Onto Innovation and LPKF set to accelerate mass production of glass core substrates
LPKF joins Onto Innovation’s Packaging Applications Center of Excellence (PACE).
LPKF Laser & Electronics SE has joined Onto Innovation's Packaging Applications Center of Excellence (PACE) in 2024. PACE aims to develop seamless process integration and a secure supply chain to accelerate mass production of panel-level packages based on glass cores. These have become essential in the semiconductor architecture to meet the needs of demanding end applications like high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing and machine/deep learning. LPKF’s LIDE technology excels in microprocessing defect-free through glass vias (TGV) for advanced glass substrates. Onto Innovation’s Firefly® system provides an automated inspection and metrology solution for advanced IC substrates and panel level packaging.
In a further step to enable process and supply chain readiness for high-volume manufacturing of advanced glass substrates and glass interposers, Onto and LPKF are combining their strengths by installing Onto’s state-of-the-art Firefly system into the cleanroom facility at Vitrion, LPKF‘s Center of Excellence for glass processing in Hannover, Germany in the second quarter this year. This collaboration will enable high throughput quality control of glass substrates and glass interposers, thereby reinforcing the industry’s move toward efficient, high-yield production.
“Our collaboration within PACE has already delivered excellent results,” says Dr. Roman Ostholt, Managing Director LIDE at LPKF. “Glass offers the potential to drastically reduce the cost of interposers without sacrificing chip quality. The installation of Onto’s Firefly system marks the next step in this partnership and further strengthens our joint commitment to providing a high-volume manufacturing solution for advanced packaging applications.”
“Onto Innovation is honored to collaborate with industry leaders like LPKF for innovations on glass panels,” says Mike Rosa, chief marketing officer and senior vice president, strategy at Onto Innovation. “The integration of our Firefly system for TGV process control at Vitrion marks a significant milestone in advancing the quality and reliability of glass substrates and interposers. Together, we are dedicated to driving forward these advanced packaging applications.”
