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KDF Announces the Release of the G-12 Full-Face Erosion Cathode

KDF RELEASE 2009 After two years of development and testing KDF is pleased to announce the release of the G-12 full-face erosion cathode, The G 12 will be exclusively featured […]

KDF Releases its Newest Version of the Field Proven LMM Cathodes

KDF RELEASE 2008 LMM™ Patented Device Full Face Erosion Cathode The LMM or Linear Moving Magnetron was a leap forward in the production environment for Compound Semiconductor market place, allowing […]

KDF Releases and Installs the New 844i Systems

KDF RELEASE 2008 After ten months of engineering KDF has released and installed the new 844i systems. KDF had listen to their customers and realized that the 844 platform had […]

KDF Announces the new i series System Controls Platform

KDF RELEASE 2007 After years of testing and evaluation, KDF has introduced the new i series controller, replacing the Brooks Automation Controller with new technology. This control system has been […]

KDF Broadens Customer Relationships with Leading Medical Equipment OEMS

KDF RELEASE 2006 Customers Buy Batch Sputtering Systems for Digital X-ray Technology, Pacemaker Production KDF today announced that leading original health equipment manufacturers continue to purchase and accept the Company’s […]

Equipping A Multi-Million Dollar Digital X-Ray Production Facility

KDF RELEASE 2006 KDF announces its role in the opening of a $165 million state-of-the-art digital X-Ray mammography production facility in New York state. The facility is headlined by by […]

KDF’s First Sale of New Cluster Intelligence Tool Extends Ovonyx’s Non-Volatile Memory Technology Capabilities

KDF RELEASE 2006 Multi-Order Includes 654i System, Expands Companies’ Partnership KDF today announced that Ovonyx, Inc., a Rochester Hills, Mich.-based company specializing in the commercialization of proprietary phase-change semiconductor memory […]

KDF Expands Presence in China with Sale of 900 Series In-line Sputtering Tool to Beijing Microelectronics Institute

KDF RELEASE 2005 KDF today announced that Beijing Microelectronics Institute (BMI), a leading microelectronics manufacturer in China, has purchased the company’s new 904i in-line sputtering system for use in production […]

Fupo Electronics Purchases KDF’s 844NT Batch Sputtering System for High-Volume Wafer Bumping Manufacturing

KDF RELEASE 2005 KDF today announced that Taiwan-based FuPo Electronics Corporation, a turnkey service provider for liquid crystal display (LCD) integrated circuit (IC) manufacturers, purchased KDF’s 844NT batch sputtering system […]

KDF 744NT Batch Sputtering System Installed for Research at Arizona State University

KDF RELEASE 2005 KDF today announced that the Flexible Display Center (FDC) at Arizona State University has purchased a KDF 744NT batch sputtering system for use in flexible display research. […]

Leading Health Equipment OEM Purchases Two KDF 744NT Batch Sputtering Systems for Digital X-Ray Technology Production

KDF RELEASE 2005 KDF today announced that a leading original health equipment manufacturer has purchased and accepted two KDF 744NT batch sputtering systems. The tools are fully qualified and are […]

TFR Technologies Selects KDF 954NTX with ERPP Option for Uniform, Repeatable Thin Film Deposition

KDF RELEASE 2004 KDF today announced that TFR Technologies, Inc. has placed an order for a KDF 954NTX in-line sputtering system with an enhanced rotating planetary pallet (ERPP) option. This […]

Sipat Orders Another KDF 900 Series In-Line Sputtering Tool for High Throughput Surface Acoustic Wave Manufacturing

KDF RELEASE 2004 KDF today announced that the company has received an order for a KDF 954NT in-line sputtering system from the Sichuan Institute of Piezoelectric & Acousto-optic Technology (SIPAT), […]

KDF Names Ammar Derra Director of Technology

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 […]

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

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 […]