Planar Semiconductor

Planar Semiconductor manufactures and sells advanced systems utilized by semiconductor manufacturers.

Planar Semiconductor, Inc. (“Planar” or the “Company”), operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Planar Semiconductor AG headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, is a semiconductor capital equipment company that has developed the “Pulsar” family of extraordinary vertically-oriented 200mm and 300mm single wafer pulsed-jet wet clean tools, which are unique in their ability to clean the front, backside and bevel area of a wafer simultaneously. Planar’s pulsed jet technology – incorporated first on its Generation I tools – has been proven in high volume production wherein it provided a demonstrable yield gain to a major memory chip manufacturer. The current Generation II technology – incorporated on Planar’s Pulsar tools now ready for mass production – stands alone in successfully resolving several yield, cost and technical challenges now affecting production fabs processing wafers at 35/32nm and smaller (“advanced”) geometries. Based out of Silicon Valley, California, Planar’s management team has over 75 years of combined experience in the semiconductor industry, of which 25+ years are specifically related to wafer cleaning. The company's advisory board is comprised of highly experienced industry executives who have an excellent records of success in the semiconductor capital equipment business.