Monday, March 9th, 2009
SVTC Technologies has been busy announcing new business directions ever since Joe Bronson stepped in as CEO at the beginning of this year. Last month it announced a partnership with Entrepix to provide 300 mm chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) development and production services for customers who use the Tool Access Program (TAP) at the SVTC fab in Austin, Texas. Today it announced an expansion of its Analytical Services capabilities to encompass markets beyond its traditional base of silicon chip-based industries; SVTC Analytical Services will tout its expertise at Pittcon 2009, being held March 8 to 13 in Chicago.
SEM bay (source: SVTC Technologies)
“Our approach can be of enormous benefit for essentially any industry that must analyze or inspect elements, molecules and other tiny structures – including aerospace and defense, electronic materials, emerging energy technologies, fabless semiconductor development, IC manufacturing, life sciences and biotechnology, metal and alloy manufacturing, and semiconductor equipment,” said Julian Searle, Business Development Manager of Analytical Services for SVTC.
The company has a full suite of advanced analysis tools and people with the experience to coax useful signals out of SEM (see figure), TEM, STEM, SIM, FIB, ICP-MS, and other precise acronyms. “What’s unique is the way we apply a commercial management approach to areas that have traditionally been the domain of research laboratory systems,” said Jack Blaha, General Manager of Technology Services for SVTC. “It’s this combination of strong research skills with the rigor and discipline of a commercial approach that enables us to not only look for new ways to do things that haven’t been done before, but then to also make these innovative processes repeatable, accurate and sustainable for our customers.”
“SVTC’s Analytical Services has consistently proven to be a valuable resource for process and yield analysis for Nantero,” said Greg Schmergel, CEO and co-founder of Nantero, a nanotechnology company using carbon nanotubes for the development of next-generation semiconductor devices. “The combination of state-of-the-art tooling and very experienced personnel ensures that results are clear and correct the first time. Our company performs work at multiple sites, and due to the high-quality services and fast turnaround time from SVTC, we have been routing more of our analytical work to SVTC due to the value they add toward achieving our objectives.” -E.K.
Tags: AFM, analysis, EELS, FIB, IC, materials, MEMS, SEM, SIMS, TEM