Presstek Invests In Laser Diode Production

Edited by the Printingtalk editorial team Jan 31, 2005

Presstek's Tucson, Arizona (USA) subsidiary, Lasertel Inc has bought a GEN200 MBE system from Veeco Instruments Inc to increase its capacity for the production of high-power laser diodes.

Presstek's Tucson, Arizona (USA) subsidiary, Lasertel Inc has bought a GEN200 MBE system from Veeco Instruments Inc to increase its capacity for the production of high-power laser diodes.

Lasertel uses solid source molecular beam epitaxy (SS-MBE) to produce its semiconductor lasers.

It selected the GEN200 MBE system in part for its silicon-style, cluster-tool wafer handling feature.

Its design enables the multi-wafer GEN200 to deliver higher throughput and lower costs per wafer, in a footprint up to 60 per cent smaller than comparable MBE systems.

Veeco's ability to speed Lasertel's device through its process integration centre (PIC) was also a key factor in the system purchase said Lasertel.

Lasertel's president Mark McElhinney said: "Lasertel's purchase is part of our continuing expansion plans.

The advanced automation incorporated in the Veeco system is designed to enable precise process control and increase capacity.

The addition of this system will help optimise and streamline our production process.

Veeco has a proven track record in the manufacture of world-class production MBE reactors.

We're excited to continue our relationship with Veeco and look forward to continued success based on superior MBE technology." Marlin Braun, senior vice president at Veeco Compound Semiconductor said: "The GEN200 to be delivered to Lasertel has been specifically designed for growth of phosphorous containing materials and, combined with our PIC support, will provide Lasertel with today's most complete and integrated MBE solution package." Lasertel was founded in May 2000 to supply active optical components with its semiconductor lasers for the graphics industry, amongst others.

Lasertel has in-house epitaxy, wafer processing and packaging to enable consistent delivery of a wide range of standard and customer-specific product products.