{"id":17121,"date":"2023-05-15T19:59:20","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T19:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microtest-semi.com\/atmospheric-plasma-cleaning-system-for-surface-preparation-principle-advantages-and-applications\/"},"modified":"2024-04-01T10:09:36","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T10:09:36","slug":"atmospheric-plasma-cleaning-system-for-surface-preparation-principle-advantages-and-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microtest-semi.com\/en\/17121","title":{"rendered":"Atmospheric plasma cleaning system for surface preparation: principle, advantages and applications"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17121\" class=\"elementor elementor-17121 elementor-14596\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e162b1d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e162b1d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2a341b\" data-id=\"f2a341b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec5865f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec5865f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Are you experiencing difficulties with the quality of your substrate surfaces during soldering, wiring, thin-film deposition, hybrid assembly, etc.?<\/p>\n<p>Native oxides and organic contamination on surfaces are certainly not to blame, and conventional surface preparation processes such as wet etching, fluxing or vacuum plasma treatment all have their drawbacks.<\/p>\n<p>Our partner <a href=\"https:\/\/ontosplasma.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ONTOS Equipment Systems<\/a> offers you an innovative, simple, effective and ultra-clean cleaning and surface activation solution: the atmospheric plasma treatment system.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06643e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06643e5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9194afa\" data-id=\"9194afa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c850c0b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c850c0b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e343657\" data-id=\"e343657\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d138a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d138a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This system uses an internal glow discharge plasma \u2778 which creates a high-density flow of reactive gaseous radicals \u2779.<\/p>\n<p>As the gas flows out of the internal plasma zone \u277a, the high-energy species (ions and hot electrons) recombine within microseconds (well before coming into contact with the treated substrate surface) and the gas cools rapidly.<\/p>\n<p>The carrier gas used is helium for the high quantum energy provided by the metastables. It can be replaced by argon, which is more economical, but whose metastable energy is reduced by 50%.<\/p>\n<p>The stream of neutral and chemically highly reactive radicals created by the plasma reacts with the substrate surface:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>It &#8220;cleans&#8221; the substrate by modifying the upper atomic layers through chemical reactions in an activated gas phase (e.g. removal of oxygen and\/or carbons and hydroxyls from the substrate surface);<\/li>\n<li>It modifies properties such as surface energy (tension), thereby increasing the adhesion and wettability of surfaces in a targeted and controlled way, making them more receptive to subsequent treatments;<\/li>\n<li>It can reduce oxides and passivate metal surfaces against reoxidation for a variable period depending on the material (several hours for indium).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ae07e2\" data-id=\"3ae07e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec1b6cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec1b6cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/microtest-semi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ontos_Schema.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16351\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microtest-semi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ontos_Schema.jpg 960w, https:\/\/microtest-semi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ontos_Schema-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/microtest-semi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ontos_Schema-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Cross-section of the atmospheric plasma head. Microtest diagram based on Ontos drawings.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55b19d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55b19d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a21d6e6\" data-id=\"a21d6e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-533a954 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"533a954\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-12e875c\" data-id=\"12e875c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afd2c39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"afd2c39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"995\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/microtest-semi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ontos_Photo-plasma-He_N2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16352\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microtest-semi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ontos_Photo-plasma-He_N2.jpg 995w, https:\/\/microtest-semi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ontos_Photo-plasma-He_N2-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/microtest-semi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ontos_Photo-plasma-He_N2-768x412.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 995px) 100vw, 995px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Illustration of He + N2 plasma. Ontos photo.  <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3003894 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3003894\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/microtest-semi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ontos_nettoyage-plaquette-200mm.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16350\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microtest-semi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ontos_nettoyage-plaquette-200mm.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/microtest-semi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ontos_nettoyage-plaquette-200mm-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/microtest-semi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ontos_nettoyage-plaquette-200mm-768x329.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ontos plasma head cleaning a 200mm wafer<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9032bda\" data-id=\"9032bda\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cc97b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cc97b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Its advantages are numerous and differentiating:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>A simple solution:  <\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The ONTOS system eliminates the disadvantages of traditional plasma systems (no vacuum chamber requiring a relatively long pumping time, no ion bombardment and no cross-contamination, possibility of in-line processing).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>An effective solution:  <\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The process is fast (wafer processing in a few minutes), with continuous throughput capability.<\/p>\n<p>It is compatible without modification with reducing or oxidizing chemistry.<\/p>\n<p>It provides temporary atomic-level passivation against reoxidation of exposed metal surfaces.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>An ultra-clean solution:<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This dry, non-toxic process mobilizes only benign activated gases, with no by-products or waste hazardous to health and\/or the environment.<\/p>\n<p>There is no exposure to arc discharges, ions, bombardment, re-deposition or flaking particles.<\/p>\n<p>The system is CE certified and OSHA and EPA compliant.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f13e57c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f13e57c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7034e41\" data-id=\"7034e41\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56c0bfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56c0bfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><br \/>\n  <strong>Some examples of surface preparation applications<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span> with the ONTOS system:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>For Front-End :  <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Wafer cleaning<\/li>\n<li>Photolithography: simultaneous removal and activation of photoresist residues<\/li>\n<li>Surface activation and pre-wetting for aqueous processes<\/li>\n<li>Pre-deposit preparation (cleaning and surface activation)<\/li>\n<li>Surface preparation before plating.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>For the Back-End :  <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Metal-to-metal welding: surface preparation for direct interconnect bonding to remove organic matter and native under-oxides, enabling instant bonding with an ideal, highly reliable metallurgical bond.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-218be23 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"218be23\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2cbf3f\" data-id=\"d2cbf3f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c69c8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c69c8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/microtest-semi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ontos_Bond-Indium-Indium.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16353\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microtest-semi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ontos_Bond-Indium-Indium.jpg 960w, https:\/\/microtest-semi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ontos_Bond-Indium-Indium-300x99.jpg 300w, https:\/\/microtest-semi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ontos_Bond-Indium-Indium-768x254.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Example of an indium-to-indium bond under identical conditions, except for surface preparation (without treatment, the oxide layer prevents indium interdiffusion). Ontos pictures  <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-777ae7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"777ae7d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b0af0b\" data-id=\"0b0af0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acddb7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acddb7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Preparation before bead cladding or direct welding<\/li>\n<li>3D IC chip stacking, flip chip preparation, &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Surface activation before encapsulation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6078769 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6078769\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb2c98b\" data-id=\"bb2c98b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d8014a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d8014a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/microtest-semi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ontos_Schema-activation-surface.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16354\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microtest-semi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ontos_Schema-activation-surface.jpg 960w, https:\/\/microtest-semi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ontos_Schema-activation-surface-300x109.jpg 300w, https:\/\/microtest-semi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ontos_Schema-activation-surface-768x279.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Example of surface activation on a composite material<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad96e8a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad96e8a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f181bf\" data-id=\"3f181bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3964fbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3964fbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Improved capillary filling<\/li>\n<li>Direct welding of dielectrics and ohmic contacts (die-to-die, die-to-wafer, &#8230;)<\/li>\n<li>Etc.  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The OEM version of the ONTOS plasma head is available for integration into third-party <strong><br \/>\n  <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">integration into third-party, automation-compatible equipment.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section 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