LED Plant Opens

Osram Opto Semiconductors of Sunnyvale, Calif., has completed construction and process-testing of its LED chip production plant in Penang, Malaysia. The facility will make InGaN semiconductor chips based on 4-in. wafers for the blue, green and white LEDs used in architectural and general lighting, display backlighting and mobile terminal devices. According to the company, it is the first LED manufacturer with high-volume chip production facilities in both Asia and Europe. Its main plant is in Regensburg, Germany.