KDF Equips A Multi-Million Dollar Digital X-Ray Production Facility

ROCKLEIGH, N.J.--(Business Wire)--
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KDF announces its role in the opening of a $165 million state-of-the-art digital
X-Ray mammography production facility in New York state. The facility is
headlined by by one of the world`s largest health equipment OEMs and will
manufacture and transfer its innovative technology to healthcare facilities
worldwide. KDF, a producer of batch-sputtering systems used in the manufacture
of a variety of R&D and production formats, provided two 844i systems that
support essential digital diagnostic radiography equipment.

KDF`s 844i systems are used in the development of digital X-ray diagnostic
equipment. The radiographic equipment enhances the diagnostic process for breast
cancer doctors and patients by providing digital images at a matchless quality,
while also providing instantaneous re-shoots, thereby eliminating the need to
schedule additional appointments.

The 844i is a large area, four-target, batch-sputtering system, designed for
processing high-density interconnect, 300 mm semiconductor wafers, solar
photovoltaic cells and flat panel displays. The 844i accommodates glass sizes up
to Gen 3. Because of its size, the 844i system is an extremely cost-effective
way to run batches of small to large wafers or substrates. The 844i is equipped
with a high-vacuum load lock configured with a substrate pre-heat that enables
the tool's high throughput.

The 844i offers a pallet area of 26.5 x 30 inches with a compact footprint that
uses less than one-third the floor space of competing equipment. The tool can
hold four 300mm wafers or multiple smaller wafers and features two processing
pallets, allowing an instantaneous change of wafer sizes and the ability to
process both the front and backsides of the wafers.

The system can also be enhanced with scan velocity profiling. The 844i system
meets the Semiconductor S2-0200 safety specification as part of the standard
system package; a CE option for the European community is available. Pulsed DC
sputtering up to 20kw via Advanced Energy Pinnacle Plus is also available. The
844i system has remote PC accessibility allowing for software upgrades and file
repair via an Internet/Ethernet connection.

The use of KDF`s 844i systems by one of the world`s largest health equipment
manufacturers is a comment on the sophistication of the technology and its
capabilities when incorporated into advanced medical devices, such as digital
X-ray mammography equipment.

Todd Plaisted, KDF Director of Marketing, comments, "The KDF 844i systems were
modified to larger 26.5" x 30" pallets to meet new requirements. The system is
newly designed to accommodate 90-degree thru-wall clean room interface and
roll-around system control cart, saving clean room space. In addition, the
systems have new, cost effective pallet-assist loading tools as an alternative
to an expensive roboticized system.

Says Plaisted, "It is with great pride that we know our efforts developing
quality technology, combined with those of the manufacturer, will result in the
care and treatment of an untold number of people around the globe."

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ABOUT KDF

KDF Electronic & Vacuum Services, Inc., produces batch in-line sputtering tools
in a wide variety of R&D and production formats for the mainstream silicon,
emerging materials and flat-panel display markets. KDF systems are used in the
production of semiconductors, photomasks, telecommunications networks, wireless
circuits, gallium arsenide (GaAs), high density interconnect, sensors,
optoelectronics, flat panel display and radio frequency power devices. KDF is
located in Rockleigh, New Jersey, and has representatives in Europe, Japan,
Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, China and Korea.

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KDF Electronic & Vacuum Services, Inc.
Kurt Flechsig
President
Tel: +1 (201) 784-5005
e-mail: kurt@kdf.com
or
Todd Plaisted
Director of Sales and Marketing
Tel: +1 (201) 784-5005
e-mail: todd@kdf.com

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