French-based semiconductor manufacturing toolmaker Fogale Nanotech has acquired fellow French capital equipment vendor Alatech SAS in an effort to bolster its manufacturing portfolio for high-end fabs.
The acquisition will provide Fogale Nanotech a full range of inspection and metrology tools in order to address the 2-D, 3-D and full wafer inspection for 3-D IC TSB, advanced packaging, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and substrate applications. Fogale says Alatech’s products complement its own portfolio in the field of advanced semiconductors.
Other synergies that will happen as a result of the acquisition include the development of new advanced technologies for both front-end and mid- or back-end applications focusing on customer yield improvement. The deal will also create an intellectual property and technology portfolio that will be in line with Fogale’s long-term strategy to expand its in-house technologies and its own IP portfolio. The acquisition will also expand Fogale’s customer base and attempt to bring the company to a leadership position in metrology, inspection and deposition tools for semiconductor manufacturing.
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