Description

IQE plc specializes in the development, manufacture, and sale of advanced semiconductor materials, producing compound semiconductor wafers—or epiwafers—through an epitaxy process. The company's operations span three primary segments: Wireless, Photonics, and CMOS++. For its Wireless offerings, IQE provides various technologies built on GaAs, GaN, InP, Si, and Ge epitaxial wafer structures, along with components such as GaAs HBTs, pHEMTs, and BiFETs/BiHEMTs. These materials are instrumental in powering consumer mobile handsets, connected devices, 5G network infrastructure, WiFi 6, Bluetooth, and satellite communications. In the Photonics sector, IQE's products include vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs), crucial for 3D sensing applications like facial recognition, gesture control, and LiDAR. They also supply Indium Phosphide (InP) laser and detector wafers, which underpin high-speed 5G telecommunication and data communication fiber optic networks, as well as Gallium Nitride (GaN) and Gallium Antimonide (GaSb) for multicolor microLED displays. Furthermore, GaSb and InP materials are provided for high-definition infrared imaging and sensing across security, health monitoring, and environmental applications. Beyond these core areas, IQE manufactures a diverse array of substrate products, including GaSb, InP, InAs, InSb, and CZT, alongside custom-sized or geometry wafers, polycrystalline materials, and high purity Group III/V source materials. The company also offers specialized nanoimprint lithography services. Established in Cardiff, United Kingdom, in 1988, IQE plc operates globally, serving a broad customer base across the United States, the wider Americas, France, Germany, Israel, the United Kingdom, the rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region, encompassing countries like China, Japan, and Taiwan.