. Crystal Growth and Processing of Wide Bandgap Semiconductors 140
5.1 Introduction 140
5.2. Crystal Growth 143
5.3 Dissimilar Substrates 149
5.4 ELOG 152
5.5 Epitaxial Growth 154
5.6 Growth Enhancements 176
5.7 In-Situ Monitoring 177
5.8 Alternative Fabrication Processes 183
5.9 Device Processing 183
5.10 Etching of Wide Bandgap Semiconductors 186
5.11 Packaging of Wide Bandgap Semiconductors 188
Chapter 6. Research Collaborations 192
Chapter 7. Company Profiles 206
7.1 Introduction 206
Chapter 8. Geographical List of Universities and Selected Industrial Laboratories Involved in Research 308
8.1 Introduction 308
8.2 Australia 309
8.3 Belgium 311
8.4 Canada 312
8.5 China 313
8.6 Denmark 314
8.7 Finland 314
8.8 France 315
8.9 Germany 317
8.10 Greece 324
8.11 India 324
8.12 Ireland 325
8.13 Israel 325
8.14 Italy 326
8.15 Japan 326
8.16 Korea 334
8.17 The Netherlands 336
8.18 Norway 337
8.19 Poland 337
8.20 Russia 338
8.21 Singapore 339
8.22 South Africa 340
8.23 Spain 340
8.24 Sweden 341
8.25 Switzerland 341
8.26 Taiwan 342
8.27 UK 343
8.28 USA 351
Chapter 9. Directory of Leading Suppliers 374
Chapter 10. Appendices 450
10.1 Acronyms 450
10.2 Selected Bibliography 456
10.3 Exchange Rates Against the US$ (Annual Average) 459