Reactive ion etching (RIE)

SAMCO was founded by Osamu Tsuji in 1979 as the Semiconductor And Materials COmpany (SAMCO). From its modest beginnings in a garage in Kyoto, Japan, SAMCO has grown into a $50 million corporation with more than 150 high-level design and production research associates at its corporate headquarters in Kyoto, Japan, sales offices in Tokyo, Tokai, and satellite offices in Kanagawa, Tsukuba, and Sunnyvale, California. The Silicon Valley research and development facility in Sunnyvale was opened in 1987.

Plasma-Therm is a U.S. based manufacturer of etch and thin film deposition equipment for a number of global compound semiconductor and related specialty markets. For more than 35 years, we have enabled various process technologies by coupling reliable platforms with award-winning service. We hold over 37 patents for innovation in plasma process technologies.

Plasma Dynamics, LLC is involved in the plasma processing of advanced materials by reactive ion etching (RIE) and plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). Founded in 2003 and located in Wilmington, MA, company services include R&D, process development, as well as low level production. Clients include large and small companies in the biotech, photonics, failure analysis, and electronics fields as well as colleges and universities.

Abeam Technologies is a company with expertise in microelectronic technology, software development, optics, and electronics. We develop simulation software used in maskmaking and microelectronic industry, fabricate nano-patterns, and are also involved in a variety of projects.

Capovani Brothers Inc. specializes in the purchase, refurbishment and resale of high technology equipment associated with the nanotechnology, semiconductor and MEMS industries. We have been successful in our mission of providing quality used equipment at a great value with fair and honest dealing. Our entire inventory is updated daily and available on the internet at www.capovani.com