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A long-established premier provider of wafer bonding, alignment and handling equipment to MEMS-focused customers in industry as well as academia - 27 of the world’s top 30 MEMS manufacturers use its equipment - EVG has leveraged its success in this arena to migrate into key emerging technologies, including 3D ICs and light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
Since EVG first entered the 3D IC market in 1999, it has quickly grown its market share, securing numerous competitive orders. In the last year alone, multiple customers in North America, Asia Pacific and Europe purchased EVG systems for both R&D and production applications.
The company has also taken a leading role in driving 3D market evolution, co-founding the EMC3D Consortium in 2006 to commercialize a cost-effective, manufacturable through-silicon via (TSV) interconnection process for 3D chip stacking. The consortium has continued to gain momentum, adding new members and is aggressively targeting to drive cost of ownership of TSVs below US$150.
Most recently, at the IEEE International Interconnect Technology Conference, SEMATECH and EV Group presented initial results following the installation of a fully-automated GEMINI wafer bonder announced at SEMICON West 2009. A fully automated 300-mm EVG GEMINI production wafer bonding system was installed at SEMATECH’s 3D Research and Development Center at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering on the University at Albany (N.Y.) campus. The system integrates four types of wafer bonding - thermo compression, fusion, temporary and chip-to-wafer - in one tool, enabling ultimate R&D flexibility.
With the launch of its EVG560HBL fully automated wafer bonding system, EVG’s newest key target market is high-brightness LEDs (HB-LEDs). According to a forecast by market researcher Strategies Unlimited, the HB-LED market is expected to grow more than 50% this year, reaching $8.2 billion in revenues. The new EVG system delivers the higher capacity needed to accommodate the technology’s rapid growth, while capitalizing on EVG’s 30 years of wafer bonding experience to meet device makers’ demand for manufacturing techniques that mirror those used in the semiconductor industry.
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As EVG approaches its 30th anniversary, the company continues to expand its global presence while targeting important customers whose work ranges from high-volume production all the way down to small-volume/R&D environments. To ensure its ability to meet these wide-ranging customers’ needs, the company recently rolled out its EVG610 mask and bond aligner, a lower- cost system with greater process versatility that will enable universities and research institutions to attain cost and system flexibility without sacrificing quality of results.
Concentrix Solar Expands Market Presence in the U.S.
The III-V CPV system provider for utility-scale solar power plants is preparing for growth in the U.S. with a new office, additional staff and CEC listing.
Strengthening its presence in the U.S. market for solar power plants, German firm Concentrix Solar, a worldwide supplier of concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) systems has announced its latest plans for expansion.
Concentrix Solar manufactures GaInP/GaInAs/ Ge based triple-junction solar cells where three different types of solar cells are stacked on top of one another. Each cell type is sensitized to convert a certain spectral region of the solar radiation: short wave, medium wave and the infrared range. The efficiency of these cells is as much as 38%.
A division of the Soitec Group, Concentrix Solar has launched a U.S.-based subsidiary, hired additional industry professionals and won listing from the California Energy Commission. The firm’s utility- scale power plant technology is ready for large scale deployment with all the key capabilities in place for increasing the company’s business in the U.S.
“With the development and growing importance of solar farms in the U.S., the time is right for us to form our U.S. venture,” said Hansjörg Lerchenmüller, CEO of Concentrix Solar. “Due to our CPV technology’s extreme efficiency, modularity and flexibility, we are prepared to meet the needs and challenges of the U.S. market.”
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