Crystal IS, Inc.
Native-AlN-UVC-LEDs (Klaran-/Optan-Marken) — Tochter of Asahi Kasei.
About the company
Crystal IS Inc. ist US-Tochter (acquired 2011) the japanischen Asahi Kasei Corporation. Gegruendet 1997 to the development nativer Aluminium-Nitrid-Substrate (AlN) as UVC-LED-Basis. HQ 70 Cohoes Avenue, Green Island, NY 12183. brands: Klaran (UVC-LED-Disinfection) and Optan (UVC-Sensor-LEDs). Technische Meilensteine: 2023 Rekord 160 mW Single-Chip-UVC-LED-Output, 2024 99% nutzbare Flaeche on 100-mm-AlN-Bulk-Substrat. WICHTIG: Asahi Kasei has in the March 2026 the Einstellung the UVC-LED-Device-Produktion at Crystal IS angekuendigt (Portfolio-Optimization); AlN-Substrate-Development läuft further.
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Industry story · Lifecycle
- 01.01.2011 Acquisition
Crystal IS acquired by Asahi Kasei
Japan-based Asahi Kasei Corporation acquires US AlN/UVC-LED pioneer Crystal IS (Green Island, NY). Strategic bet on native aluminum-nitride substrates as foundation for high-power UVC LEDs.
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- 01.01.2023 Product record
Crystal IS demonstrates 160-mW single-chip UVC LED
Engineering samples reach 160 mW output from a single UVC-LED chip — new industry output record enabled by native AlN substrates.
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- 12.06.2024 Product record
99% usable area on 100mm AlN bulk substrate
Asahi Kasei / Crystal IS reach 99% usable area on a 100 mm aluminum-nitride bulk substrate — a precursor to industrializing high-power UVC-LED wafers.
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- 26.03.2026 Discontinuation
Asahi Kasei discontinues UVC-LED device production at Crystal IS
Asahi Kasei announces discontinuation of UVC-LED device production at its US subsidiary Crystal IS (portfolio optimization). Note: aluminum-nitride substrate development continues; only finished UVC LED devices are being phased out. Another consolidation signal in the UVC-LED segment.
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Connections
- Strategic partner with: AquiSense Technologies LLC