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Portfolio

Decades of semiconductor experience

Together we bring decades of semiconductor experience, covering all parts of the design and a wide range of fab equipment.

50+

Tools certified

5

Disciplines

Equipment we have worked on

Front end and back end, atmospheric and vacuum, across the equipment that moves, processes and measures wafers.

01

Equipment Front End Modules (EFEMs)

02

Wafer-handling robots

03

Vacuum cluster tools

04

Process equipment, including lithography and etching tools

Areas of extensive experience

Where our experience runs deepest

01

Equipment

  • —EFEMs
  • —Wafer-handling robots
  • —Wafer prealigners
  • —OEM process enclosures

02

Automation & throughput

  • —Semiconductor automation
  • —Custom automation
  • —Throughput
  • —Design optimization for automation and increased throughput

03

Contamination control

  • —Cleanliness
  • —Clean room
  • —Particle management

04

Design for X

  • —Design for cost optimization
  • —Design for serviceability
  • —Design for manufacturability

05

Engineering

  • —Mechatronics
  • —PCB design
  • —Safety systems design
  • —Vibration isolation

06

Network

  • —Industry contacts

Work by discipline

From concept to certification

01

Concept design

Requirements, tool architecture and layout concepts for new platforms and major upgrades.

02

Electrical design

Power distribution, control hardware, interlock architecture and EMO loops.

03

Project management

Equipment programmes run end to end: suppliers, milestones, build and integration.

04

Safety & compliance

50+ tools certified, from early design review through SEMI S2 and CE marking to final approval.

05

Technical writing & marketing

Manuals, installation instructions, technical files and test reports written by the engineers on the tool.

Want the detail on a specific tool?

Reference work is covered by NDA, so we talk through it directly. Tell us what you are building and we will describe the closest thing we have done.

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