News: Suppliers
15 May 2024
Porotech selects ClassOne’s Solstice single-wafer platform for development and manufacture of GaN products
Fabless micro-LED company Poro Technologies Ltd (a spin off from the Cambridge Centre for Gallium Nitride at the UK’s University of Cambridge) has selected the Solstice single-wafer platform of ClassOne Technology of Kalispell, MT, USA (which manufactures electroplating and wet-chemical process systems for ≤200mm wafers) for the development and manufacture of GaN products for applications requiring silicon wafer substrates.
The devices being developed by Porotech target ultra-high-density and energy-efficient micro-LED micro-displays for augmented reality (AR) applications, wearables, and smart devices. To pursue these micro-LED applications, Porotech is leveraging its proprietary technologies: its PoroGaN GaN-on-silicon materials platform and Dynamic Pixel Tuning (DPT) micro-LED-on-silicon (µLEDoS) technology, which can be engineered to produce light at wavelengths across the visible spectrum.
Picture: ClassOne’s Solstice single-wafer system.
“Porotech is tackling mass-production challenges with partners in the µLEDoS supply chain, integrating wafer manufacturing, hybrid bonding, IC design, packaging and assembly solutions. ClassOne’s Solstice plating technology provides a reliable and efficient foundation for the development of key process steps that will support the route to improved yields through utilization of larger silicon wafer sizes,” says Porotech’s CEO Tongtong Zhu. “We look forward to working with the team at ClassOne to bring the industry-leading performance benefits of PoroGaN and DPT to display applications in the next few years,” he adds.
“We’re excited to participate in the development and growth of Porotech’s breakthrough, game-changing micro-LED technology and to help drive these solutions toward mass production and high-volume manufacturing,” comments ClassOne Technology’s CEO Byron Exarcos.
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