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Gripping Power
Manufactures electrostatic chucks and high voltage power supplies for the semiconductor processing industry.
Gripping Power, Inc. manufactures high voltage power supplies and accessories for the semiconductor fabrication industry.
Since 2002, Gripping Power has produced electrostatic chuck power supplies which are programmable, bipolar, floating and tightly regulated. They are compatible with monopolar and bipolar Coulombic and Johnsen-Rahbek electrostatic chucks and have proven reliability in applications such as RIE, ICP, PECVD and EUV lithography. They can support 150mm, 200mm and 300mm semiconductor wafer production down to the 10nm class and process development at the 5nm node.High voltage cable assemblies, RF traps and OEM specific packaging options are also available.
Gripping Power, Inc. has supplied the semiconductor process industry with high voltage power supplies, RF traps, electrostatic chucks and control system components for over 15 years. The company was formed when a private investment group headed by John F. Kohls, CEO of Nova Research and Engineering, acquired Applied Energy Technologies (AET) in November of 2002. AET was an early-stage company that focused on microprocessor controlled power sub-systems. AET had developed a portfolio of advanced high voltage power supply technologies and intelligent battery charging systems.
Applied Energy Technologies, Inc. developed their first high voltage product, the EPS100 1kV bipolar, electrostatic chuck (ESC) power supply, in 1998 –
The programmable EPS200 and the EPS300 electrostatic chuck power supplies were developed in 1999 and 2001, respectively. The EPS200 was the first ESC power supply available on the market to incorporate an arbitrary waveform generator. Likewise, the EPS300 was one of the first commercially available ESC power supplies to integrate a capacitive wafer sensor.
The EPS200 and the EPS300 each allowed up to ten user-definable clamp and release programs to be defined and stored. Both have proven reliability in RIE, ICP and PECVD semiconductor processes.
The EPS300LX, which included an integrated Luxtron fluoroptic fiber optic temperature measurement system, was announced at SEMICON West in 2002.
The new GPA, GPE and GPX series of electrostatic chuck power supplies were introduced at SEMICON West in 2018.
Industry Associations
Gripping Power Inc., is a corporate member of SEMI (formerly Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International) and the EtherCAT Technology Group.
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Manufacturer: Vishay
Type: High Precision Wraparound - Wide Ohmic Value Range Thing Film Chip Resistors, Sulfur Resistance
Product Category: Thin Film Resistors - SMD
Power Rating: 200 mW (1/5 W) Tolerance: 0.1 %
Termination Style: SMD/SMT
Temperature Coefficient: 25 PPM / C
Minimum Operating Temperature: - 55 C
Maximum Operating Temperature: + 155 C
Voltage Rating: 150 V Case Code - in: 0805
Product: Precision Resistors Thin Film SMD
Height: 0.5 mm Length: 1.91 mm
Operating Temperature Range: - 55 C to + 155 C
Package/Case: 0805 (2012 metric)
Width: 1.27 mm Brand: Vishay / Sfernice
Unit Weight: 5.500 mg Resistance: 31.6 kOhms