Guest Editorial Special Section on the 2018 International Conference on Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology (CS-MANTECH)

As guest editors for the special section on the 2018 International Conference on Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology (CS-MANTECH), we are pleased to present IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing readers with a selection of papers based on work presented at the 2018 edition of the conference. The CS-MANTECH conference is a valuable technical forum for presenting advancements in compound semiconductor devices, with particular emphasis on the associated manufacturing technologies. Devices based on compound semiconductors have long been used in RF, microwave, and millimeter-wave systems for their high performance, and compound-semiconductors are increasingly finding their way into power systems (through advancements in SiC and GaN device technology). Compound semiconductors are also critical for optoelectronic applications such as detectors, LEDs, and lasers as well. Recently, trends towards tighter integration with silicon-based technologies to provide enhanced system-level performance and functionality have been accelerating.