Case studies
Semiconductor
The customer needed a 30% reduction in tool cost while implementing improvements in process technology. The effort had to be low-risk, ensuring no process-critical components were affected, and the first…
Wet cleaning remains one of the few batch processes in the modern fab. The client had developed a single wafer cleaning process for low-K materials and delicate structures that are highly sensitive to…
Interoperability—running any manufacturer’s FOUP without adjustment—was not being met by current load ports. MTBF targets of 2+ years, compliance with emerging factory automation standards, and tight…
A leading semiconductor automation manufacturer needed to quickly cost reduce their vacuum robot design, which required a total redesign of the mechanisms below the mounting plate. Time was critical as…
The CMP equipment manufacturer needed a wafer load station to interface with their polishing process. The first design partner failed to deliver, leaving the schedule nearly exhausted and no usable design….
Manual handling of polysilicon rods caused yield loss due to breakage and contamination. Rod diameters varied widely and spacing was tight, creating a mechanical challenge. The manufacturing environment…
A pioneer in manual wafer scribing and dicing needed to scale their process from 4" to 8" wafers. Their unique approach required the wafer to “float” so that scribing could be accurate and breakage…
The manufacturer aimed to produce five types of high-value fiber optic transducers but faced a nascent industry with almost no existing automation. Component loading, stripping, and bonding stations had…
A leading manufacturer of laser processing systems for semiconductor advanced packaging needed to quickly offer automated film frame loading to customers who had previously purchased manual systems. The…
Attolight, a European startup, needed to rapidly scale their electron-beam lab tool into a semiconductor fab-ready system to meet customer requirements. The project presented multiple challenges:
X Display Company (XDC) develops cutting-edge Micro-Transfer Printing (µTP) tools for R&D and industrial-scale manufacturing of photonics, LIDAR, lighting, and microLED display components.
Semiconductor startup Silicon Valley X-Ray (SVXR) had proven its X-ray inspection technology on a laboratory tool and needed to rapidly deliver a production-worthy system for installation in a customer…