EV
Group (EVG), a leading supplier of wafer bonding and
lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor
markets, today announced that Austrian technology-research company
NanoTecCenter Weiz Forschungsgesellschaft mbH (NTC Weiz) has purchased
an EVG620 precision alignment system for installation in its new
R&D facility focused on organic/plastic electronics.
NTC Weiz will use the EVG620 system to align and expose coated organic
substrates for advanced applications. This purchase, NTC
Weiz's first from EV Group, gives EVG further access to the latest
developments in the semiconductor and broader electronics markets while
strengthening the company's ties with the European research community.
According to Professor Emil List, scientific managing director
at NTC Weiz, "Our new R&D cleanroom will be focused on
next-generation organic semiconductor technology-one of the
fastest-growing areas of the electronics industry, and one with the
greatest potential for yielding paradigm-shifting products.
To ensure the highest-quality results, we need state-of-the-art
equipment for this new line. Our competitive evaluation,
together with EVG's reputation for innovative yet reliable systems and
solutions, convinced us that they are the ideal partner for our latest
research venture."
Its high throughput, tool flexibility and modular design have
made the EVG620 one of EV Group's most popular mask aligners, with a
significant number of installations at customer sites around the
world. The precision alignment system also allows for imprint
processes with stamps and substrates from small chip-size pieces to
6-inch (150 mm) wafers. EVG's proprietary chuck design, which
supports both soft and hard stamps, provides uniform contact force for
high-yield, large-area printing. Configurations for
nanotechnology applications can include release mechanisms for stamps
in addition to programmable high and low contact force as well as
in-situ fine alignment.
"As a leading R&D organization chartered with driving
research efforts in the nanotechnology arena, NTC Weiz is well
positioned to utilize our EVG620 mask aligner to maximum benefit," said
Alois Malzer, product manager for mask aligners at EVG. "The
system's flexibility and extendibility enable its use for a variety of
applications, and we look forward to playing an enabling role in NTC
Weiz's organic semiconductor technology research and development
efforts."