please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . july 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message iqe type public industry semiconductors founded cardiff wales uk 1988 1988 area served global products epitaxial wafers website www.iqep.com iqe aim iqe.l is a semiconductor company that manufacturers advanced epitaxial wafers for a wide range of technology applications for wireless optoelectronic electronic and solar devices . iqe specialises in advanced silicon and compound semiconductor materials based on gallium arsenide gaas indium phosphide inp gallium nitride gan and silicon . the company is the largest independent outsource producer of epiwafers manufactured by metalorganic vapour phase epitaxy mocvd molecular beam epitaxy mbe and chemical vapor deposition cvd . citation needed the company was founded in 1988 in cardiff wales where there are two manufacturing facilities and the group s headquarters . other locations include milton keynes and bath in england ; somerset new jersey bethlehem pennsylvania and greensboro north carolina in the united states and singapore . citation needed history edit iqe was founded by dr drew nelson and dr michael scott in 1988 as epitaxial products international epi . initially the company specialised in producing epitaxial wafers for optoelectronic devices used primarily in fiber optic telecommunications . metal organic chemical vapor deposition mocvd technology was used to produce semiconductor lasers light emitting diodes leds and photodetectors designed to operate at wavelengths of 1300 nm and 1550 nm utilised for long distance fiber optic communications . citation needed in 1999 epitaxial products international merged with pennsylvania based quantum epitaxial designs qed to form iqe . citation needed qed was founded by tom hierl . also in 1999 the newly merged entity underwent an initial public offering ipo on the european easdaq nasdaq europe stock exchange followed a year later by a listing on the london stock exchange . citation needed the merger with qed brought to the group a range of new manufacturing tools based on molecular beam epitaxy mbe technology and a range of products for the wireless telecommunications . following the merger iqe became the first independent outsource manufacturer of both optoelectronic and radio frequency rf epitaxial wafers produced using both mocvd and mbe technologies . the bethlehem pa facility specialised in a number of wireless products including pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistors phemts and metal semiconductor field effect transistors mesfets . citation needed in 2000 the company formed a new wholly owned subsidiary company specialising in silicon based epitaxy . iqe silicon was established in a new facility adjacent to the group s headquarters and european manufacturing base in cardiff wales uk . the new subsidiary used chemical vapor deposition cvd tools to produce silicon and germanium epitaxial wafers for enhanced silicon processing performance microelectromechanical systems mems and nanotechnology applications . citation needed also in 2000 the group acquired wafer technology based in milton keynes uk . the acquisition provided the group with in house production of gallium arsenide gaas and indium phosphide inp substrates as well as adding capabilities for gallium antimonide gasb and indium antimonide insb for infrared applications . in 2006 the group acquired the electronic materials division from emcore providing iqe with its second us operation based in somerset nj . this acquisition added further metal organic chemical vapor deposition mocvd capacity and complementary radio frequency rf products including heterojunction bipolar transistors hbts and bipolar field effect transistors bifets . also in 2006 the group made a further acquisition in the form of singapore based mbet technologies which provided the group with complete multi site multi technology and multi product capabilities to form the world s largest independent contract manufacturer of epitaxial wafers . citation needed in 2009 the group added new free standing gallium nitride gan substrate capability with the acquisition of nanogan a spin out start up from the university of bath . citation needed in 2012 iqe group acquired galaxy compound semiconductors based in spokane washington usa . also in 2012 iqe group acquired mbe epitaxy manufacturing unit of rfmd based in greensboro nc usa . external links edit iqe v t e economy and industry of cardiff company and organisation headquarters 118 118 admiral group bbc cymru wales brains brewery coffee 1 clark s pies cube interactive iqe itv wales julian hodge bank media wales peacocks peski records placid casual principality building society see monkey do monkey s4c the barcud derwen group advanced transport systems veritair wjec wales social partners unit welsh national opera company and organisation 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