News: Suppliers
28 October 2025
Specialist foundry orders Veeco wet processing and lithography systems for advanced packaging and silicon photonics
Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has received multiple orders for its advanced wet processing and lithography systems from a leading specialist foundry. The systems will be deployed for advanced packaging and silicon photonics applications, supporting critical end markets including AI, automotive, aerospace & defense, and communications. Scheduled deliveries for the most recent orders will start in first-quarter 2026.
“These orders underscore Veeco’s position as a trusted partner for enabling next-generation device manufacturing in high-growth markets such as artificial intelligence, high-performance computing and silicon photonics,” says Adrian Devasahayam, senior VP, product line management. “We remain committed to investing in new technologies and expanding our market reach through strategic partnerships and customer-driven innovation,” he adds.
Veeco says that its WaferStorm, WaferEtch and AP300 platforms were selected for their best-in-class process performance, unique capabilities, and low cost of ownership. The WaferStorm solvent cleaning systems are claimed to set the industry standard for yield improvement, while WaferEtch systems enable precise interconnect and device definition, for improved performance. The firm’s lithography systems support next-generation advanced packaging processes, including copper (Cu) pillars for 2.5/3D packaging, flip-chip bumping, fan-out wafer-level packaging (FOWLP), and high-density fan-out packaging.
