FHR Chooses Advanced Energy's Premier DC Process Power Technologies for New Roll-to-Roll Vacuum Coating System
May 14 2015 - 5:39PM
Ascent® AMS and DMS DC and Bipolar Products Power
Innovation, Providing Superior Process Stability and Repeatability
in Critical SiO2 PVD
Applications
FORT COLLINS, Colo., May 14, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)
-- Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:AEIS) announced today
that its Ascent AMS and DMS DC and bipolar process power
technologies have been selected to power an advanced roll-to-roll
coating system under construction in Germany. FHR Anlagenbau GmbH
(FHR), a manufacturer of thin-film vacuum process systems in
Ottendorf-Okrilla, Germany, will include Advanced Energy (AE)
Ascent units in an inline roll-to-roll vacuum coater-1.6 m in
bandwidth and 12 km in strip length-for a customer in Asia using
PVD sputtering technology to deposit various oxide films, such as
silicon dioxide (SiO2), in
low-emissivity coating applications.
The field-proven Ascent power supplies will
provide stable, repeatable process power to deposit metal and oxide
layers with outstanding film quality, productivity and yield in the
low-e application. This refined power delivery, critical to
achieving high-quality, high-rate deposition, derives from AE's
wealth of intellectual property, including Arc Management
System(TM) technology, a powerful boost feature, and sophisticated,
real-time control of thin-film plasma parameters.
"New developments in power supplies in recent
years have significantly contributed to technology and productivity
advancements in PVD systems," said Sascha Kreher, head of process
technology at FHR Anlagenbau. "Particularly in the area of
reactive, high-rate, dual-magnetron sputtering, significant
progress has been made that, in turn, has increased the
competitiveness of FHR equipment, performance and flexibility in
leading processes."
The Ascent DMS series excels at managing arcs-even
for critical process materials like SiO2-thanks to its
original bipolar design that measures and responds to both voltage
and current half wave forms to swiftly extinguish arcs. Independent
power control to each cathode allows auto-balancing of the duty
cycle to the wear profile of each target, which enables increased
target-erosion uniformity and longer campaigns. A controllable
pulse rise boost feature offers significant advantages to the
vacuum system design, transforming the Ascent DMS unit into a
current source and contributing to deposition rates that continue
to push conventional boundaries. Exclusive power delivery
options-like selectable frequency and independent power-ratio
regulation for each magnetron-deliver power stability, process
repeatability and transferability in power, current or voltage
regulation mode.
"AE has ushered in a new era of precision power
conversion for dual-magnetron sputtering," said Yuval Wasserman,
president and CEO of Advanced Energy. "We are pleased that the
stable, repeatable power delivery of the Ascent AMS and DMS series
is helping FHR solve process problems and drive innovation. Our
products offer exceptional capability so our customers can develop
new applications and realize new possibilities."
About Advanced
Energy
Advanced Energy (Nasdaq:AEIS) is a global leader
in innovative power and control technologies for high-growth,
precision power conversion solutions. Advanced Energy is
headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, with dedicated support and
service locations around the world. For more information, go to
www.advanced-energy.com.
About FHR Anlagenbau
GmbH
FHR Anlagenbau GmbH in Ottendorf-Okrilla
specializes in the development of innovative thin-film technologies
and vacuum coating systems, as well as services in the field of
thin-film technology. The company, which was founded in 1991 in
Dresden, has been part of the Centrotherm Group since 2008. Its
main field of business is the construction of vacuum coating
systems for industry and research using vaporization, sputtering,
CVD and ALD technologies. The FHR product portfolio comprises
vacuum processing systems for many different fields of industry,
including photovoltaics (specifically CIGS solar cells and organic
PV technology), solar thermal systems, optical systems, electronics
and sensor technology, as well as automotive engineering. One of
the company's key strategic areas is film coating systems for the
production of flexible electronics, flexible solar cells and
organic display films. FHR is both technology leader and market
leader in this field. In a different business unit, FHR
manufactures sputter targets for the coating industry. All around
the world, FHR works with renowned industry partners and research
institutions.
CONTACT: Bates Marshall
Senior Vice President
Global Sales, Marketing and Service
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.
+1.408.574.2534
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