k-Space Associates Inc. - Metrology Revenue and Competitors

Putting light to work for over 30 years! Over 1,000 customers on 6 continents in at least 44 countries use k-Space thin film and industrial metrology tools. \n\nk-Space Associates, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of in-line, in situ, and ex situ metrology tools for the semiconductor, thin-film, photovoltaic (PV), solar, automotive, glass, and building materials industries. Our tools and custom metrology solutions are in research and production facilities around the world. \n\nFor industrial applications, k-Space is known for its ability to provide robust data and analysis for in-line solutions in production environments. k-Space works side-by-side with the customer to understand their specific needs and develops a custom solution to meet measurement requirements. This includes technology, software, data analysis, customization, automation of measurements, and integration with existing systems. \n\nFor the thin-film, semiconductor and photovoltaic (PV) industries, k-Space metrology tools focus on real-time data acquisition, processing, and analysis of nearly all deposition parameters of importance, including: wafer and film temperature, thin-film stress and strain, wafer curvature, bow, and tilt, surface roughness and quality, film thickness and deposition rate, optical band gap and atomic spacing. We also supply ex situ wafer and surface analysis tools which perform full curvature, stress, and wafer bow mapping on up to 300mm wafers.\n\nOur tools are used in today’s most advanced thin-film deposition and processing applications within compound semiconductor, silicon semiconductor and photovoltaic advanced thin film production and R&D. \n\nLearn more at k-space.com.