09 March 2010
Livingston, Scotland 3rd March 2010 - Point 35 Microstructures (pt35) today announced that it has received full ISO 9001 certification across all aspects of the company's business. The company has successfully received certification for design, manufacture and supply of systems and services to the micro-fabrication industry. The certification was finalised on January 4th 2010 in London, and was the result of a year-long programme in conjunction with DNV to assure the highest standards of performance within the company.
Bruce Dickson General Manager at pt35, commented; "The achievement of ISO9001 marks another new beginning for pt35 as our business continues to grow profitably. Our commitment to customer satisfaction through high quality products is further enhanced, and we will continue to focus on delivering cost effective development, manufacturing and support solutions to customers across Europe"
The company believes that the continued diversification of the European micro-fabrication industry into More Than Moore advanced technologies will increasingly require the type of equipment and process solutions that pt35 offers. Using a combination of proven platforms and new techniques is a very important strategy for device developers and manufacturers, and pt35 specialises in this with a very strong technical capability supported by the latest quality and safety systems.
About Point 35 Microstructures
Point 35 Microstructures was founded in 2003 by experienced semiconductor professionals to supply first class full specification process equipment and services. Systems are supplied with performance guarantees and certified to the latest CE standards. The company specializes in platforms from Applied Materials, Lam Research, and Novellus Systems.
In 2004 Point 35 Microstructures introduced the proprietary memsstar® brand of MEMS manufacturing systems. The MEMS process tools and in-house process integration expertise enables customers to make the successful transition to integrated dry processing and from R&D to high yield manufacturing of MEMS devices.
In 2006 the company was named as the Most Innovative Company by the National Microelectronics Institute.