ClassOne Technology receives multiple tool orders from one of the world’s largest RF device manufacturers, announces its VP Product and Technology, John Ghekiere and CEO Byron Exarcos. The orders are for Solstice S8 systems and include the proprietary GoldPro processing chamber for advanced gold plating applications.
ClassOne Technology is a provider of advanced semiconductor electroplating and surface preparation systems. It also provides advanced wet-chemical wafer processing equipment for ≤200mm wafers.
“The new Solstice S8s are being used to produce advanced BAW filters for leading-edge 5G communications products,” said Ghekiere. “This customer supplies innovative RF solutions to all the major smart phone manufacturers, so they demand maximum performance for these devices. In particular, they were interested in our GoldPro electroplating chamber for their advanced cyanide gold processes.”
“Our customer is extremely pleased with the Solstice’s process performance, especially its within-feature and wafer-to-wafer uniformity,” said Exarcos. “Plus, they like how quickly it gets them to full production levels. We won this business for several key reasons – electroplating performance, price/performance, CoO, and, very importantly, our level of customer responsiveness and support.”
An eight-chambered, fully-automated single-wafer production tool, ClassOne’s Solstice S8 delivers high-performance electroplating. It also delivers wafer surface preparation for a range of processes, including cleaning, metal lift-off, resist strip, UBM etch and more. The Solstice platform’s unique flexibility, enabling both plating and surface prep processes on the same tool, can serve to streamline production and optimize ROI.
In addition to advanced production equipment, customers depend on ClassOne for a deep level of semiconductor process experience and technical support which can significantly shorten their time from start-up to production. For example, ClassOne routinely provides pre-production sampling through the company’s central Technical Development Center. ClassOne has become known for this combination of world-class technology and customer support around the globe.
