Indium Wire
Indium wire is very different than the solder wire you find in hardware stores. To me, it’s like comparing a sports car and a go-kart. Each perf...
Sputtering Target
Ronnie Spraker and the World’s Only NanoFoil®/NanoBond® Production Team
Ronnie Spraker is the supervisor of our NanoFoil® production department. Everyday, Ronnie and his team make reactive foils that are used all over ...
Solder 101: Forms of Indium Metal
People use indium in many forms – to create many different products. Certain forms fit various applications. Here are some of the many forms of ...
Undiscovered: The Best New Use Of NanoFoil®
I’m still searching for the best use of NanoFoil®. Our customers have used it for LED and CPV die-attachment, sputtering target bonding, bat...
NanoFoil®: Protecting electronic components everywhere!
We have all seen the action movies where the hero drops in at the last minute to save the day against insurmountable odds. NanoFoil® is like...
Zero Stress Point Temperature for Bonding
At the SVC (Society of Vacuum Coaters) conference this year, I spoke about setting a “zero stress” temperature during target bonding. I&rs...
Optimize the Zero Stress Point
An important quote from Eliminating Bond Stresses of Sputtering Targets at Operating Temperatures is: “This suggests that a target bonded at one...
A Variable Zero Stress Point
We have observed that the temperature at which two materials are bonded will set the base temperature that any subsequent CTE is measured from. T...
Reversing the Effects of CTE Mismatch
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE) differences between materials can really cause problems when those materials are rigidly bonded. If you’v...
NanoBond® used for Data Generation
“The standard process was used as described: The pieces were assembled with a reactive multilayer foil between the aluminum and molybdenum, with...
An Alternative Approach to Sputtering Target Bonding
A traditionally bonded sputtering target experiences a wide range of temperatures over its life cycle. It is bonded at over 200°C – usually ...
The Perfect Sputtering Target Bond
Why do we care so much about target bonding? This is important because a sputtering target that truly performs will allow greater process flexibility,...