KDF Sputtering System Selected by Plasmion and Leading Korean Manufacturer Hanwha L&C for Advanced OLED Production.Business/Technology Editors ROCKLEIGH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 2002 KDF KDF Kraft Durch Freude (German: Strength Through Joy; Hitler's name for the original models of the Volkwagen Beetle in 1938) KDF Kentucky Derby Festival KDF Key Derivation Function (cryptography) 744NT sputtering A popular method for adhering thin films onto a substrate. Sputtering is done by bombarding a target material with a charged gas (typically argon) which releases atoms in the target that coats the nearby substrate. It all takes place inside a magnetron vacuum chamber under low pressure. system selected for large-area substrate processing with advanced software that easily integrates with Plasmion NSIB NSIB New, Sealed in Box source KDF today announced that Plasmion Corporation has ordered a custom engineered KDF 744NT batch sputtering system for installation at Hanwha L&C's Korean facility. The KDF 744NT was ordered as the result of a strategic alliance between Plasmion and Hanwha L&C wherein, Hanwha licensed Plasmion's Negative Sputter Ion Beam Noun 1. ion beam - a beam of ions moving in the same direction at the same speed ionic beam particle beam - a collimated flow of particles (atoms or electrons or molecules) (NSIB) technology and ordered a production system from Plasmion. After critical review, Plasmion and Hanwha selected KDF's 744NT tool retrofitted with Plasmion's Negative Sputter Ion Beam. By developing a tailored solution quickly, KDF demonstrated its ability to meet the needs of partners and customers based on its core competencies. The production system is scheduled for installation at Hanwha L&C in December 2002. Hanwha will use the enhanced 744NT system to manufacture and process ITO Ito, city (1990 pop. 71,223), Shizuoka prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Izu Peninsula and the Sagami Sea. It is an important fishing port and hot spring resort. See indium. coated glass for use in the production of Organic Light Emitting Displays (OLED (Organic Light Emitting Device, Organic Light Emitting Diode) A thin film light-emitting technology that is expected to compete with LCD and plasma TVs as well as LCD monitors and readouts. ). OLED is a new type of flat panel display A thin display screen for computer and TV usage. The first flat panels appeared on laptop computers in the mid-1980s, and the LCD technology became the standard. Stand-alone LCD screens became available for desktop computers in the mid-1990s and exceeded sales of CRTs for the first time that is currently used in automotive audio and cellular telephone applications. Hanwha plastics manufactured with the new production system will be able to replace the glass used to manufacture OLEDs, providing the display industry with a more cost-efficient way of manufacturing displays for miniature and mobile applications. "We selected the KDF 700 Series production platform because this batch sputtering system can be easily upgraded to utilize our ITO coating process," commented James A. Ionson, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Plasmion Corporation. Mr. Ionson further disclosed that "Our strategic alliance with Hanwha is the first of many production partnerships we plan to form with end-users of our process technology, and we will be actively working with major equipment manufacturers such as KDF to embed our cost-effective process within their systems." "This is a reliable and advanced solution that will meet our requirements for ITO coated glass production," said Jin Ki Paik, vice president, business development, Hanwha. "Uniting Plasmion's Negative Sputter Ion Beam technology with KDF's production-proven sputter system provides us with the best of both worlds." "This design win demonstrates how flexible and customer-focused we are. In this instance our systems will be customized to meet the customer's specific needs and cover a wide variety of process requirements. Partnering with a leading-edge technology provider such as Plasmion Corporation gave us the opportunity to participate in this design win for Hanwha, the top petrochemical company in Korea," said Kurt Flechsig, president of KDF. The KDF 744NT is a large area, four-target, batch sputtering system, designed for processing high-density interconnect, 200mm semiconductor wafers and flat panel displays. The Plasmion enhancement of the KDF 744NT includes an NSIB that provides excellent ITO coatings on polycarbonate A category of plastic materials used to make a myriad of products, including CDs and CD-ROMs. substrates at very low temperatures. Plasmion's technology creates solid ion beams during the coating process to achieve an atomically smooth surface. The 744NT is equipped with a high-vacuum loadlock configured with a substrate pre-heat that enables the tool's high throughput. The 744NT offers a pallet area of 19 x 19 inches with a compact footprint that uses less than one-third the floorspace of competing equipment. The tool can hold four 200mm wafers or multiple smaller wafers and features two processing pallets, allowing an instantaneous change of wafer sizes and the ability to process both the front and back sides of wafers. About Plasmion Plasmion Corporation is a market-driven technology company focused on delivering leading edge thin film application technology for the display, semiconductor, storage disk and optical communications Optical communications The transmission of speech, data, video, and other information by means of the visible and the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. industries and novel atmospheric pressure plasma technology for use in manufacturing plasma displays, etching/cleaning of electronic structures, surface modification and medical sterilization sterilization Any surgical procedure intended to end fertility permanently (see contraception). Such operations remove or interrupt the anatomical pathways through which the cells involved in fertilization travel (see reproductive system). . Plasmion was formed in 2001 through the merger of two companies founded by scientists and inventors from Stevens Institute of Technology Stevens is known for its rigorous engineering, science, and technological management curricula. Among the prominent research centers of Stevens is the Davidson Laboratory, Wireless Network Security Center, Keck Geotechnical Laboratory, Plasma Physics Laboratory, Nicoll Environmental . Plasmion Corporation is headquartered in Hoboken, NJ, with representatives worldwide, including Europe, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. For more information please visit www.plasmion.com. About Hanwha L&C Hanwha Group is a multi-billion dollar company involved in information services See Information Systems. , construction, explosives, machinery, trade and telecommunications. Established in 1966, Hanwha L&C Corp., a unit of the Chemical and Explosive Division of Hanwha Group, currently is involved in plastics, chemical products, automotive parts and floor-covering materials with manufacturing plants in Jinhae and Bookang, Korea. About KDF KDF Electronic & Vacuum Services, Inc., produces batch in-line sputtering tools in a wide variety of R&D and production formats for the mainstream silicon, emerging materials and flat-panel display markets. KDF systems are used in the production of semiconductors, photomasks, telecommunications networks, wireless circuits, gallium arsenide (GaAs), high density interconnect, sensors, optoelectronics, flat panel display and radio frequency power devices. KDF is located in Rockleigh, New Jersey Rockleigh is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 391. Rockleigh was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 13, 1923 (based on the results of a referendum , and has representatives in Europe, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, China and Korea. www.kdf.com |
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