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DDR300 NIR (near infrared) Inspection System to one of the world’s largest semiconductor chip manufacturers. Installed in a fab in Kulim, Malaysia, the new defect detection and review (DDR) station is being used to check for subsurface cracks and other defects that are hidden beneath layers of silicon, GaAs and other NIR-transmissible semiconductor materials.
“The objective is to increase yields in our customer’s flip-chip devices,” stated McBain President and CEO, Michael Crump . “By all accounts the DDR300 NIR has the highest resolution of all instruments in its class, which is why it’s able to deliver a sharper, clearer view of hard-to-detect subsurface defects.”
The new McBain system operates in the near- infrared spectral range between 900nm and 1700nm and can “see” through a range of compound semiconductor materials, including those with rough surfaces. The DDR300 NIR may be used for both micro- and macro- inspection, to view features from 1 micrometer to over 200 micrometers in size. In addition, an image-stitching capability enables wide- field imaging in high resolution. Two models of the DDR system are available, for inspecting 200mm and 300mm wafers.
Veeco Appoints ex-Intel VP to Board of Directors 2010-06-24
Veeco Instruments has appointed Gordon Hunter to its Board of Directors.
Hunter, age 58, currently serves as Chairman, President and CEO of Littelfuse, a provider of circuit protection products and solutions with annual sales of $430 million in 2009. He also serves on the Council of Advisors of Shure Incorporated.
John R. Peeler, Veeco’s CEO, commented, “We welcome Gordon to Veeco’s Board, and
look forward to having the advice and strategic thinking of a seasoned technology industry veteran. Gordon has a deep background in international sales, marketing and operations. As Veeco continues to rapidly expand our business globally in the high-growth “clean tech” segment, we are confident that Gordon will be a valued advisor to our team.”
Hunter has been a director of Littelfuse since June 2002 and became the Company’s Chairman of the Board, President and CEO in January 2005. Prior to joining Littelfuse, Hunter was VP of Intel Communications Group, and General Manager, Optical Products Group. He was also responsible for managing Intel’s access and optical communications business segments within the Intel Communications Group.
Prior to joining Intel in February 2002, Hunter served as President of Elo TouchSystems, a subsidiary of Raychem Corporation. He also served in a variety of positions during a 20- year career at Raychem Corporation, including VP of Commercial Electronics and a variety of sales, marketing, engineering and management positions.
Hunter holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Liverpool, England, and an MBA from London Business School.
Monocrystal Appoints new CEO 2010-06-24
Russian sapphire substrate provider promotes Oleg V. Kachalov to CEO of Monocrystal and Andrey V. Kravchenko to VP of Energomera Electronics
Monocrystal a global provider of sapphire products and metallization pastes to semiconductor, optical, and solar industries, has appointed Oleg V. Kachalov to the position of Chief Executive Officer of Monocrystal. Kachalov succeeds Andrey V. Kravchenko,
July 2010
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