Equipment and technological processes for manufacturing GaAs MMICs THE PRACTICALITIES OF BUYING AND USING PROCESSING EQUIPMENT TALK 15 1

Equipment and technological processes for manufacturing GaAs MMICs Above all buying processing equipment requires a professional approach. The whole affair needs to be dealt with thoroughly and efficiently and taken seriously!! It is not a trivial exercise, you have to live with your choices for a long time!! 2 THE PRACTICALITIES OF BUYING AND USING PROCESSING EQUIPMENT

Equipment and technological processes for manufacturing GaAs MMICs Firstly: Choosing Everybody will tell you their equipment is the best buy you have to decide on the choice and the following questions need to be asked: Does the equipment do what I want it to do? Do others in the same field use it? Can it fit into the space available? 3 THE PRACTICALITIES OF BUYING AND USING PROCESSING EQUIPMENT

Equipment and technological processes for manufacturing GaAs MMICs Does the supplier offer a guaranteed process? How easy is it to service? How easy is it to get spare parts? How good is the response of the supplier to a customer in Tomsh likely to be? 4 THE PRACTICALITIES OF BUYING AND USING PROCESSING EQUIPMENT

Equipment and technological processes for manufacturing GaAs MMICs RESULT:  Price is not always the best way to choose – a great machine with poor service is a BAD choice!  You should score competitors on the questions listed previously  You should ideally run some processing samples prior to choosing 5 THE PRACTICALITIES OF BUYING AND USING PROCESSING EQUIPMENT

Equipment and technological processes for manufacturing GaAs MMICs GETTING READY FOR YOUR EQUIPMENT: 1.Plan installation 2.Plan delivery 3.Plan acceptance tests (always do them!) PLAN, PLAN AND PLAN AGAIN! 6 THE PRACTICALITIES OF BUYING AND USING PROCESSING EQUIPMENT

Equipment and technological processes for manufacturing GaAs MMICs SECOND HAND EQUIPMENT: + Can be economic + Can be delivered quickly -May be in poor state of repair -May not have been serviced properly -May not work! -May not be supported by the original supplier 7 THE PRACTICALITIES OF BUYING AND USING PROCESSING EQUIPMENT

Equipment and technological processes for manufacturing GaAs MMICs If you like the cost benefit of second-hand equipment, make sure of the following: 1.NEVER buy “as is” unless you are a real expert on the exact equipment you are buying 2.Make sure you can buy spare parts for the equipment. From OEM or a reliable third party company (many good ones do exist) 3.You get some sort of warranty even if only for a few months. It will ensure you can get it installed and working 8 THE PRACTICALITIES OF BUYING AND USING PROCESSING EQUIPMENT

Equipment and technological processes for manufacturing GaAs MMICs 4.Find a way to get your own staff trained on operation and maintenance 5.Get as many manuals as you can preferably all of them. (Some manuals can be found on the internet) 9 THE PRACTICALITIES OF BUYING AND USING PROCESSING EQUIPMENT

Equipment and technological processes for manufacturing GaAs MMICs HOOK UP Installing your equipment needs to be done professionally Hook up costs more than you may think and if you get it wrong you can incur significant extra costs 10 THE PRACTICALITIES OF BUYING AND USING PROCESSING EQUIPMENT

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Equipment and technological processes for manufacturing GaAs MMICs PREPARATION: Get things ready in advance. Know what you need to do to provide: Power Cooling Water DI Water Compressed Air Special Gases Waste Water Treatment Drains Gas Abatement 12 THE PRACTICALITIES OF BUYING AND USING PROCESSING EQUIPMENT

Equipment and technological processes for manufacturing GaAs MMICs 13 THE PRACTICALITIES OF BUYING AND USING PROCESSING EQUIPMENT PLAN IN 3D IF POSSIBLE

Equipment and technological processes for manufacturing GaAs MMICs Photo below shows exhaust lines pre-installed and makes it easy to hook up the tool to it 14 THE PRACTICALITIES OF BUYING AND USING PROCESSING EQUIPMENT

Equipment and technological processes for manufacturing GaAs MMICs Pre-installed exhaust lines 2 Photo shows easy final connection if you get things correct 15 THE PRACTICALITIES OF BUYING AND USING PROCESSING EQUIPMENT

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Equipment and technological processes for manufacturing GaAs MMICs Good gas line connections are essential especially for hazardous gases 18 THE PRACTICALITIES OF BUYING AND USING PROCESSING EQUIPMENT

Equipment and technological processes for manufacturing GaAs MMICs FINALLY A good installation is a work of art!!! REMEMBER A properly installed equipment will work more reliably 19 THE PRACTICALITIES OF BUYING AND USING PROCESSING EQUIPMENT