Park Systems
Park Systems acquires Lyncée Tec SA
Park Systems Corp. has announced its acquisition of Swiss digital holographic microscope (DHM) technology provider, Lyncée Tec SA. By completing this move, the nano metrology solutions provider hopes to expand its optical metrology offering.
“This acquisition represents a pivotal step in our journey to become an equipment company with a comprehensive suite of solutions for semiconductor processes,” said Dr Sang-il Park, Founder and CEO of Park Systems. “Park Systems will integrate Lyncée Tec's DHM technology into our Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) platform and build a fully automated DHM system, targeting various semiconductor applications, especially advanced packaging.”
Dr Yves Emery, Founder and CEO of Lyncée Tec, added, “We're excited to become part of the Park Systems family. With this move, the pioneers and leaders of AFM and DHM are joining forces to make DHM even more efficient and disruptive, redefining what is possible in nanoscale metrology. We are confident DHM will gain the visibility it deserves and establish itself as the premium imaging solution for fast, robust 3D measurements.”
Lyncée Tec SA was founded in 2003 by researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL). Since then, the company has been developing and commercialising DHM. The technology works by acquiring 3D information of a sample over the full field of view without scanning, speeding up the imaging process to more than 100’ faster than traditional interferometry-based optical profiling.
With its compact design, DHM is a powerful and versatile measurement tool. The solution is ideal for materials science, life science, MEMS, and manufacturing applications.
“Park Systems has a model experience of commercialising AFM from a laboratory instrument to a semiconductor nano metrology solution," concluded Dr Etienne Cuche, Inventor of DHM technology and Founder and CTO of Lyncée Tec. “Significant gains are expected from Park Systems' global coverage and operational capabilities. Having created the world's very first DHM in a laboratory 25 years ago, I humbly reflect on all the systems installed around the world and all the applications developed with our customers, to whom I am extremely grateful for having brought us to this moment.”