Research and Development – Delivering effective solutions for over 40 year
Our highly skilled staff in our R&D department can analyze test results to determine the root cause of a yield loss from either micro-contamination or other process related problems. Lefiq scientists work directly with the customer’s process and equipment engineers to achieve the most cost effective solutions to their problem. If need arises we will collect and evaluate samples at the customer’s facility.
Lefiq R&D is supported by a network of chemists, physicists, and engineers from academic institutions around the country. Depending on the nature of the assignment Lefiq is able to obtain expert advice to help solve virtually any problem.
Lefiq has performed many investigations into process issues related to semiconductor, solar and hard disk manufacturing.
Some examples:
CASE 1:
Dark discoloration on ceramic parts in a CVD reactor was probable cause of yield loss.
CASE 2:
Suppression of ionic contamination from an aqueous solution in an electric field.
CASE 3:
Identify why a dry etch process failed to be anisotropic
Lefiq has successfully resolved these and many other process problems in a timely and cost-effective manner.