Today’s consumers are accustomed to a certain level of imperfection in electronic devices. An LED flashlight may fail. A laptop may no longer boot up the way it did just yesterday. But while these everyday equipment deficiencies may be accepted
Obsolete Operating Systems
You have been identified in our equipment database as being a KDF “T”, “GT”, “NT” or early “i” sputter system owner who is still using either the obsolete Brooks Techware controller and/or the obsolete MKS 146 gauge package. Most recently
End of Life
KDF acquired the MRC batch product line in 1986 and to that extent we have been supporting and maintaining those customers whose chose to continue with this product line for the last thirty plus years. The support consisted not only
KDF Capabilities ‘The Past is Prologue’
KDF was founded in 1986 however it was really born in 1957 with the beginning of Materials Research Corporation, which became a world leader in vacuum processing technology. As often happens in the cycle of Industry there are births and
KDF News Article as seen in the April 2013 issue of Vacuum & Coating Technology magazine
Pirates Abound: The Problem with IP for OEM’s BY KURT FLECHSIG, KDF There is a growing concern within the competitive semiconductor industry about re-builders and third party companies that make a business from copying the IP of others and then
KDF Tools Selected for Installation in the USA and China for Use in Manufacture of High Efficiency PV Solar Cells
KDF RELEASE 2012 943i Sputtering Systems for Production of High Efficiency Ge & CIGS PV Solar Cells March 16, 2012–KDF today announced that two leading industry Photovoltaic suppliers have selected Three of its 943i in-line sputtering system for use in
KDF Tools Selected for Installation in the USA and Mexico for Use in Manufacture of Pacemaker Components
KDF RELEASE 2010 954i Sputtering Systems Proven Leaders In Medical Device Production Feb. 11, 2010–KDF today announced that a leading industry supplier has selected two of its 954i in-line sputtering system for use in manufacturing pacemaker components. The order verifies
KDF Announces the Release of its New Improved Pallet Assist Tool, PAT
KDF RELEASE 2019 KDF is pleased to announce the release of its new Pallet Assist Tool, PAT. Because of the ever-increasing substrate and pallet sizes in today’s market, KDF recognized the need for a device that would allow the operators