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Tim Dyer, Director of Technology at Morgan Technical Ceramics Auburn and Hayward Ceramics presented the company’s innovative Sharkskin™ technology at the 5th International SEMATECH Manufacturing Initiative (ISMI) Symposium. The symposium was held on October 22, 2008 in Austin, Texas.

The presentation, titled “Integrating Texturing of High Purity Ceramics,” introduced Sharkskin, a new technology that can significantly improve process residue adhesion, decrease process-related defects and increase yields during the manufacturing of integrated circuits. This technology is designed to replace traditional methods of roughening ceramic surfaces, such as grit blasting or twin-wire arc sprays, and involves the highly controlled texturing of the surface of ceramic components. This texturing does not contaminate or destroy the integrity of the surface of the part as grit blasting does; unlike arc sprays, it is an integral and indistinguishable part of the ceramic surface.

As Director of Technology for MTC’s California businesses, Mr. Dyer is responsible for the direction of new product development, applications, machinery design and process improvements at these sites. Additionally, he supports production processes, intellectual property and new product solutions.

Having received a B.S. and M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of California, Davis, Mr. Dyer now holds 30 U.S. Patents in semiconductor equipment, manufacturing processes, plasma, materials, insulators, electrodes, polishing, electrostatic chucks and process integration. He has also authored eight papers and one textbook chapter on the subjects of ceramic materials, supply disruption, semiconductor manufacturing, materials synthesis, polishing/CMP, tribology and micro-contamination control.

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