Date Published:Dec. 26. 2023
The Semiconductor Industry and NBK's Initiatives
High-quality and functionally superior products are sought after in semiconductor manufacturing equipment, addressing challenges like SEMI standard compliance and issues related to vacuum and corrosive environments.
NBK focuses on creating and selling solutions for the unique challenges in semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Our products, including customized options, are adopted by semiconductor equipment manufacturers globally.
will solve your challenges!
Introduction of Case Studies in Problem Solving
Explore case studies solving challenges with insulation and also vacuum and high temperature environments!
Many successful implementations within vacuum chambers.
Opt for chemical-resistantant screws for equipment exposed to wafer cleaning solutions.
Opt for heat and chemical-resistantant screws for high-temperature, gas, and solution environments.
Explore parts for high-gain in servo motors and screws for use in lightweight equipment.
Issue Solutions and Case Studies for semiconductor manufacturing by environment
and wafer cleaning agents
Process gases (a special kind of gas) and cleaning agents (for removing impurities) are often used in semiconductor manufacturing processes.
Introducing chemical resistant screws essential for etching equipment and coating equipment using plasma gases as well as cleaning equipment and CMP equipment using cleaning agents!
in equipment using electron beams and ions
Semiconductor manufacturing equipment includes equipment using electron beams and ions.
Introducing non-magnetic screws and tools which have no magnetic effects on electron beams and ions in scanning electron microscopes, ion implantation equipment, and so on!
in vacuum environments
Vacuum technology is used widely in semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
Supporting vacuuming in equipment using plasma gas and electron beams. Introducing vacuum screws, low outgas couplings, and more!
in thermal cycling environments
Here we discuss thermal cycling, which is often an issue in semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
Various products are available to handle issues like heat resistance and seizing prevention.
Are you struggling with screw or washer fall-out during equipment assembly or maintenance?
Introducing parts that can be used to prevent part fall-out!
Here we introduce products that help improve conveying speed, downsize equipment, and reduce maintenance time in order to increase throughput.
Example of screws used in semiconductor manufacturing equipment
NBK offers diverse customization; we manufacture screws ideal for each customer's requirement, from 1 piece on up.
Customization case studies here
Screws which can be used in environments exposed to cleaning agents and plasma gas are available.
Supporting vacuuming with screws with ventilation holes for use in vacuum chambers, etc.
Here we introduce NBK Special Screws.
Customization case studies and basic screw explanation pages are also available.
Our lineup includes products with low outgas in vacuum environments.
Our lineup includes products with cleanroom washing and packing, enabling immediate use in cleanrooms and similar environments.
The use of high-strength screws makes it possible to save space and reduce weight with smaller screw diameters and reduced usage quantities.
We offer screws made of materials able to withstand high-temperature environments, such as pure molybdenum, tungsten, and ceramic.
Our lineup includes non-magnetic products such as titanium tools and phosphor bronze screws.
Screws with seizing prevention are available to prevent the seizing prone to occur in cleanroom environments.
Introducing related articles
Here we introduce NBK's actions based on semiconductor industry trends, such as carbon neutrality, the 5G network, the increase in data centers, the shift to intelligent factories, the increase in semiconductors installed in automobiles, and so on.
Explains the SEMI standard.
NBK has SEMI standard compliant products, that can be selected according to the application.