Nemotek Technologie Announces Certification ofClass 10 Clean Room for Wafer-Level Manufacturing

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SALA AL JADIDA, Morocco--(Business Wire)--
Nemotek Technologie, a manufacturer of customized Wafer-Level Cameras for
portable applications, today announced certification of its Class 10 clean room.
This state-of-the-art facility is the first in Africa located in the Rabat
Technopolis Park, a hub for technology development in Morocco. The facility will
serve as the center for the design and manufacture of Wafer-Level Packaging
(WLP), Wafer-Level Optics (WLO) and Wafer-Level Cameras (WLC) to be used in
camera phones and other portable devices. With the Class 10 certification,
Nemotek Technologie validates its ability to produce world-class silicon wafers
in a high-level sterile environment. 

Nemotek Technologie`s clean room will reside in a 10,000 m2 facility enabling
the company to streamline the manufacturing of wafer-level camera modules and
significantly reduce the threat of airborne particles that may cause harm to
chips. Particle defects such as dirt or dust on the image sensor surface are the
largest factor for yield loss during camera module assembly, with particles on
the die serving as a cause for assembly failure. The clean room will streamline
the manufacturing process and produce high quality, low defect wafer-level
solutions. As customer demand increases, the clean room can be upgraded to a
Class 1 - the highest, most sterile clean room environment. 

"To become the first wafer fabrication company to maintain a Class 10 clean room
facility in Africa is a major accomplishment for us as well as the industry,"
said Jacky Perdrigeat, CEO of Nemotek Technologie. "There is a growing demand in
the industry for miniaturization without sacrificing quality. We understand this
demand from customers to produce quality solutions that are low in defects. With
a clean room as part of our manufacturing facility, we are producing materials
in a sterile environment and advancing the production of miniature wafers
without interference of outside elements." 

Nemotek`s clean room was validated and certified by Luseo, an independent
certification company based in France. Luseo checked and certified that Nemotek
Technologie`s clean room met the international standards and system
qualifications that apply to airflow, power electricity, temperature, pressure
and other parameter controls. These certifications are based on the universal
standard ISO 14644-1/3/4/5 for clean rooms and associated controlled
environments. 

The clean room and facility will be managed by a skilled, multi-cultural team of
technical professionals with experience in design, manufacturing, packaging,
optics and image sensors. 

About Nemotek Technologie

Nemotek Technologie manufactures customized Wafer-Level Cameras for portable
applications. The company provides customers with design and manufacturing
services for Wafer-Level Packaging, Wafer-Level Optics and Wafer-Level Cameras.
Established in May 2008, Nemotek Technologie is funded by Caisse de Dépôt et de
Gestion (CDG). The company features a world-class manufacturing and clean room
facility located in the Rabat Technology Park, a hub for technology development
based in Morocco. For more information, visit:
http://www.nemotektechnologies.com/





Nemotek Technologie
Ali Elyazghi, +212 5 38 01 40 07
Marketing Communications
a.elyazhgi@nemotek.ma
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Vantage Communications (For Nemotek Technologie)
Fran Bosecker, +845-536-1416
fbosecker@pr-vantage.com



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