Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, Germany has delivered a CRIUS metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) system in 4"-wafer configuration to Japan's Sumitomo Electric Device Innovations Inc (SEDI) in order to boost its production of gallium nitride on silicon carbide (GaN-on-SiC) devices for RF data transfer applications including for the upcoming 5G wireless mobile network. The system was put into operation in fourth-quarter 2016...
