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Samco Opens new Research Centre

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Kyoto-based centre to focus on development of thin film deposition systems and process technologies, as well as basic research on thin film properties

Samco, a manufacturer of etching, deposition and surface treatment processing equipment, has opened a new Research Centre for Nano Thin Films & Materials for ALD and mist CVD process and system development in Kyoto, Japan.

In recent years, the demand for ALD systems has been expanding for semiconductor and electronic device applications, and new markets are emerging in medical and healthcare fields such as coating technology for containers and medical devices. To meet growing market needs and with the aim of entering new markets in the future, Samco reorganised its former Basic Technology Research Centre and established the Research Center for Nano Thin Films & Materials. It has a building area of 413.90 m2 and is equipped with deposition systems for demonstrations and various measurement tools for evaluation.

“The Research Centre focuses on the development of thin film deposition systems and process technologies, as well as basic research on thin film properties and physical properties evaluation,” said Osamu Tsuji, the founder and CEO of Samco Inc. “We already have an extensive track record with ALD equipment, which we began selling in 2015 in the fields of semiconductor and electronic devices. Our next plan is to develop new ALD systems for medical and healthcare applications such as barrier films, coating films, medical materials, and coating of implant materials.”

Samco plans to increase its number of researchers at the Research Centre from the current 8 to 20 in the next 3 years and to expand its annual ALD systems sales to 3 billion yen in five years.

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