Well travelled III–Vs

AbstractAt the end of an eventful year for III–Vs it is worth pausing to recollect the gains, before looking forward to a New Year likely to bring more surprises. One thing stands out from the past year and that is how well compound semiconductors have done. While 1995–1996 was a year of great expectation for the main-stream semiconductor business it stumbled into 1997 with many companies seriously wondering whether they dare publish their annual financial accounts. In stark contrast, GaAs and its ilk have done very well