Who are IQE Silicon Compounds?
IQE Silicon Compounds was formed in November 2000 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of IQE plc. The IQE Group has been an outsource supplier of advanced semiconductor materials since 1988 and has vast experience in III-V epitaxial structures. The Group decided to put its weath of expertise in the epitaxy field into the growing need for advanced materials for the mainstream silicon industry. Since its formation, IQE Silicon Compounds Ltd., based in the UK, has established a leading technological position for quality and service for a range of silicon based epitaxial technologies including SiGe, bulk Si, Strained Silicon and Raised Source/Drain materials. back to top Q: What is epitaxy? A: The word epitaxy is derived from the greek epi meaning surface and taxi meaning arrangement and refers to the process of growing complex structures atom-by-atom arranged onto the surface of a substrate. back to top Q: What is Strained Silicon? A: Implementation of strained silicon into leading edge proc
