AbstractThe UK National Centre for III-V Semicon-ductor Technologies, based at the University of Sheffield, has established a new MBE facility for optoelectronic device research. The refurbished laboratory features a new multiwafer V90+ MBE reactor from VG Semicon, together with advanced in-situ optical monitoring from Laytec, and new digital acquisition RHEED analysis equipment from JRL. A new X-ray diffraction wafer characterisation tool from Bede has also been added as part of the improvement, which cost more than $1m.This is a short news story only. Visit www.three-fives.com for the latest advanced semiconductor industry news