5N+ has sold the GaN IP portfolio, acquired with its subsidiary AZUR, to micro-LED expert ALLOS Semiconductors.
MONTREAL and DRESDEN, Germany, March 6, 2025 /CNW/ - 5N Plus Inc. (TSX: VNP) ("5N+" or the "Company"), a leading global producer of specialty semiconductors and performance materials, announced that it has entered into an exclusive agreement, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, AZUR SPACE Solar Power GmbH ("AZUR"), with micro-LED and GaN-on-Si expert ALLOS Semiconductors to complete the development and commercialization of a GaN IP portfolio that 5N+ has provided to ALLOS Semiconductors for a nominal value in exchange for future royalties.
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Prior to becoming part of 5N+ in 2021, AZUR had acquired a package of technology and patents for High Power Electronics (HPE) and Radio Frequency (RF) applications from ALLOS Semiconductors in 2020. This package will now be transferred back to ALLOS, along with additional GaN IP.
"This transaction allows 5N+ to focus on its core business while benefiting from the growth of the HPE market through royalties. With ALLOS, we have found the strongest possible partner to commercialize the technology over time," said Gervais Jacques, President and CEO, 5N+.
"With this acquisition we are further strengthening our IP position," said Burkhard Slischka, co-founder and CEO of ALLOS Semiconductors. The company specializes in 200 mm and 300 mm epiwafers for micro-LED applications, that can be processed in standard silicon fabs. ALLOS' customers are micro-LED and display companies, working with silicon foundries to achieve the yield and unit cost breakthroughs that are critical to turning futuristic micro-LED display prototypes into future mass consumer products. Slischka emphasized, "We remain focused on our successful micro-LED technology while exploring synergies with the rapidly growing HPE market. We are open to new partnerships in GaN HPE and our now expanded IP portfolio remains available for licensing."
About 5N+ 5N+ is a leading global producer of specialty semiconductors and performance materials. The Company's ultra‐pure materials often form the core element of its customers' products. These customers rely on 5N+'s products to enable performance and sustainability in their own products. 5N+ deploys a range of proprietary and proven technologies to develop and manufacture its products. The Company's products enable various applications in several key industries, including renewable energy, security, space, pharmaceutical, medical imaging and industrial. Headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, 5N+ operates R&D, manufacturing and commercial centers in strategically located facilities around the world including Europe, North America and Asia.
About ALLOS Semiconductors ALLOS Semiconductors is a Gallium Nitride-on-Silicon (GaN-on-Si) epiwafer technology company focusing on micro-LED applications. Founded in 2014 in Dresden, Germany, the company has repeatedly demonstrated the industry's best crystal quality and wafer uniformities of GaN-on-Si epiwafers specifically designed for use in standard 200 mm and 300 mm silicon wafer fabs. The company's proprietary technologies are protected by a strong IP portfolio and are available on MOCVD tools from all major tool suppliers. ALLOS is the only company supplying both 200 mm and 300 mm GaN-on-Si LED epiwafers to customers worldwide. Its technologies are also available through licensing and technology transfer. ALLOS' customers are micro-LED, semiconductor and display companies working with either foundries or in-house silicon lines to achieve the breakthroughs in yield and unit cost that are critical to turning their existing micro-LED prototypes into future volume products for consumer and industrial applications.
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