SHELLBACK Acquires MERCURY™+ Batch Spray Product Line from Tokyo Electron
COOPERSBURG, Pa., Nov 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SHELLBACK Semiconductor Technology, an industry leader in batch spray equipment solutions, announced today the acquisition of the MERCURY™+ batch spray cleaning product line from Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL™). This acquisition, which includes MERCURY™ and MERCURY™+ products, makes SHELLBACK's batch spray product portfolio the most comprehensive in the industry.
SHELLBACK's agreement with TEL includes intellectual property rights for the MERCURY™+ product line granting SHELLBACK the ability to provide new & remanufactured systems, upgrades, parts, and field service support to the industry worldwide. This includes the upgrade of existing systems at customer fabs with the new MERCURY™+ controller. SHELLBACK plans to utilize their newly enhanced corporate headquarters and manufacturing center in Coopersburg, PA to design and manufacture new MERCURY™+ systems and upgrades, and to provide parts as well as technical support.
Wayne Jeveli, CEO of SHELLBACK said, "MERCURY™+ is a great complement to our existing industry leading wet process technology, with high throughput capabilities that make it ideal for emerging markets like Power Devices and MEMS. We thank Tokyo Electron for selecting SHELLBACK for this acquisition, and we look forward to working with their global team in the coming months as we transition the responsibilities for this product line. Our mutual priority is seamless support for our customers."
Mark Dougherty, Tokyo Electron America & TEL Manufacturing and Engineering of America President said, "The MERCURY™+ product line transition to SHELLBACK aligns perfectly with our intended market focus and ensures that our shared customers have continued access to the spectrum of products that best fit their technology and production needs. Tokyo Electron will now focus our innovative energy on further enhancing the broad, advanced capabilities of the Zeta™+ 200mm and 300mm family of spray batch cleaning technology to meet the future needs of our valued customers."
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MERCURY™ / MERCURY™+ is a best-selling batch spray cleaning system that answers customers' high-variety, small-lot production needs. With only a simple hardware change, the same system can be used to process 200mm, 150mm, and 100mm wafer batches, making it ideal for new and emerging markets that require production flexibility in a reduced footprint.
About SHELLBACK
SHELLBACK Semiconductor Technology represents the union of two industry-leading proven semiconductor brands—OEM Group and RITE TRACK—with a combined 50-years of experience around the globe. Sharing a commitment to pioneering intellectual property and unparalleled customer service, SHELLBACK provides new and remanufactured semiconductor capital equipment and services to enable emerging and legacy markets, such as Power Devices, Photonics & LED, MEMS & Sensors, Wireless & Analog, and Memory/ Storage. With one of the industry's largest installed bases of equipment at over 700+ customers world-wide, SHELLBACK offers proprietary products from SEMITOOL, VARIAN, Applied P5000, SVG Track, and more, as well as a combination of best-in-class technologies for Wafer Carrier Inspection and Cleaning—the EAGLEi and STORM.