Strasbaugh (OTC Bulletin
Board: STRB) announced today that a U.S. customer has placed an order for
an nTegrity (Model 6DS-SP) CMP system. The nTegrity will be used to expand the
production capacity of a U.S. fab where multiple nTegrity systems are already
installed and in production.
"The nTegrity is a proven CMP system that offers customers high reliability,
superior process performance, and repeatable results," said Mike Kirkpatrick,
Strasbaugh's VP of Sales and Marketing.
The nTegrity features advanced CMP technologies, including optical endpoint
detection and a new generation wafer carrier, which increase process control
and improve yield.
Strasbaugh has 60 years of leadership in design and manufacturing of advanced
surfacing technology for the global semiconductor, silicon, data storage, MEMS,
LED, telecommunications and optics industries. Through close alliances with
premier manufacturers in these markets, Strasbaugh has developed pioneering
technology that has become the standard in polishing and grinding today. Strasbaugh's
state-of-the-art chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) systems, high quality
prime wafer polishing and grinding tools, and leading edge process technologies,
enable customers to realize their performance goals and has established the
company as a world class provider of innovative, reliable, high-yield surfacing
solutions.