The 11th Korean ALD Workshop was held 24th April 2015 in Seoul, Korea

The 11th Korean ALD Workshop was held 24th April 2015 in Seoul, Korea organized by Hanyang University. Lam Research was one of the  sponsors of the Workshop and presented this picture from the event.

 

Prof. Jeon and Invited speakers of the 11the Korean ALD workshop.

Also last year Hanyang University and Professor Jeon organized this event as reported by the blog then : http://baldengineering.blogspot.se/2014/04/han-yang-university-held-10th-korean.html

"I have hosted this important workshop last 10 years. This year the attendees were over 300 and Hall was very crowded and there were 8 invited speakers and Steve and Greg were among them." said Professor Jeon at Han-Yang University in 2014.

Congratulations to a successful 11th Korean ALD Workshop!

 

11 Korean ALD 2015 Workshop Program

Breakthrough in indium oxide quality by atomic layer deposition by TU/e

As reported by Oxford Instruments: Researchers at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) have developed a novel approach to prepare TCOs consisting of H-doped indium oxide (In₂O₃:H) which are both highly conductive and highly transparent. Using an Oxford Instruments’ Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) system, the team was able to prepare amorphous In₂O₃:H at 100 °C by ALD, followed by a brief solid phase crystallization step at 200 °C. In comparison to conventional sputtered Sn-doped indium oxide (ITO), the salient feature of the ALD In2O3:H process is the superior electron mobility (138 cm²/Vs), which simultaneously enables a lower resistivity (0.26 mΩ cm) and a negligible free carrier absorption in the infrared.

Research highlighted on cover of rapid research letters. Reference: Macco et al., Phys. Status Solidi RRL 8, No. 12, 987–990 (2014)

Oxford Instruments’ popular FlexAL® and OpAL® tools allow both the deposition of the amorphous indium oxide as well as the subsequent crystallization at modest temperatures of 150 to 200 °C. The high conductivity and high transparency, in conjunction with the low-temperature, soft processing, makes the presented approach especially promising for the application of the TCO in silicon heterojunction solar cells.

“Prof. Kessels and the Plasma and Materials Processing (PMP) group at TU/e continue to conduct exciting research using our ALD systems within new application areas”, said Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology’s ALD Product Manager, Chris Hodson, “This key technology advance is of real interest to the solar cell research community, and I’m certain our continuing collaboration with TU/e will bring additional advances in this and other technology areas.”

Erwin Kessels from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is spearheading efforts to translate smart nanotechnology inventions into economically viable industrial processes and products, for instance solar cells. Currently, most solar cells on the market are made up of crystalline silicon. While researchers have achieved more than 25 per cent energy conversion efficiency with this type of cell, the efficiency of commercially available solar cells, such as those lying on top of roofs, are so far only between 16 and 19 per cent. (Photo: Bart van Overbeeke. http://www.technologist.eu/erwin-kessels-pursuing-the-art-of-making/)

Prof. Kessels comments, “There is still a lot of potential for improving solar cells by thin films prepared by ALD, it is a very versatile technique yielding the highest quality films at low temperatures, without inducing damage, and with an unparalleled level of growth control. These are merits yielding opportunities for virtually all types of solar cells.”

Berenberg ziet sterk ASMI

ASM International zou dit jaar wel eens een zwak derde kwartaal kunnen boeken, maar dat is volgens analisten Tammy Qiu en Jean Beaubois van het Duitse Berenberg geen reden voor bezorgdheid. Het bedrijf waarschuwde zelf voor een zwakkere orderintake in het derde kwartaal. Maar de analisten van Berenberg schrijven dat dat 'puur komt door de timing van de orders'.

 

'Wij geloven niet dat het onderliggende verhaal van ASMI is veranderd', zeggen Qiu en Beaubois. Zij verwachten dat de toeleverancier van de halfgeleiderindustrie kan profiteren van sterke groei van de markt die gebruik maakt van een techniek die atomic layer deposition wordt genoemd. Berenberg geeft daarom een koopadvies voor ASMI.

Google Translate :

ASM International this year would ever be able to book a weak third quarter, but according to analysts Tammy Qiu and Jean Beaubois of the German Berenberg no reason for concern. The company warned itself for a weaker order intake in the third quarter. But analysts of Berenberg write that "purely because of the timing of orders.

"We do not believe that the underlying story of ASMI has changed," said Qiu and Beaubois. They expect the supplier to the semiconductor industry can benefit from strong growth in the market that uses a technique called atomic layer deposition. Berenberg therefore gives a buy recommendation for ASMI.

Please also read previous blog on the growth of the ALD market: http://baldengineering.blogspot.se/2015/04/fast-ald-growth-for-semiconductor.html

AVACO Receives Volume Production Order for PV Manufacturing Line from US Manufacturer

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AVACO received additional volume order for PV manufacturing line that will be installed in China from one of the major solar manufacturer in the U.S. AVACO specializes in the manufacturing sputtering (PVD) vacuum deposition equipment, SuVAS™, and atomic Layer deposition (ALD) equipment AEON™. With the expertise in providing the turnkey manufacturing solution, AVACO boosts the PV market momentum.

"The result is in line with our milestone that we would receive additional volume production orders for photovoltaic manufacturing," stated Chuck Kim, AVACO's VP & GM, business development. "It is a major production win and a validation of our proven production technology.”


Leveraging the experience and strength in the mass production industry, AVACO surges at an accelerating pace during the past 24 months in the U.S. market development. AVACO expands its service to meet customers with contract manufacturing needs as well as custom designs in the U.S. Overall, the company has validated its technological capabilities with flexible services in the market with proven reliability, resulting in superior performance and further positioning itself as the technology of choice for leading edge automated manufacturing.

“Our core technology strengthens and broadens our offering of competency, enabling AVACO to continue to serve our customers with innovative and leading-edge solutions for thin film manufacturing challenges,” said Kim. 

AVACO is pleased to announce the participation in the Society of Vacuum Coater, 2015 SVC Techcon Exhibit, April 28 ~ 29, 2015 at Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA. For more information please visit us at our Booth #912, 2015 SVC Techcon Exhibit. Additional information can be found at our website at www.avaco.com.


AVACO Introduces New ALD Process System for Solar Cell:

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131001005396/en/AVACO-Introduces-ALD-Process-System-Solar-Cell#.VUCAm5MuokM