Veeco achieves operating milestone with Ion beam etch system
Veeco Instruments announced today that its Nexus Ion Beam Etch (IBE) system has achieved 100,000 operating minutes without failure during commercial production operation. This milestone demonstrates a five fold increase in grid life, significantly improving total cost of ownership and reducing tool downtime.
"With this improved longevity, our customers do not need to perform preventive maintenance as frequently, resulting in increased tool utilization and decreased operating cost," commented Tim Pratt, senior marketing director of Veeco Advanced Deposition and Etch.
"As the leading manufacturer of production-proven ion beam technology equipment, we continue to earn the trust of our customers with focused R&D and products to solve their technical and commercial challenges."
Veeco's Nexus IBE systems perform ion-based 'milling' of a variety of materials. Veeco has shipped over 300 ion beam etch modules for production use.
Veeco's process equipment solutions enable the manufacture of LEDs, flexible OLED displays, power electronics, hard drives, MEMS and wireless chips.
