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the needs of our customers, by better aligning ourselves to the markets we address, to ensure maximum product performance. In today’s demanding markets, we have taken the opportunity at the start of our financial year to restructure and focus on this challenge. This, together with the confidence that our strategy and investment in product and process will drive further expansion in the near future, will enable our business to grow both efficiently and profitably.”
EV Group Rolls out Next- Generation Automated Resist Processing System
Flexible tool suited for thick-film processing of compound semiconductor devices.
EV Group (EVG), a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, has introduced the latest version of its EVG 120 automated resist processing system.
The EVG120 boasts new features and improved productivity in an ultra-small footprint design: the system supports coating and developing applications for a variety of markets, including MEMS, advanced packaging and compound semiconductors. The flexible tool can be configured with combined spin and spray coating modules—a unique feature that maximizes productivity and optimizes cost of ownership (CoO).
Dr. Thomas Glinsner, head of product management for EV Group, noted, “Our new EVG120 system reflects EVG’s 15 years of experience in resist coating and developing, and our unique process skills. In independent surveys, our customers consistently attribute the highest scores to EVG’s lithography equipment, and we’ve listened to their feedback to create a more optimized system. Based on a proven platform, the next-generation EVG120 coater/developer offers increased functionality and reliability in a highly customizable and economical package.”
The EVG120 automated resist processing system features a new robot with dual arms for fast wafer swapping and additional processing chambers, which result in enhanced throughput and overall productivity. To optimize throughput and overall productivity, the new EVG120 runs the same EVG CIM Framework software as EVG’s high-end XT Frame systems and offers full software integration with SECS/GEM standards. Two customizable wet processing bowls are complemented by 10 stacked modules for vapour prime, soft and hard bake, and chill processes. Like its predecessor, the
EVG120 system can accommodate wafers up to 200 mm in diameter.
Other new features of the EVG120 system include EVG’s innovative CoverSpin rotating bowl cover that allows improved coating uniformity across the substrate regardless of substrate shape. A new, temperature- controlled chuck further enhances EVG’s proprietary OmniSpray coating technology, which specifically allows conformal coating of high-topography surfaces via its proprietary ultrasonic nozzle. OmniSpray coating is ideally suited for ultra-thin, fragile or perforated wafers and can the company says result in an 80-percent or greater reduction in material consumption compared to traditional spin coating.
The company says the improved serviceability and low CoO make the EVG120 system a versatile, high- quality production tool for an entry-level budget. The EVG120 system is suited for a wide variety of markets and applications, including: high-topography coating and spray coating for MEMS; thick-film resists and bumping for advanced packaging; and passivation, dielectrics and thick-film processing for compound semiconductor devices.
AXT, Inc. Announce First Quarter 2013 Financial Results
Revenues as expected says CEO
AXT, Inc, a manufacturer of compound semiconductor substrates, has reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013.
Q1 2013 revenue was reported as $22.4 million compared with $18.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2012.
Total gallium arsenide (GaAs) substrate revenue was $11.7 million for the first quarter of 2013, compared with $11.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2012.
Indium phosphide (InP) substrate revenue was $1.8 million for the first quarter of 2013, compared with $1.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2012.
Germanium (Ge) substrate revenue was $2.6 million for the first quarter of 2013 compared with $1.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2012. Raw materials sales were $6.3 million for the first quarter of 2013, compared with $4.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2012.
Revenue trends in the first quarter came in largely as expected in each of our product categories, although our
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