Vertically integrated manufacturing of compound semiconductors, photonics and precision optics – from raw material to device.
Vital Materials
54 sites in 20 countries · Quzhou (CN, planned)New on Amplifa
About Vital Materials
Vital Materials is a globally positioned manufacturer and development partner for advanced materials and devices. The company offers vertically integrated solutions along the entire value chain: from crystal growth and substrate production through epitaxy to device fabrication based on compound semiconductors such as indium phosphide (InP) and gallium arsenide (GaAs). Further manufacturing competencies include the production of optical transceivers with laser and receiver chips, precision optics as well as functional layers and coatings. Vital supports customers from process development through scaling to series production and serves industries including optical communications, data centers and AI infrastructure, mobile devices, AR optics and displays, power electronics, solar and sensing. With 54 sites in 20 countries, more than 15,000 employees and over 3,500 R&D specialists, the company covers more than 46 industries. A new InP and GaAs wafer production project in Quzhou, China, has been announced with a planned annual capacity of 6 million wafers.
- Site
- Quzhou
- Processes
- Crystal growth, Substrate production (wafer manufacturing), Epitaxy, Device fabrication (compound semiconductor), Optical transceiver manufacturing (laser and receiver chips), Precision optics manufacturing, Functional coatings, Process Development
- Materials
- Indium Phosphide, Gallium Arsenide, Indium Phosphide (InP), Gallium Arsenide (GaAs)
- Employees
- 15000+
- Industries
- Optical Communications, Data Centers / AI Infrastructure, Mobile Devices, AR Glasses / Optics & Displays, Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing, Power Electronics
- 01
Crystal growth
- 02
Substrate production (wafer manufacturing)
- 03
Epitaxy
- 04
Device fabrication
- 05
Functional layers/coating
- 06
Optical transceiver manufacturing
- 07
Photonics engineering and process development
- 08
Scaling from development to production
Materials and Processes
Indium Phosphide (InP)
Compound semiconductor for optical communications, sensing and wafer production, among others at the planned Quzhou plant.
Gallium Arsenide (GaAs)
Compound semiconductor for optical communications, power electronics and sensing, among others, at the planned Quzhou plant.
Sites
Quzhou
CNPlanned InP and GaAs wafer production
- Materials
- InP, GaAs
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal growthCasting | – | – | – | – | InP, GaAs |
| Substrate production (wafer manufacturing)Engineering | – | – | – | – | InP, GaAs |
| EpitaxyEngineering | – | – | – | – | InP, GaAs |
| Device fabrication (compound semiconductor)Engineering | – | – | – | – | InP, GaAs |
| Optical transceiver manufacturing (laser and receiver chips)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Precision optics manufacturingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Functional coatingsSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
History
- 2026
Announcement of a new InP and GaAs wafer production project in Quzhou, China, with a planned annual capacity of 6 million wafers.