MIT Lincoln Lab buys Aixtron Hyperion 300mm MOCVD systems

Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany says that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Lincoln Laboratory has purchased two Hyperion 300mm metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) systems as part of a partnership made possible by the Massachusetts Governor’s Office and the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC). The systems will support research on gallium nitride (GaN) power electronics, radio-frequency applications, and next-generation