R&D

Driving Innovation Through Research and Collaboration

Our dedicated team of scientists is working with leading partners in Europe and worldwide to explore new avenues to improving the value propositions associated with AZUR SPACE products. Our R&D efforts are focused upon creating real measurable improvements derived from the pull of the market, building upon quality, power, mass and cost.

Delivering Excellence Through Process and Precision

In order to meet customer requirements for performance, cost and time-to-market, we focus on three basic principles: process optimization for high throughput, high level of in-process control, and rapid technology and product development directly in the production environment. Dedicated experts pursue alternative pathways to achieving higher value, better performing and lower cost solutions.
Collaborative, multi-disciplined and third-party teaming to validate, down-select and implement best ideas and next steps.

Protecting Innovation for the Future

AZUR SPACE has a broad and deep portfolio of current patent licenses in Europe and in the United States. AZUR SPACE has more than 340 viable patents, including areas such as Triple- Four and Five Junction EPI structures, key wafer processing designs and other features such as Distributed Bragg Reflector (DBR) design or tunnel diode designs. Our technology team is continuously looking out for new, ideas to protect our legacy into the future.

High level list of key patent areas

  1. AZUR SPACE aims primarily at a defensive patent portfolio strategy, to protect current and future products and core technologies with layered patent families, focusing on core know-how, particularly with MOCVD epitaxy and related products.  Blatant violations of patent intellectual property however, will be vigorously pursued.
  2. AZUR SPACE maintains internal dedicated Patent Office, which manages the internal IP review board, ongoing applications and external legal patent resources.
  3. AZUR SPACE files patents not only in Germany, but with the EU, the U.S.A. and elsewhere depending on market pull, customer needs and competitive assessments.   Business domains for these patents include Photovoltaics, Power Electronics and Opto Electronics.
  4. Within Space Photovoltaics exclusively, AZUR SPACE has 50 patent families, with more than 160 currently issued patents and more than 80 additional active patent applications filed. 

Key Patents include:

Multi-junction stacks

DBR design

Quantum Well absorbers

Tunnel Diodes

Metamorphic Growth

Assemblies

Blocking diodes

Foundational Technologies for the Future

AZUR SPACE’ triple-, quadruple and quintuple-junction device technologies are our foundational technologies for today and for the future.

We also pursue innovative and proven pathways to improving our materials, usages, performance and reliability all in pursuit of best value solutions for customers and products.

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