Element Six Increases Global Manufacturing Capacity for Synthetic Diamond

Element Six, the world leader in synthetic diamond supermaterials and member of the De Beers Group of Companies, recently announced it has expanded its global manufacturing capabilities of microwave chemical vapor deposition (CVD) synthetic diamond by 60 percent compared to last year.

Adrian Wilson, head of the technologies division at Element Six, said: "We are seeing more interest from packaging designers and manufacturers as the industry comes to recognize the numerous properties and benefits of synthetic diamond, which offer our customers a distinct competitive advantage and strengthen their solutions for a greater return on investment."

Element Six has expanded its high-volume manufacturing capabilities across its facilities in Silicon Valley, California, and Ascot, United Kingdom--the latter already serving as the world's largest CVD diamond manufacturing site. The three key areas of production supported at the built-out sites include:

CVD diamond thermal material

Synthetic diamond optical windows

GaN-on-diamond wafers

To further consolidate and strengthen the company's innovation capabilities, Element Six also opened its new, state-of-the-art Global Innovation Centre (GIC), based in Harwell, near Oxford, this month. Building on Element Six's 50 years of R&D heritage, the GIC will enable the company to rapidly design, manufacture and test market-ready solutions in one location.

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