HexaTech Announces 100 mm Diameter Aluminum Nitride Substrate Product

Posted on November 3rd, 2026 | Filed under Press Releases

Immediate Commercial Availability

MORRISVILLE, N.C., Nov. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — HexaTech, Inc. announced today the immediate production release of its new 100 mm diameter single crystal aluminum nitride (AlN) substrate product. This milestone achievement directly builds on the three-inch diameter substrate launch announced earlier this year. As the world’s leading commercial supplier of single crystal physical vapor transport (PVT)-grown AlN substrates, HexaTech continues to drive an ideal combination of product performance, production scale, and customer value.

100 mm Substrate Optical Image

HexaTech CEO John Goehrke noted, “This tremendous accomplishment is the result of a focused development program, supported over the previous 20 years by both public and private investment, and the outstanding HexaTech team. This success will be the basis of our future expansion efforts, as we drive toward 150 mm and beyond, and close the gap with other high-performance wide bandgap materials.”

“HexaTech’s established history of delivering AlN substrate material with market-leading structural and surface quality continues with this significant technical achievement,” added HexaTech Manager of Research and Development, Dr. Rafael Dalmau.

Gregory Mills, HexaTech VP of Business Development emphasized, “This 100 mm product launch directly addresses the needs of our commercial optoelectronic and high-power radio frequency (RF) customers, by once again lowering the price per unit area threshold, allowing for ease of fabrication line insertion, and rapid scaling of device production.”

HexaTech’s full range of 2-inch, 3-inch and 100 mm diameter products are available now with standard lead times. For more information on HexaTech’s technology and products, please visit www.hexatechinc.com, or contact HexaTech at [email protected].

About HexaTech

HexaTech, a wholly owned subsidiary of Stanley Electric, Tokyo, Japan, is an industry-leading manufacturer of single crystal aluminum nitride (AlN) substrates. This substrate material is enabling long life UV-C light emitting diodes (LEDs) for disinfection applications, deep UV lasers for biological threat detection, high voltage switching devices for efficient power conversion, and RF components for satellite communications.

Founded in 2001, the HexaTech team has successfully solved complex material science and engineering challenges to commercialize high quality bulk AlN for volume production. For additional company and product information, please visit us at www.hexatechinc.com.

About Stanley Electric

Stanley Electric is a global company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, that manufactures automotive equipment and electronic components with cutting-edge optical technologies. With manufacturing at its core, Stanley Electric invests in its group companies around the world to produce automotive lamps, LEDs (ultraviolet, visible, infrared) and other electronics. The company is contributing broadly to society by exploring the infinite possibilities of light and bringing its value to humankind. For more information about Stanley Electric, please visit www.stanley.co.jp/e/.

Contact: Greg Mills
HexaTech, Inc.
+1 919 415 1495
[email protected]