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Real Time with… IPC APEX EXPO 2024: Plasmatreat: Innovative Surface Preparation Solutions
April 25, 2024 | Real Time with...IPC APEX EXPOEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
In this interview, Editor Nolan Johnson speaks with Hardev Grewal, CEO and president of Plasmatreat, a developer of atmospheric plasma solutions. Plasmatreat uses clean compressed air and electricity to create plasma, offering environmentally friendly methods for surface preparation. Their technology measures plasma density for process optimization and can remove organic micro-contamination. Nolan and Hardev also discuss REDOX-Tool, a new technology for removing metal oxides.
Click to watch the interview on our Real Time with... IPC APEX EXPO 2024 event site.
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TRUMPF Electronics Announces the Opening of a Technical Center in Southeast Asia
05/22/2025 | TRUMPF ElectronicsTRUMPF Electronics, one of world’s leading plasma power suppliers for the semiconductor sector, marked its entry into the Southeast Asian market with a debut at SEMICON SEA 2025, alongside its new regional technical center in Malaysia.
ICT Spring Seminar: Nickel Not Welcome Here
03/12/2025 | Pete Starkey, I-Connect007After a miserable, dull, and damp English winter, a really pleasant nearly spring day with the sun shining and daffodils in bloom greeted delegates to the Institute of Circuit Technology Spring Seminar at Puckrup Hall near Tewkesbury, March 5, in Gloucestershire, UK.
Plasmatreat Korea to Exhibit at SEMICON Korea 2025
02/07/2025 | Plasmatreat KoreaPlasmatreat Korea, specialist in atmospheric pressure plasma technology for surface treatment, is pleased to announce its participation at SEMICON Korea 2025. From February 19 to 21, 2025, visitors will have the opportunity to learn more about Openair-Plasma and PlasmaPlus at booth P126 in the Platz Hall.
Breaking Barriers in Data Communication: ULVAC & SAL Join Forces
12/09/2024 | JCN NewswireULVAC, Inc. and Silicon Austria Labs GmbH join forces to collaborate on the development of plasma etching processes for high-volume manufacturing of thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN).