June 19, 2008 — SUSS MicroTec, a supplier of process and test solutions for the semiconductor industry, has been selected by u-ITC, Korea to provide the advanced wafer bonding equipment of SUSS for its MEMS foundry. U-ITC’s Incheon facility will incorporate design, manufacture, assembly and test within one location for the growing fabless MEMS market.

“The SUSS ABC200 Automated Bond Cluster is a key acquisition for our foundry operations,” says Suh Dong-Ryang, director at u-ITC. “We can meet our customers’ needs by using a cluster tool that can be quickly reconfigured for changing process conditions.”

“The flexibility of the SUSS bond cluster to quickly reconfigure process parameters from small runs to full production is a big advantage of the toolset, especially in the case of a foundry serving new markets,” says Daniel Hurley, international product manager, wafer bonder division, SUSS MicroTec.

The ABC200 is a 200mm Automated Bond Cluster. It delivers post-bond alignment accuracy resulting from precision mechanics, uniform force capability and leading edge temperature control. SUSS MicroTec offers advanced wafer bonding solutions for the MEMS, SOI, Optoelectronics, and 3D Interconnect markets.