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Focused Suppliers of Chip Making Equipment
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DISCO Corporation, the leading dicing equipment supplier, leaped to the top spot for the first time. Their 8.05 rating was an improvement from last year’s overall rating of 7.91. Build quality, usable throughput, quality of results, product performance, trust in supplier, and partnering were their highest rated categories.+ c( M5 m1 V- P" h* t
- Y8 h+ P: }8 S( d! ]: O: ]; hThe number two rank goes to Oerlikon. Their ranking rose sharply from last year’s seventh spot. The company’s PVD tools received the highest rating in three categories, process support, field engineering, and support after sales.
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, j V: C+ ?2 `4 ~( X4 d5 n) LChip makers were pleased with F&K Delvotec’s bonding equipment which translated to an overall rating of 7.93. They remained in the top three for two consecutive years after receiving the highest rating in cost of ownership, spares support, and technical leadership.
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2 J/ A/ e* E8 }6 |6 ^In Large Suppliers, Hitachi High-Technologies leaped to third place from eighth place with an overall rating improvement of 9%. In addition, ratings for ASML and Novellus improved by 6% and 5%, respectively.5 `: V4 |# B0 g" D" _5 z# C
m0 B6 z+ O1 _" H' x& S% u$ r+ jAlthough Delta Design did not make our 10 BEST Focused Suppliers list, it had a major improvement from the previous year with a rating jump of 14%. Other suppliers with prominent rating improvements in Focused Suppliers are SUSS MicroTec (9%) and Rite Track (7%). |
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