Sponsored by FINAL PROGRAM Welcome to This conference follows the tradition of the previous conferences held at Bremen, Germany in 2005; Nara, Japan in 2003; Denver, Colorado, United States in 2001; Montpellier, France in 1999; Tokushima, Japan in 1997; and Nagoya, Japan in 1995. You will hear from these respected speakers: · Hiroshi Amano, Meijo University · Oliver Ambacher, TU Ilmenau · J.W. Ager, LBL · Jeremy Baumberg, Southhampton · S.F. Chichibu, Tohoku University · Bruno Daudin, CEA Grenoble · Eric Feltin, EPFL · Kenji Fujita, Mitsubishi Chemical · Mark Galtry, Cambridge University · Werner Goetz, Philips Lumileds · Jung Han, Yale · Volker Härle, Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH · Colin Humphreys, Cambridge University · Y. Kawakami, Kyoto University · M. Asif Khan, University of South Carolina · Kevin Linthicum, Nitronex Corporation · Miro Micovic, HRL · Daisuke Muto, Ritsumeikan University · Y. Narukawa, Nichia Corporation · K. Okamoto, Rohm & Haas Electronic Materials LLC · Yuichi Oshima, Hitachi Cable · Bill Pribble, Cree-GaN · Bill Schaff, Cornell · Tom Veal, University Warwick · Claude Weisbuch, Ecole Polytecnique-Paris · Peidong Yang, University of California, Berkeley Support for ICNS-7 is provided in part by: Table of Contents · Air Force Office of Scientific Research 3 Networking and Social Events · Office of Naval Research 4 Exhibition · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) 5 About Your Registration 6 About the Location 8 Proceedings 8 Organizers 10 Technical Program 2 LEARN • NETWORK • ADVANCE Networking and Social Events As a full conference registrant, you have the opportunity to network with your colleagues at these events! Sunday Welcome Reception sponsored by Seoul Semiconductor Co. Ltd. 5 to 7 p.m. 3rd Floor Prefunction Area Monday All Conference Luncheon Poster Session Reception sponsored by RFMD 5:30 to 7 p.m. 12:30 to 2 p.m. 3rd Floor Prefunction Area and Rooms 318-320 Rooms 115-117 Tuesday Poster Session Reception Rump Session Reception sponsored by Nitronex Corporation Sponsored by Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation 5:30 to 7 p.m. 7 to 8:30 p.m. 3rd Floor Prefunction Area and Rooms 318-320 Rooms 314/315 and 312/317 Wednesday Poster Session Reception sponsored by Cree Inc. and IQE 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. 3rd Floor Prefunction Area and Rooms 318-320 Thursday All Conference Luncheon Conference Banquet sponsored by Akzo Nobel High Purity Metalorganics sponsored by Aixtron AG, and Rohm & 1 to 2:30 p.m. Haas Electronic Materials LLC Rooms 309-311 6 to 10 p.m. Prefunction Area Poster Session Reception sponsored by Toyoda-Gosei Co. Ltd 5 to 6 p.m. 3rd Floor Prefunction Area and Rooms 318-320 During the Week Morning and afternoon coffee breaks will be available in the exhibit hall and near the poster session. Tuesday morning coffee break is sponsored by Veeco Instruments Inc. 3 7th International Conference of Nitride Semiconductors Exhibition Visit the ICNS-7 exhibition during these hours to find the products and services you are looking for: Monday ..................................................3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday ....................9:30 a.m. to noon / 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday .................................. 9:30 a.m. to noon Thursday ..................................... 9:30 a.m. to noon Exhibiting Companies (as of 8/21/07) Air Products and Chemicals Inc. NTT Advanced Technology Corporation Aixtron AG PANalytical Akzo Nobel High Purity Metalorganics Photon Systems Inc. Bruker AXS Inc. Power + Energy Inc. Cree Inc. Riber Crosslight Software Inc. Rohm & Haas Electronic Materials LLC Crysband Co. Ltd. SAFC Hitech Crystal IS Inc. Semiconductor Technology Research Inc. Evans Analytical Group sp3 Diamond Technologies Inc. Fujikin Inc. Structured Materials Inc. Ltd. Johnson Matthey SVT Associates Inc. k-Space Associates Inc. Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation LayTec GmbH Technologies & Devices International Inc. Lehighton Electronics Inc. The Fox Group Inc. & Nitride Crystals Ltd. Monocrystal PLC Veeco Instruments Inc. Nanometrics Inc. WEP - Dage NOVASiC Yole Developpement Sponsors (as of 8/21/07) Platinum Sponsors Aixtron AG ..................................................................Banquet/Reception Rohm & Haas Electronic Materials LLC ....................Banquet/Reception Gold Sponsors Akzo Nobel High Purity Metalorganics ......................Thursday Luncheon Cree Inc. .......................................................................Wednesday Poster Session Reception IQE ..............................................................................Wednesday Poster Session Reception Nitronex .......................................................................Tuesday Poster Session Reception RFMD .........................................................................Monday Luncheon Seoul Semiconductor Co. Ltd ......................................Welcome Reception Sony Corporation Toyoda-Gosei Co. Ltd. .................................................Thursday Poster Session Reception Silver Sponsors Kopin Corporation Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Nichia Corporation Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation ................................Rump Sessions Veeco Instruments Inc. .................................................Coffee Break Tuesday Morning and Lanyards Bronze Sponsors Air Products and Chemicals Inc. Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH SAFC Hitech 4 LEARN • NETWORK • ADVANCE About Your Registration Your full conference registration fee includes: • Technical Sessions • Proceedings on CD-ROM • Conference Banquet • Sunday Evening Refreshments • Coffee Breaks • Monday and Thursday Luncheons (Student registration fee includes technical sessions, conference banquet, Sunday evening refreshments, coffee breaks, and Monday and Thursday luncheons.) Badges Badges must be worn to gain access to the technical sessions and social functions. Refund The deadline for refunds was August 27, 2007. No refunds are issued at the meeting. Audio/Video Recording Policy TMS reserves the right to all audio and video reproductions of presentations at TMS sponsored meetings. Recording of sessions (audio, video, still photography, etc.) intended for personal use, distribution, publication, or copyright without the express written consent of TMS and the individual authors is strictly prohibited. Americans With Disabilities Act TMS strongly supports the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) which prohibits discrimination against, and promotes public accessibility for, those with disabilities. In support of, and in compliance with, ADA, we ask those requiring specific equipment or services to speak with a TMS representative at the registration desk. 5 7th International Conference of Nitride Semiconductors About the Location 6 LEARN • NETWORK • ADVANCE About the Location Concierge The Concierge at the MGM Grand Hotel can assist with dining reservations at many award-winning restaurants; offer information on the availability of the hotel’s pool, golf and spa; provide directions; and help to locate any service desired. Transportation Airport Shuttle Service Individual shuttle and porter service is available and may be booked from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. One-way transportation with porter service is $9.75, and transportation without porter service is $5. Las Vegas Monorail The newest attraction on the famous Las Vegas skyline is the monorail. Above traffic at speeds reaching 50 miles per hour, the monorail covers the four-mile route in approximately 14 minutes for as little as $5. Hours of operation are 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. Travel time from MGM Grand Station to: • Sahara Station – 12.8 minutes • Las Vegas Hilton Station – 11.3 minutes • Las Vegas Convention Center Station – 9.12 minutes • Harrah’s/Imperial Palace Station – 4.95 minutes • Flamingo/Caesars Palace Station – 3.7 minutes • Bally’s & Paris Las Vegas Station – 2.06 minutes Shopping Stroll the shops along Studio Walk, visit Star Lane Shops on the lower level of the main lobby, or explore the shopping outlets located throughout the MGM Grand. 7 7th International Conference of Nitride Semiconductors Proceedings and Organizers ICNS-7 proceedings are being published as an edition of Physica Status Solidi (PSS) in CD-ROM format. One copy of the CD will be shipped to each full registrant when available. Additional proceedings CD-ROMs can be purchased at the TMS registration desk. The cost is $60 each; shipping and handling are included. The proceedings are also being published as a hard-copy volume of Physica Status Solidi. This version may also be purchased at the registration desk. The cost is $160 each; shipping and handling are included. Organizing Committee Shuji Nakamura, Honorary Chair Umesh Mishra, Conference Chair Steven DenBaars, Conference Co-chair James S. Speck, General Program Chair Mike Wraback, Program Vice Chair Yasuhiko Arakawa, Asia Program Chair Andrew Allerman, Americas Program Chair Nicholas Grandjean, Europe Program Chair Jeff Shealy and Mike Krames, Industrial Liaisons Tomas Palacios and Debdeep Jena, Publication Co-chairs International Advisory Committee Chair: Bernard Gil Katsumi Kishino Universite de Montpellier II, France Sophia University, Japan Isamu Akasaki* Robert Martin Meijo University, Japan University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom Jacques I. Pankove* Elias Mũnos Merino Astalux Inc., United States Polytechnical University of Madrid, Spain Jürgen Christen Suk-ki Min University of Magdeburg, Germany Korea University, Korea Steven P. DenBaars Bo Monemar University of California at Santa Barbara, United States Linkoping University,