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KDF Names Ammar Derra Director of Technology

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KDF RELEASE 2004

KDF today named Ammar Derraa, an award-winning scientist and author of more than 50 U.S. patents and disclosures, to the position of director of technology. Dr. Derraa succeeds Su Gupta, who left KDF late last year to pursue a university teaching career. Dr. Derraa will report directly to KDF CEO Kurt Flechsig.

“Dr. Derraa brings to KDF impeccable credentials and an outstanding record of technological achievement. His technical expertise will drive the creation of competitive solutions at KDF for years to come,” Mr. Flechsig said. “We are honored to welcome him aboard. We are also gratified that KDF was able to replace our departed director of technology in such a timely manner, which will ensure that we do not lose momentum as we continue along our product development roadmap.”

As director of technology, Dr. Derraa assumes responsibility for all KDF technology, with a particular emphasis on research and development. This includes overseeing the development of new KDF technology, including advancements upon the company’s series of sputtering tools, and service and customization of pre-owned MRC systems.

“It is with great pleasure that I assume the duties of director of technology at KDF,” Dr. Derraa said. “With nearly 20 years of history in the semiconductor industry and a reputation for innovative technology, KDF is an exciting company to be part of. I look forward to participating in the next phase of the company’s development.”

Prior to joining KDF, Dr. Derraa worked for NanoOpto Corp., where he led a nanotechnology project developing new nano-devices with dimensions smaller than the wavelength of light. Previously he was at Micron Technology, where he worked on many projects focused on the development of new technologies, including flat panel displays and various computer memory devices. Dr. Derraa has a rich background in academic and commercial research. He holds a PhD in physics from the University of Toronto, an MSc in physics from Queen’s University, and a BSc in physics from the University of Constantine. His achievements include the Reginald Blyth Award (1994-94), the E. Burton Fellowship (1990-93), and the John Nadeau Award (1990). He has filed 54 patents (36 awarded, 18 pending) and has more than a dozen technical and conference publications to his credit.

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About KDF
KDF Electronic & Vacuum Services, Inc., produces batch in-line sputtering tools in a wide variety of R&D and production formats for the mainstream silicon, emerging materials and flat-panel display markets. KDF systems are used in the production of semiconductors, photomasks, telecommunications networks, wireless circuits, gallium arsenide (GaAs), high density interconnect, sensors, optoelectronics, flat panel display and radio frequency power devices. KDF is located in Rockleigh, New Jersey, and has representatives in Europe, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, China and Korea.
Company Contacts
Kurt Flechsig
President & CEO
Tel: +1 (201) 784-5005
E-mail: kurt@kdf.com

Honeywell Places Follow-On Order for 943NT Sputtering System with KDF

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KDF RELEASE 2003

Aerospace business will use tool for commercial satellite applications and guidance systems
KDF today announced that Honeywell International (NYSE: HON) has placed a follow-on order for a 943NT in-line sputtering system. This follow-on order provides production-proven validation for KDF’s 943NT system in aerospace applications, and highlights KDF’s ability to respond to commercial and government contractors’ manufacturing needs with extensive customer support.

A KDF customer since 2001, Honeywell installed its first 943NT system at its Minneapolis facility in June 2001. The current order for Honeywell’s second 943NT system was installed at the same facility in January 2003 and will be used to produce ring laser gyroscopes for Honeywell’s aerospace business.

“Over the past year and a half, Honeywell has developed an established process with KDF’s 943NT tool,” said Kurt Flechsig, president of KDF. “We are proud to renew and strengthen our relationship with Honeywell and help them to further realize success.”

With sputter down capability and easy substrate loading, the 943NT is ideally suited for ring laser gyroscope production because it delivers a repeatable, high-throughput process for producing uniform films. Popular for their pure metal target deposition and convenient wafer to pallet loading abilities, the 900 Series systems can be configured with an optional high vacuum loadlock and three or four target positions.

High-rate DC magnetron sputtering and single- or multiple-pass deposition features support the versatility and high-throughput of these production systems. The 900 series systems can be used in the semiconductor, telecommunications, aerospace and a growing list of other technology markets because they can be tailored to meet specific processing needs.

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About KDF
KDF Electronic & Vacuum Services, Inc., produces batch in-line sputtering tools in a wide variety of R&D and production formats for the mainstream silicon, emerging materials and flat-panel display markets. KDF systems are used in the production of semiconductors, photomasks, telecommunications networks, wireless circuits, gallium arsenide (GaAs), high density interconnect, sensors, optoelectronics, flat panel display and radio frequency power devices. KDF is located in Rockleigh, New Jersey, and has representatives in Europe, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, China and Korea.

KDF Tool Selected By Medtronic for use in Manufacture of Pacemaker Components

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KDF RELEASE 2003

943NTX Sputtering System Meets Medical Device Production Standards

KDF today announced that Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) has selected its 943NTX in-line sputtering system for use in manufacturing pacemaker components. The order verifies that KDF’s technology platforms meet rigorous standards for producing advanced medical devices. The KDF system began installation at Medtronic’s Minneapolis facility in December 2002.

