nTact has extensive in-house process development capabilities and experienced personnel to demonstrate proof of concept and feasibility of nTact’s slot die coating technology before making large capital equipment investment commitments.
Cleanroom
- Cleanroom: Certified Class 100 / Operated at Class 1,000
- Facilities Available: solvent exhaust, CDA, nitrogen, vacuum, high vacuum
Available Equipment
- nDeavor 2 Extrusion Coating System – Gen 2 system with maximum substrate size 400 x 500
- Atmospheric Pressure Plasma System – for cleaning and hydrophilic surface treatment
- Filmetrics Reflectometer for thin film measurement
- Dektac Profilometer
- Zeiss Axioskop2 MAT Microscope
- Gen 2 Hotplate, Gen 6 Hotplate
- Heraeus Vacuum oven
- UV ozone system
- UV exposure lamp
- Wet bench with ultrasonic bath
- General lab equipment (heated s%rrers, scales, glassware, etc.)
Process Capabilities
Slot Die Coating
- Rigid or flexible substrates, up to 400 x 500mm; wafer coating also available
- Organic solvent, aqueous or UV resin coating capability
- Dry film thickness from less than 10nm to over 100µm
Substrate Cleaning and Surface Preparation
- Atmospheric Plasma (for cleaning and hydrophilic surface treatment)
- Solvent bath
- UV Ozone
Post Coat Treatment
- Vacuum dry
- Hotplate bake (atmospheric, up to 200C)
- Oven bake – heated shelf type (atmospheric, inert, vacuum, up to 325C)
- UV cure
Metrology
- Filmetrics Reflectometer for thin film measurement
- Dektac Profilometer
- Zeiss Axioskop2 MAT Microscope