Date: May 15, 2013 Author: Greg Thompson Source: 2013 SBIR National Conference
HexaTech has developed a breakthrough, proprietary, patented process for manufacturing bulk aluminum nitride (AlN) crystals and low defect density, single crystal wafers. Our material has the lowest defect densities in the industry by several orders of magnitude over our competition. We lead the world in this technology and believe we have developed high barriers to entry and a substantial competitive lead. HexaTech is leveraging this unique capability to develop and commercialize:
• High-performance, long-lifetime Ultra Violet Light Emitting Diodes (UV-C LEDs) for disinfection applications (particularly clean water)
• High-voltage, high-efficiency power semiconductors for power conversion applications (particularly smart grid).
Clean water and efficient electric power conversion and control are important, large, and growing markets. Component sales in these areas exceed $1B currently and are expected to experience rapid growth in the future
