Amberwave and Purdue team on III-V integration

March 27, 2006 - Former Bell Labs researcher Peide Ye heads up a new research effort to integrate III-V and silicon materials and develop commercial devices.

Strained-silicon pioneer Amberwave Systems is working with Purdue University under a new project aiming to integrate III-V and silicon materials in semiconductor devices.

"We have been working on III-V material technology for some time," said Amberwave CEO Richard Faubert. "This collaboration with Purdue will significantly enhance that development."

Heading up the new project is Peide Ye from Purdue's School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Ye has experience in III-V MOSFET development and atomic layer deposition technology, and was previously at Bell Labs before moving to Agere Systems and then Purdue.

Ye said of the collaboration: "Amberwave not only brings a strong development capability with expertise in deposition and defectivity in mixed-material systems, but also an effective business development process with an ability to see results through to commercial use."

The Amberwave-Purdue project is one of a number currently working on III-V and silicon integration. The Sematech industry group is working on silicon alternatives for MOSFET channels, primarily germanium, while leading chip maker Freescale Semiconductor is actively developing GaAs-based MOSFETs (see related stories).

About AmberWave Systems
Founded in 1998, AmberWave Systems has become a leader in the research, development and licensing of advanced technologies for semiconductor manufacturing. By funding and guiding university research, AmberWave Systems is bringing new technology developments to fruition through patents and technology licensing. In conjunction with its university research projects, AmberWave Systems conducts its own research, development and limited manufacturing in its semiconductor fabrication facility in Salem, New Hampshire. In addition, AmberWave Systems collaborates with other technology focused companies to further expand and develop its research. For more information about the company, please visit its Web site at www.amberwave.com.