Tool represents first equipment procurement
under EDA Build Back Better Program at NeoCity in Osceola County,
Florida
SkyWater Technology (NASDAQ: SKYT), the trusted technology
realization partner and BRIDG, a not-for-profit,
public-private-partnership for the fabrication of microelectronics,
today announced the delivery and installation of Nordson TEST &
INSPECTION’s D9650 C-SAM system at the Center for Neovation located
at NeoCity in Osceola County, Florida. The new tool will be
utilized by SkyWater Florida to enhance onsite metrology
capabilities for advanced packaging and heterogeneous integration
technology.
Made possible through an award granted to the Central Florida
Semiconductor Coalition from the U.S. Department of Commerce EDA
Build Back Better Regional Challenge (EDA BBBRC), announced in
September 2022 with Osceola County, the Nordson D9650 acoustic
micro imaging instrument represents the first new tool acquired by
the coalition to support facility and equipment enhancements at the
Center for Neovation. This grant will be used to grow Osceola
County’s NeoCity as an innovation center for semiconductor
research, design and manufacturing, and will help address the
microchip shortage, lower costs and boost local high paying
jobs.
Coalition partners include the Orlando Economic Partnership, the
University of Central Florida (UCF), BRIDG, SkyWater, the Florida
High Tech Corridor, Valencia College and the Osceola Chamber. The
Osceola County coalition was one of 21 winners out of over 500
submissions and the only recipient from the semiconductor
industry.
“During a time when our nation’s semiconductor industry is
losing global market share, we’re working together at NeoCity to
change this trajectory,” stated Don Fisher, Osceola County manager.
“Through funding made possible from the EDA BBBRC award, we welcome
our newest inspection tool to the Center for Neovation – the first
of several tools to come!”
“Investments made in semiconductor technology R&D are
critical to our nation, and partnerships are essential to building
an attractive economic ecosystem,” said Jim Vandevere, BRIDG
president. “We’re proud to leverage the EDA BBBRC award in Osceola
County, Florida to reach this key milestone and continue investing
in our region, strengthening our role as the domestic hub for
advanced packaging.”
“The implementation of Nordson TEST & INSPECTION’s D9650
C-SAM system at SkyWater Florida represents a significant addition
to our metrology capabilities for heterogeneous integration
technologies that we’re establishing,” said Dale Miller, VP and
general manager of SkyWater Florida. “This system will primarily
support package and assembly inspection operations and can also
support the hybrid wafer bonding technology we have licensed from
Adeia as well as other advanced packaging applications we continue
to implement at the Center for Neovation.”
About Nordson TEST & INSPECTION
Nordson TEST & INSPECTION, a division of Nordson
Corporation, offers its customers a robust product portfolio,
including Acoustic, Optical and Manual X-ray Inspection, Autonomous
X-ray Inspection, X-ray Component Counting and Nordson X-ray
Technologies. Nordson TEST & INSPECTION is uniquely positioned
to serve its customers with best-in-class precision technologies,
passionate sales and support teams, global reach, and unmatched
consultative applications expertise.
About D9650 C-SAM System, by Nordson TEST &
INSPECTION
The D9650 is an industry-leading lab-based acoustic microimaging
inspection system, powered by C-SAM technology, that delivers
unrivaled accuracy and robustness for failure analysis, process
development, material characterization and low volume production
inspection. The D9650 is designed for component screening
applications and provides non-destructive analysis in the
semiconductor packaging industry. Ideal for 300mm wafers as well as
large substrate panels and commonly used to identify voids or
delamination in electronic packaging applications such as hybrid
wafer bonding and molded or underfilled devices. CSAM can also
create cross-sectional, 2-D plane images, and thickness images of
samples.
About BRIDG
BRIDG is a not-for-profit, public-private partnership
specializing in digital, RF, and photonics silicon interposer
technology development coupled with advanced packaging
capabilities. As an ITAR-certified and DMEA trust-ready supplier,
BRIDG offers R&D expertise and a 200mm microelectronics
fabrication facility geared toward system miniaturization, device
integration, hardware security, and product manufacturing key to
aerospace, defense, automotive, telecommunications, medical, and
the IoT/AI revolution. Supported by Osceola County, Florida High
Tech Corridor Council, imec, Orlando Economic Partnership, TEL,
SUSS, Siemens, and SkyWater Technology (Center for NeoVation
operator), BRIDG provides the physical infrastructure and
collaborative process to connect challenges and opportunities with
solutions; “Bridging the Innovation Development Gap” making
commercialization possible. Located at NeoCity—a 500-acre
master-planned community of innovation in Florida—BRIDG is
centrally located 20 minutes from Orlando International Airport and
within a mile of Florida’s Turnpike. For more information, visit
www.GoBRIDG.com.
About NeoCity
Following the impacts of the Great Recession, Osceola County
decided to make a long-term investment to create a 500-acre
technology district, known as NeoCity to diversify its economy.
Since then, Osceola County, and their regional partners, have
invested over $273 million to make NeoCity the hub to Central
Florida’s burgeoning semiconductor industry. NeoCity’s anchor
building, the Center for Neovation, (total of 109,000 sq. ft)
consisting of a 36,000 square ft. cleanroom, is one of the most
technologically advanced manufacturing research centers in the
western hemisphere, home to SkyWater Technology, imec USA, BRIDG,
TEL, and SUSS MicroTec. The Osceola County School District’s
NeoCity Academy, located next to the Center for Neovation, works
with SkyWater, BRIDG, and imec USA to provide internships for the
high school students to work in the lab. For more information,
visit www.NeoCityFL.com.
About SkyWater Technology
SkyWater (NASDAQ: SKYT) is a U.S.-based semiconductor
manufacturer and a DMEA-accredited Category 1A Trusted Foundry.
SkyWater’s Technology as a Service model streamlines the path to
production for customers with development services, volume
production and heterogeneous integration solutions in its
world-class U.S. facilities. This pioneering model enables
innovators to co-create the next wave of technology with diverse
categories including mixed-signal CMOS, ROICs, rad-hard ICs, power
management, MEMS, superconducting ICs, photonics, carbon nanotubes
and interposers. SkyWater serves growing markets including
aerospace & defense, automotive, biomedical, cloud &
computing, consumer, industrial and IoT. For more information,
visit www.skywatertechnology.com/.
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