Medtronic selected the 943NTX for its ability to create impervious coatings, a crucial aspect of medical manufacturing since each device is expected to perform flawlessly. The KDF 943NTX features InsetÔ style cathodes, a cathode design that provides long lifetime and high utilization for thick coatings, like those that are used to protect critical pacemaker components. There is no margin for error in pacemaker manufacturing applications and KDF’s superior coating technology meets these standards.

“As an existing customer of KDF, Medtronic is familiar with the strength and capabilities of our 900 Series sputtering systems. The 943NTX provides the process integrity required for producing high stakes medical devices like pacemakers,” said Kurt Flechsig, president of KDF. “KDF already maintains a presence in the medical devices market and this order will serve to increase our market penetration for this industry.”

KDF offers advanced and reliable batch in-line sputtering systems at the industry’s lowest cost of ownership. These systems are used around the world in the semiconductor, telecommunications, aerospace and medical technology markets, each tailored to meet specific processing needs.

For the Medtronic process KDF configured the 900 Series system with an InsetÔ style cathode which supports long-term use in the production of durable and impenetrable coatings. With sputter down capability and easy substrate loading, the 943NTX is ideally suited for medical applications which produce uniform films with an exacting, but repeatable, high-throughput process.

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About KDF
KDF Electronic & Vacuum Services, Inc., produces batch in-line sputtering tools in a wide variety of R&D and production formats for the mainstream silicon, emerging materials and flat-panel display markets. KDF systems are used in the production of semiconductors, photomasks, telecommunications networks, wireless circuits, gallium arsenide (GaAs), high density interconnect, sensors, optoelectronics, flat panel display and radio frequency power devices. KDF is located in Rockleigh, New Jersey, and has representatives in Europe, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, China and Korea.
About Medtronic
Medtronic, Inc., headquartered in Minneapolis, is the world’s leading medical technology company, providing lifelong solutions for people with chronic disease. www.medtronic.com.

New High Rate DC Reactive Processes for Dielectric Films

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KDF RELEASE 2002

High rate processes for deposition of dielectric films have been developed using DC reactive sputtering on scanning batch tools. A typical high rate process for the deposition of silicon dioxide films from a conductively doped silicon target would allow the formation of nearly one micron of SiO2 in fifteen minutes, as compared with nearly five hours when RF magnetron sputtered from a quartz target. This can represent a very large increase in throughput for the deposition of complex multilayer dielectric waveguides, mirrors or filters.

(Ref: Photonics Spectra, pp. 30-31, November 2002).

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About KDF
KDF Electronic & Vacuum Services, Inc., produces batch in-line sputtering tools in a wide variety of R&D and production formats for the mainstream silicon, emerging materials and flat-panel display markets. KDF systems are used in the production of semiconductors, photomasks, telecommunications networks, wireless circuits, gallium arsenide (GaAs), high density interconnect, sensors, optoelectronics, flat panel display and radio frequency power devices. KDF is located in Rockleigh, New Jersey, and has representatives in Europe, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, China and Korea.

Highly Uniform Dielectric Films Using A Combined Linear Scanning, Velocity Profiling and Planetary Rotating Motion

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KDF RELEASE 2002

Exceptionally high uniformities and tight repeatabilities have been achieved for dielectric films on KDF 900 series sputtering tools using a proprietary ERPP™ (enhanced rotating planetary pallet) in conjunction with the tool's standard linear scanning mode. We have developed reactive and non-reactive processes for materials such as SiO2, Si3N4, TiO2 and Al2O3, with uniformities better than +/- 1% over the pallet and repeatabilities of better than +/-0.5% from pallet to pallet. This performance enables us to provide production processes for multilayer dielectric mirrors and filters to the optoelectronics and display industry, as well as high quality silicon nitride passivation layers and antireflective coatings for compound semiconductors and solar cells. Specific reactive and non-reactive processes are discussed in depth. Additionally, a new system capability that allows the scan velocity to be programmed flexibly is discussed with respect to its potential for further uniformity improvement.

(Ref: Vacuum Technology and Coating, December 2002).

Related Article:
Highly uniform dielectric films using a combined linear scanning, velocity profiling and planetary rotating motion

By S. Gupta, A. Ruspini and M. Fregeau, KDF Electronics and Vacuum Services
December 2002, Vacuum Technology & Coating article

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About KDF
KDF Electronic & Vacuum Services, Inc., produces batch in-line sputtering tools in a wide variety of R&D and production formats for the mainstream silicon, emerging materials and flat-panel display markets. KDF systems are used in the production of semiconductors, photomasks, telecommunications networks, wireless circuits, gallium arsenide (GaAs), high density interconnect, sensors, optoelectronics, flat panel display and radio frequency power devices. KDF is located in Rockleigh, New Jersey, and has representatives in Europe, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, China and Korea.
Company Contacts
Kurt Flechsig
President & CEO
Tel: +1 (201) 784-5005
E-mail: kurt@kdf.com

We offer the most advanced and reliable physical vapor deposition batch in-line sputtering tools at the industry’s lowest cost of ownership. KDF systems can be customized to meet the customer’s needs and cover a wide variety of process requirements for the mainstream silicon, emerging materials and flat panel display markets.

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