APTC from South Korea is developing CVD, ALD and oxide etcher systems as it expands its portfolio

Since 2002, APTC has engaged in the manufacturing of dry etcher systems for mass semiconductor production. Today, the company supplies 300mm plasma etching systems, 200mm plasma etching systems, plasma doping systems, and light-emitting-diode etching systems. Over the past 19 years, APTC has been an established supplier for SK Hynix in South Korea and its mass production subsidiaries in China. SK Hynix is the second-largest memory chipmaker and third-largest semiconductor company globally.

300 mm Leo Poly Etcher system from APTC

With its numerous patents, awards, original plasma source technology and market leadership as South Korea’s sole domestic supplier of poly etching equipment, APTC is gearing up for growth at home and overseas. Fully committed to research and development (R&D) in pursuit of quality and innovation, APTC has invested US$20 million in American engineering capabilities, maintaining an R&D office in the United States, where it aims to work with tier-one semiconductor companies.

Listed on the Korea Exchange under the leadership of its current CEO, the company has revitalized its business strategy with plans to explore new markets, new clients, and new technologies. The state-of-the-art plasma technology also has a number of applications in the next-generation dry etch sector and its related innovations.

In semiconductor manufacturing, chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is a method used to produce high-performance and high-quality solid materials such as thin film in a vacuum, while atomic layer deposition (ALD) is a vapor phase technique of laying thin films on a substrate. APTC is developing CVD, ALD, and oxide etcher systems as it expands its portfolio of offerings.

Source: New strategy, markets and innovation fuel APTC’s rise in semiconductor etcher systems (LINK)