Increasing demand for IQE's Infrared products
The purchase orders are from a number of different customers and for a combination of large diameter indium antimonide (InSb) and gallium antimonide (GaSb) substrate materials.
InSb and GaSb materials form the key enabling technology base for a range of consumer, defence, security, medical and industrial applications including heat sensing, thermal imaging, infrared sensors, lasers, LEDs and thermovoltaic (TPV) systems for converting heat into electrical energy.
Further details of the specific customer, product and application cannot be disclosed at this time due to confidentiality designed to protect our customers' IP and allow them to retain a competitive advantage.
IQE Infrared is uniquely positioned as a global market leader in the supplier of InSb and GaSb materials to the semiconductor industry, with IQE's US (Galaxy) and UK (Wafer Technology) operations offering the World's largest antimonide wafer production capacity in the industry, using multiple production tools (pullers) providing customers with a completely secure, dual sourced supply of InSb and GaSb wafers.
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