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$10 Million in sales within 3 years. In the products, equipment, and service. Thus
ever-shrinking world of nanoelectronics, Ricmar connects technologies within the
Nanoplas’s ground-breaking dry process microelectronic and optical industries,
technology provides the damage-free serving the Semiconductor Production
precision control that will be crucial to (Front-end and Backend) Photovoltaics,
the development and mass production of Precision Optics and Ophthalmic markets.
the next generation of nanodevices. Currently the following enterprises are
members of the Ricmar Group: Ricmar
RFIC SOLUTIONS INC.
Technology GmbH, Kramsach/Austria between success and failure. Some of the
www.rficsolutions.com specialising in automated and customised biggest added costs for any company are
wafer pack and sorting systems with caused by both scheduled and unexpected
RFIC Solutions Inc, is a fabless green light inspection option and downtime of any industrial venture.
semiconductor company focused automatic wafer identification,customised Having the ability to accurately forecast
exclusively on wireless Solutions, with production equipment, laser based such events enables improved product and
headquarters in San Jose, CA . RFIC systems, digital image processing, process while saving costs. To deliver such
Solutions designs highly integrated system machine control and data entry systems. a consistent and accurate experience, you
on chip (SOC) and system on a package Provac, Balzers/Liechtenstein, serves the need precise measurements based on
(SOP); custom ICs, MIC and offers market specialising in radio frequency continuous data collection and non-stop
optimized solutions for any wireless plasma enhanced coating techniques such testing of services, processes and user
systems including cellular, Wi-Fi, WLAN, as evaporators, sputter coaters and highly experiences.
WiMax and ultra wideband systems. specialised custom systems. Tipa Kft., How can this be achieved effectively and
RFIC Solutions design IP cores are Györ/Hungary, OEM manufacturer for economically?
developed using state-of-art GaAs, Ricmar. Provide a targeted single asset that
InGaP/GaAs, InP, Si and SiGe Ricmar business members and provides all the tools and experience for
Semiconductor processes utilizing cooperation partners are: Häcker high value manufacturing and process
MESFET, pHEMT and HBT devices. Automation, Schwarzhausen/Germany, industries to take control of hidden costs
RFIC Solutions works closely with its developing and producing Micro and within their process.
customers throughout the design process Nano dispensing systems for automotive
in refining and developing MMICs for electronics, sensors, medical Enter T5
high frequency and broadband measurement, communications, and other T5 was formed by Joe Temple in 2004.
communication markets. precision assembly processes. mechatronic Temple has 20+ years of Test &
They have expertise in LNA, PA, systemtechnik gmbh, Villach/Austria, Measurement experience at HP and
Switch and complete transceivers for any specialises in ThinWafer packing systems, Agilent Technologies and saw an emerging
wireless system including WLAN, robotic handling components including business opportunity in the management
WiMax, PCS and Cellular applications. Bernoulli vacuum based end effectors for of subsystems used in semiconductor and
RFIC Solutions Inc offer Design largely contactless ovement of related manufacturing industries. He is
Services in MMIC, RFIC, RF Modules ThinWafers, integrated systems, and a now Managing Director & Sales Manager
and RF systems. They have done 60 contract manufacturer of complete of T5. Temple developed the unique
different designs covering DC to 40 GHz semiconductor equipment. Filmetrics, San business model of pay if you get results.
on various process like GaAS pHEMT, Diego/USA providing breakthrough The model functions as companies
GaAS HBT,Silicon CMOS,SiGe BiCMOS Thickness Imaging Technology mapping using T5 services pay a percentage of the
& GaAS MESFET provided by foundry film thickness on product wafers and savings that the T5 have made for the
partners like Triquent, Jazz, GCS, Tower Proaut, Berlin/Germany developing and manufacturing client, demonstrating the
and TSMC.The RFIC goal is to provide producing highly complex customised strong belief the company has in its
innovative design services for complex microelectronic handling, laser marking, services and its people.The company is
RFIC requirements, at highly competitive testing, taping and packaging production 80% focused on R&D.
rates, in the rapidly expanding equipment including capacitor production The main facility is based in Athlone,
communication and consumer wireless machines. County Westmeath, Ireland, with another
markets. office based in Dublin, Ireland. The initial
work has been well received with T5 being
RICMAR SALES & SERVICE
recognised with a number of industry and
GMBH
enterprise awards. This furthered the
www.ricmar.com company’s ambitions and potential of
delivering measurable cost reduction
Ricmar Beteiligungs GmbH, benefits to high technology manufacturers
Kramsach/Austria was founded in of up to 50% reduction in downtime
January 2005 by Gerhard Zeindl. In thereby managing the levels of scrap
January 2006 the operating company
T5
associated with chiller flow, temperature
Ricmar Technology started its activities.
www.t5ps.com and resistivity settings.
Now, the Ricmar Group is an innovative
collection of successful technology Pro Active Monitoring The company is an active member of
enterprises, making a real difference in Today’s high value manufacturing and SEMI (Semiconductor Equipment and
selected high technology/high growth process industries require exact Materials International), JEMI (Joint
markets. The individual enterprises act information. Guesses are simply not good Equipment and Materials Initiative) and
independently providing extraordinary enough. Incremental savings in such an BIFM (British Institute of Facilities
high-technology engineering services, environment can be the critical factor Management).
July 2008
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