09/13/2012: Tianyu Semiconductor Adds Additional Power+Energy Hydrogen Purifier for Silicon Carbide Epi Expansion (PDF) – P+E palladium membrane purifiers provide ultra high-purity hydrogen to support Tianyu’s increased production in China.

September 13, 2012, Ivyland, PA -Power & Energy Inc. (P+E), a manufacturer of micro-channel hydrogen gas purifiers, has provided a second hydrogen purifier to Dongguan Tianyu Semiconductor Technology Co. Ltd. The purifier is installed to support expansion at Tianyu’s facility in Dongguan City, Guangdong province, China.

02/01/2012: Setting a New Benchmark for Hydrogen Delivery (PDF) – Compound Semiconductor article by Stuart Bestrom of Power+Energy.

Purified hydrogen is an essential ingredient in the MOCVD processes used to manufacture LED’s, power devices and photovoltaics. Moves toward larger reactors and bigger wafers are increasing the demand for more and more ultra-pure hydrogen from increasingly reliable, compact sources.

12/14/2011: Power+Energy to launch 2nd-gen PE9000MZ purifier in Q1/2012 – Semiconductor Today, Compounds & Advanced Silicon

Ivyland, PA – Building on the global launch in May 2010 of its PE9000MZ series purifiers, Power+Energy Inc (P+E) of Ivyland, PA, USA, which makes palladium-membrane-based hydrogen purifiers for the compound semiconductor and energy industries, has now finalized specifications for a second-generation version, to be introduced in early 2012. The unit will continue to offer what is claimed to be the smallest footprint for a Class 1, Div. 2-compliant palladium alloy hydrogen purifier, along with a number of improvements to simplify installation, service and user access.

05/01/2011: Developments in the market for UHP hydrogen purifiers – Semiconductor Today, Compounds & Advanced Silicon, May/June 2011, by Noel Leeson, President & COO of Power & Energy, Inc.