Manufacturing Today Issue - 215 August 2023 | Page 167

____________________________________________________________________________________________________ IQE plc
supplying products to the then-emerging mobile phone revolution .
Finally , the photonics epitaxial wafer department provides customers with several growth technologies for a range of applications , including 3D sensing , data communications , telecommunications , and infrared detection . Its industry-leading range of epitaxial wafer products has been at the forefront of photonics for over 30 years and continues to dominate the market .
Its technologies address three vital applications – connectivity , sensing , and energy – accelerating the capability and growth of new optical communication and sensing , as well as energy efficient semiconductor devices . Almost all wireless communication has , and continues to be , enabled by one of IQE ’ s MOCVD , MBE , or CVD technology platforms .
To facilitate the company ’ s planned expansion within the communications infrastructure , data center , aerospace , and security markets , IQE appointed Peter Rabbeni as Senior Vice President for Communications Infrastructure and Security in June 2023 . Americo Lemos , IQE ’ s CEO , commented at the time : “ Peter brings a wealth of knowledge of the semiconductor ecosystem and deep customer relationships to IQE . His vast experience will help drive value creation and value capture for IQE and enable us to deliver our strategic goals .”
Semiconductor solutions
Another key area IQE is focusing on is artificial intelligence ( AI ), as semiconductors are critical to the advancement of such technology . With a huge amount of data collected , transferred , processed , and sorted by AI applications , the market demands specialized sensors , faster movement of data , and improved memory . manufacturing-today . com 167