Raith expands its portfolio by acquiring 4PICO Litho

Raith announced the acquisition of Netherlands-based 4PICO Group ? a successful and fast-growing supplier of direct write laser beam lithography systems. Together with 4PICO Litho?s expertise in Laser Beam Lithography, Raith confidently look forward to being able to provide lithography customers with more possibilities and opportunities than ever before.

?The addition of LBL equipment to our product portfolio now enables us to offer the perfect complement to Electron Beam Lithography and Focused Ion Beam Nanofabrication. Our customers will be able to choose from a complete range of nanofabrication instrumentation, extending from single-digit nanoscale resolution tasks up to fast large-area patterning using optical lithography. The complementary LBL and EBL solutions offered from a single source with the future perspective of integrated workflow and sample handling will improve nanofabrication process efficiency at many customer labs,? says Ralf Jede, CEO of Raith Group.
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