Picosun's Service Portfolio Extends to Precursor Chemicals

ESPOO, Finland, and REDCAR, England, April 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

Picosun Oy, leading supplier of state-of-the-art industrial ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition) solutions launches delivery service of ALD precursor chemicals. This service is implemented in cooperation with several well-known chemical manufacturers.

Picosun's ALD business continues to expand not only in semiconductor manufacturing but in other fields of industry as well. Picosun has therefore developed a comprehensive portfolio of flexible, high-quality and cost-effective services with its industrial partners. As new processes are ramped up for large scale production, an efficient supply chain for ALD-specific services such as chemicals is vital.

One of Picosun's new partners is EpiValence Ltd, manufacturer of high quality specialty chemicals for electronics industries, with whom Picosun now collaborates to offer fast and smooth precursor delivery to all PICOSUN™ ALD tool users. The service includes chemicals, and filling and shipping of the precursor containers to the customer site where they can be directly connected to the ALD tool. Cleaning and refill service for used containers is also available.

"We at Picosun want to ensure first class customer experience by delivering all-inclusive ALD solutions, combining the equipment and processes with a full-scale service portfolio and centralized supply of all required accessories and consumables. Precursor chemicals are an integral part of this supply. We are very happy to deepen our collaboration with EpiValence, who is well-known for its top-quality products targeted specifically for the microelectronics sector. Together we can deliver everything our customers need to run successful ALD production," states Dr. Erik Østreng, Applications and Services Director of Picosun.

"EpiValence is driven by offering our customers the highest quality products and an unrivalled service level. Picosun shares these values, which makes them the ideal partner for us. Together we can ensure uninterrupted supply and secure delivery of both ALD chemicals and tools to a worldwide clientele. We are delighted to join forces with Picosun to enable customers a complete and united supply chain for ALD technology," continues Chris Richards, Commercial Director of EpiValence.

Picosun provides the most advanced ALD thin film coating technology to enable the industrial leap into the future, with turn-key production solutions and unmatched expertise in the field. Today, PICOSUN™ ALD equipment are in daily manufacturing use in numerous major industries around the world. Picosun is based in Finland, with subsidiaries in Europe, North America, Singapore, Taiwan, China, and Japan, and a world-wide sales and support network. For more information visit www.picosun.com.

EpiValence Ltd is a chemical manufacturer with focus to produce high quality precursors with excellent customer service for the electronics industry. Our experienced technical team has extensive knowledge of precursor development (molecule design, small quantity synthesis) and process development and scale up in house. This commercial scale capability allows customers to be confident that their material roadmap requirements can be achieved. For more information visit www.epivalence.com.

More information:

Dr. Erik Østreng
Applications and Services Director, Picosun Oy
Tel: +358-50-321-1955
Email: erik.ostreng@picosun.com