Plasma-Therm CEO wins award for chip making
Plasma-Therm CEO Abdul Lateef has been named one of this year's "All Stars" of the semiconductor equipment industry by industry research firm VLSIresearch.
Lateef was named one of nine "All-Stars of the Chip-Making Industry" for 2013 by "The Chip Insider," a weekly report published by VLSIresearch.
"These are the executives that made the most of this year," The Chip Insider announced, referring to this year's All-Stars. "For some, it's taken several years of methodical execution to an overarching strategy to bring this year together," the report continues. "For others it was about being fleet of feet."
The Chip Insider cites Plasma-Therm's introduction this year of the first plasma-based die-singulation system as one factor in Lateef's selection.
Plasma-Therm's MicroDieSingulator, the MDS-100, uses plasma technology to separate individual integrated-circuit chips which are created on wafers of silicon and other materials.
Other Plasma-Therm products, including VERSALINE and Mask Etcher systems, are used for research and development and in manufacturing of integrated circuits, micro-mechanical devices, LEDs, and many other types of electronic components.