NEXX Systems’ Stratus electrochemical deposition systems selected by leading Korean IDM for high volume manufacturing

SEMICON West 2011, BILLERICA, USA: NEXX Systems, a Boston area provider of advanced packaging equipment– announced successful completion of its Joint Evaluation Program with a principal Korean integrated device manufacturer (IDM). The two 300mm Stratus electrochemical deposition (ECD) systems ordered are production tools of record. These systems are used in wafer-level packaging metallization processes required for production of cutting-edge mobile products, such as smart phones and tablets.

Rezwan Lateef, VP of Business Development and Customer Operations, commented, “Our success at this leading Korean IDM is another testament to the value of our technical solutions in fulfilling high volume production demands for the production of mobile devices.”

Bioh Kim, NEXX Systems’ Korea director and GM, noted: “NEXX Systems is committed to local, time-sensitive customer support. Our recent success in this region has validated our decision to open a direct subsidiary in Korea to better serve our customers. This new subsidiary, based in Seoul, will collaborate closely with Global Zeus, a Korean sales and service agency, to manage key sales and service activities. As the adoption of our products gains momentum in the Korean market, we affirm our commitment to provide 24x7 support by directly managing the day-to-day sales and service effort.”

The NEXX product family consists of two advanced packaging systems, Stratus and Apollo. The Stratus was the first production plating tool with twenty wafer plating positions. Its vertical processing technology in conjunction with its single, linear cell configuration makes the Stratus the only tool in the market with dual-sided production plating capabilities, as well as one of the easiest to maintain tools that can handle wafers from 50µm to 200µm in thickness. Most of the 136 Stratus systems delivered to date process 300mm wafers at top-tier foundry and IDM customers in Taiwan, Korea and the US.