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Owens Design

Engineering, Technical Manufacturing and Program Management

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Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturing & Design Services

Owens Design is an industry leader in product development and manufacturing for semiconductor equipment. We help accelerate our customer’s next-generation technologies from prototype to a Fab-ready product. In our state of the art facility, we design and manufacture a wide range of semiconductor equipment including inspection and metrology tools as well as wafer processing and handling systems.

For over 35 years, we have focused our product development processes to effectively take our customer’s semiconductor equipment technologies from prototype to Fab-ready products.  We have successfully delivered hundreds of tools to all major Semiconductor Fabs around the world. Our team of highly skilled engineers create customize solutions based on proven platforms to accelerate and scale your product development and manufacturing operations.

Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturing Development Process

At Owens Design, we start with an exploratory process that differentiates us from other equipment development providers. Semiconductor equipment product development can be very expensive, so we have developed a phased development process to help our customers determine the best approach and architect a cost-effective solution.

This multi-phased process minimizes roadblocks later on in the development process.

Semiconductor 6 axis mechanism for bright field inspection. With ISO class 2 cleanliness in very compact space.

1. Develop a Cost-free ROM*

Owens Design estimates the cost to design and build the prototype along with cost for production systems.

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2. Phase I

If this fits the customer, Owens Design moves on to Phase 1 which is a 4 - 6 week in-depth collaborative process between the customer and Owens Design. This phase helps to reduce risk and accelerate the development cycle by establishing clear goals and specifications and selecting the overall architecture.

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3. Tool Development

Following Phase 1, the customer and Owens Design will move on with the tool development and build.

*rough order of magnitude cost (+/- 25%)

Our Semiconductor Equipment Product Development Services

We deliver product designs, prototype builds, CIP, customer specials and volume manufacturing services for the semiconductor and display original capital equipment (OEM) industries.

  • Metrology and inspection equipment (delivered 19 product lines and 400+ shipped systems)
  • Front end vacuum process equipment such as etch and deposition
  • Back end equipment including bonding, cleaning, testing, and Wafer-Level-Packaging
  • Atmospheric processing tools such as wet clean and printing

Our capabilities include:

  • Substrate handling: thick, thin, and bonded wafer pairs, backside, edge and non-contact wafer handling
  • Carrier handling: Film frames, dies and die trays, FOUP’s, SMIF pods, cassettes, multiple generations of display glass, flexible roll-to-roll web
  • Controlled Environments
    • Pressure regimes from atmospheric to ultra-high (10-6torr) vacuum.
    • Thermal, vibration, humidity, O2 , B-field, light tight management
    • Contamination: ISO Class 1, ISO 2 with mechanisms
  • Precision alignment, staging, motion control micron-level repeatability
  • Standards compliance, EFEM & SECS/GEM integration
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Owens Design Case Studies

Owens Design has developed custom solutions to accelerate semiconductor equipment manufacturer time-to-market worldwide. A sample of our projects include:

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Wafer Flipper Module

Owens Design produced a robust yet compact wafer flipper module that accurately orients the substrate in a fast, clean reliable manner…

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Wafer Heating and Cooling Module

Owens Design produced a robust yet compact wafer flipper module that accurately…

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Semiconductor Platform for Metrology and Inspection

Owens Design has developed 19 product lines and shipped over 400 tools…

Wafer inspection 6-axis motion clean room

Custom Wafer Handling Systems

The challenges in providing custom wafer handling system has never been greater…

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Owens Design is your partner…

…for comprehensive semiconductor engineering, prototype builds, and scalable manufacturing services. For more information on semiconductor equipment product development, our advanced inspection and metrology equipment development services, or more reach out to us today!

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Services

  • Product Design & Build
  • Difficult-to-Outsource Manufacturing
  • Factory Equipment Design & Build

Markets

  • Semiconductor and Display Capital Equipment
  • Medical Device
  • Solar and Energy Storage
  • Data Storage
  • Emerging Technologies

Applications Expertise

  • Laser Process Development
  • Materials Handling
  • Process Technology Integration
  • Control Systems and Software
  • Flexible Manufacturing

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  • Career Opportunities
  • Blog • News & Events
  • Contact Us
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Case Studies

  • Wafer Flipper Module for Manufacturing Processes
  • Wafer Heat and Cool Stations
  • Semiconductor Platform for Metrology and Inspection
  • Phased Automation Strategy for Emerging Technology
  • Rapid Production Ramp in Solar Cell Processing
  • Expertise in Medical Technology Manufacturing
  • Enabling Volume Manufacturing for Hard Disk Drive Media
  • Optimizing Production Line for Assembly and Test
  • Product Upgrades for Film Frame Handling

Contact Information

Owens Design
47427 Fremont Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94538
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T: 510.659.1800
F: 510.659.1896
Sales: 510.770.8479
sales@owensdesign.com

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