Upgrades and Retrofits
Being a tool user in addition to offering sales and service for refurbished tools allows us to offer customers the benefit of what we've learned. We know what works on which tool and in some cases have developed upgrades to market-ready tools that will improve the owner's bottom line.Current upgrades available include:
SteadySweep™ Pad Conditioner
- Dramatic cost of ownership advantage
- Extended CMP pad life
- Expands process capabilities of CMP equipment to handle advanced process requirements thereby extending equipment life
- In production at multiple top tier semiconductor manufactures worldwide.
SteadySweep Video
HyperMix™ Non-Metallic Slurry Mixer
- Metallic mixers can cause a chemical change to slurry, negatively affecting production and yields
- HyperMix™ provides high turnover, low shear, uniform slurry mixing without altering chemical composition, resulting in higher yields
- Independent evaluation performed June 2003 by one of the top two slurry distribution manufacturers, showed HyperMix™ to be best available slurry mixer across the widest range of conditions