Download as PDFSeptember 10, 2007
SVTC Expands Analytical and Engineering Services
Leases 80,000 Square-Foot Facility in San Jose
(FSA Suppliers Expo & Conference, Booth 616) SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Sept. 10, 2007 — SVTC™ Technologies, the semiconductor process-development foundry, has expanded its analytical offerings for development customers that require turnkey development services and the latest industry tools. In addition, it has expanded its engineering services and leased 80,000 square feet of office and lab space next to its existing fab.
SVTC’s newly appointed general manager of technology services, Jack Blaha, will oversee the foundry’s portfolio of engineering and analytical services. (See release entitled, “SVTC Technologies Names Jack Blaha Tech Services GM.”)
“Development in the competitive semiconductor business is all about speed. Moving wafers quickly through our fab simply isn’t enough anymore - our customers have asked for faster turn-around times on analytical services too. Within just a few months of becoming an independent company, we’ve secured access to a full range of analytic resources which will insure fast turn-around on wafers processed in our fab. ” said Scott Marquardt, SVTC’s vice president of sales, marketing and strategic business development. “Much of the process development work here requires analytic feedback to confirm hypotheses and determine working parameters. For that reason, linking our analytic and process technologists will provide highly relevant, actionable results,” Marquardt said.
Analytical Capabilities
SVTC has added analytical capabilities to its process development portfolio. These analytical services provide the atomic-scale imaging and surface analysis required by customers as high technologies trend to smaller and smaller features. This full range analytical capability offers SVTC customers real time direct access to tools and expertise.
Engineering Services
SVTC now offers process-development services ranging from single-point recipe creation to process module integration. SVTC customers can now leverage their own resources with SVTC’s skilled technologists to speed development and lower their ongoing costs.
SVTC engineers are highly skilled in the areas of litho, thin-films, etch, CMP and integration. They can support development on technology nodes ranging from >.5um down to the more advanced <65nm nodes. In addition to its investment in engineering, SVTC recently introduced OPC and reticle support as a means of providing professional support in the initial stages prior to silicon development.
New 80,000 Square Foot Facility
The service expansion coincides with the move into an 80,000-square-foot facility which contains lab and office space for up to 200 staff and resident customer engineers. It is located at 3833 North First Street in San Jose, next door to SVTC’s existing 40,000-square-foot fab building.
About SVTC Technologies
Silicon Valley’s SVTC Technologies, LLC, accelerates commercialization of innovative technologies to real, manufacturable semiconductors in markets such as novel memory and transistor, MEMS/MOEMS, photovoltaic, biotech and high voltage. At SVTC's full-scale. 8-inch foundry, customers find a full complement of advanced CMOS equipment, development-support tools, and commercialization services. In addition to providing facilities and expertise, SVTC offers customers superior cycle times, cost-effective development and faster time to revenue. More information can be found at http://www.svtc.com/.
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Contact:
Scott Marquardt
SVTC
408-240-7119
scott.marquardt@svtc.com