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Services

Our services are not limited to those listed. If you have a need related to equipment or process repair, improvement or upgrade, please let us review your needs. We have completed several unique  custom projects for our customers. We can help you with your special requirements.
 

 

 

 
 

Services

NSR Stepper Relocation

Nikon NSR stepper, NSR service parts, used semiconductor equipment, PDP replacement, Mylar backprint, NSR camera, CCU replacement Nikon, semiconductor equipment brokerage

 

This is EPT's primary business. We can provide complete cleanroom to cleanroom delivery of any NSR stepper or scanner. We have moved over 300 steppers in our history and we have complete crating and fixturing specs for all models.  We can provide crating and rigging assistance or we can provide those services.  We have worked with all the major industry brokers and have been granted work access to dozens of major factories. Please give us a call and let us quote your particular needs.

Our service can include:

- Complete fixturing
- Vacuum sealing
- Thorough use of shock and tilt sensors
- Certified crating materials for international requirements
- Computerized temperature monitoring with plot of shipment history(additional charges apply)

Wafer Coating Services

New in June of 2009, EPT has installed equipment and resources to coat wafers to spec. Using your resist and process we can coat small lots, single wafers or cassettes, even pieces.  If you are in a university lab, R&D facility or just starting a new process, we can help you develop your process or use your process to coat high quality wafers. We are catering this service to our customers so contact us to find out how we can help.  We work with universities and startups all across the US and the world so we are confident we can help you with your project.  We can supply broadband, i-line, or DUV resist or we can work with your samples.  For most processes we can also expose and develop your test patterns to help fine tune your results or even run your process for you. Contact us so we can discuss your needs.

Brokerage

As of 2009, EPT has diversified and expanded its used semiconductor equipment brokerage services. We are in a unique position to have early access to fab closures and equipment that is newly released to the market. We also are able to completely deinstall and remove this equipment. This advantage gives our customers the benefit of acquiring high quality used equipment with the lowest overhead possible. We have begun offering photolithography equipment as well as equipment for all wafer manufacturing processes. We are able to offer AS-IS equipment quotes to fully refurbished, installed, and supported packages.  EPT understands the market's desire to purchase equipment that has OEM-style support, warranties and training and we are able to provide that for most all of our customer's requirements. Please visit us first for any fab equipment that you are looking to acquire.

Stepper / Scanner refurbishment

EPT can bring your equipment purchase to a like new condition. Our preferred service is to deinstall your equipment, reinstall it in our cleanroom and set it up for calibration. We have an extensive parts inventory to make necessary repairs and we can manufacture doors and panels and do paint work if needed. We can set you system up for site inspection or to run pilot wafers for your process or qual before we deinstall, clean, prep, vacuum seal and crate your system for shipment to your facility.

Wafer or reticle size or altitude conversion

This service is in high demand for today's market. We can change wafers sizes of equipment as well as reticle stage components for 5" or 6" reticles.  This service effectively increases the viability of the used equipment market because customers are no longer forced to wait for their particular configuration or subjected to very high OEM conversion costs and long lead times. EPT has performed many wafer size conversions with custom designed chucks and wafer loader parts. We have also changed many reticle stages on the majority of NSR stepper and scanner models. We have kits or we can manufacture the required parts to complete the conversion. We can modify and adjust your system's lens controller for a higher or lower altitude. This service included modifications of pressure sensors if necessary and recalibration of magnification and distortion.

PCB Repair

EPT has invested a significant amount of capital in VI curve diagnostic tools for PCB repair.  We can set up an exchange program for your stockroom where we troubleshoot and quote the board repair at no charge.  We provide a very good credit for exchanged cores as well. Turn your malfunctioning PCBs into a cost saving area for spare parts.

- Free evaluation and quote
- Repaired stock programs
- Let us repair your inventory
- Full 30 day guarantee for same failure mode (excluding external causes)
- Full VI testing of unknown boards
- Mapping and stored signatures of known good boards
- Repair costs less than 50% of new board cost

Mylar Backprints for Equipment Footprints

 

We have invested in a wide format printer and developed a process to print equipment footprints from AutoCAD® drawing files. These prints are invaluable in planning a new  facility or expansion. Precise locations of facility connections or floor mounts can be determined and prepared before receipt of the equipment. This is a great timesaver for tight schedules.  The turnaround time for this service is 5 to 10 days.