Overview
Lumileds' San Jose, California facility houses corporate functions, LED R&D leadership, and manufacturing of LED epitaxy including substrate patterning. The site traces back to HP's optoelectronics division and became the Lumileds joint venture (Philips/Agilent) in 1999; it led the LED industry's shift from 3-inch to 150mm (6-inch) GaN-on-wafer production, reaching mass production on 150mm wafers in 2010. Key facility details include: The facility is situated at 370 West Trimble Road, San Jose, CA 95131, USA. It focuses on Compound Semiconductor on 150mm wafers. Production at this facility commenced in 1999.
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About Lumileds
Lumileds, formerly Philips Lumileds and now majority-owned by Apollo Global Management, is an LED manufacturer headquartered in San Jose, California, where it also performs LED epitaxy and substrate patterning manufacturing.