Customer Testimonials

Our customers were demanding more high-speed, dependable information from tool suppliers in order to improve yield, productivity, and reliability. The current solutions available did not provide the level of frequency and quality data collection that we were looking for, and developing a solution in house was not cost-effective or efficient. Partnering with a software company like Cimetrix allowed us to share the cost burden for this major initiative and benefit long term from a tool control software platform which would be a supported product. This helps lower the total cost of ownership for Axcelis. Cimetrix’s experience with the Interface A standard and advanced data collection and their reputation for standing behind their commitments, made them the ideal partner for developing this solution. The Cimetrix Global Services team served as an extension of our engineering team – they were dedicated to the success of the project and followed a defined project methodology to meet milestones and commitments.

Larry Bourget
Director, Integra Product Development
Axcelis Technologies
http://www.axcelis.com

centrotherm compared several connectivity solutions against a set of intelligent criteria and requirements, before selecting the CIMConnect solution. centrotherm chose CIMConnect primarily based on its robust functionality as well as the decreased integration time and developer learning curve necessary compared to other options considered. Since the 300mm development kit builds on the 200mm one, upgrading a 200mm tool to 300mm is an easy, streamlined process. I also contribute Cimetrix’s design win to the length of time the product has been in the market and its widespread use on tools worldwide.

Hans-Peter Jakob
Head of Software Development
centrotherm
http://www.centrotherm.com

The process of shifting a tool from a research and development focus to fully automated and fab-ready tool was a significant undertaking. Cimetrix's 'requirements gathering' phase assisted Thermo Electron in identifying requirements that would not have been recognized otherwise. With the assistance of the expertise and knowledge base that Cimetrix's engineers and project managers provided, we are installing a tool that we are confident will meet and exceed the requirements set forth by our customer.

Matt Shakespeare
Theta 300 Product Manager
Surface Analysis Instruments Division
Thermo Electron
http://www.thermoelectron.com

We have been very impressed by Cimetrix's commitment to Interface A, the quality of their products and invaluable help and support during the evaluation phase, allowed us to have a full working prototype at the end of the evaluation.

Bostjan Pust
Director of Hardware & Software Development
SEZ Group
http://www.sez.com

We were looking for a rapid implementation of the SECS/GEM as well as the 300 mm standards that would allow us to concentrate on the automation of our tool and at the same time reduce costs and software development time. Cimetrix has been a long-time leader in this area and we feel confident relying on their expertise. The excellent level of technical support Cimetrix has provided has already proven instrumental in the success of our integration project.

Dr. Alexander Hille
Software Development Manager
SÜSS MicroTec Lithography GmbH
www.suss.com

Cimetrix has provided a quality software package and excellent support during our project. We enjoy working with partners like Cimetrix who have proven they can deliver on demanding projects. This was a good decision for all involved.

Cimetrix was a key partner in Assembléon achieving its goal of developing new machines in a short time frame while also cutting costs. Its advanced calibration model allowed Assembléon to ship our new machine in record time with excellent accuracy. We saved one year in development time as well as significantly reduced development costs, all while still meeting the demanding Assembléon software quality standards.

Dr. Cor Scholten
Chief Executive Officer
Assembléon
www.assembleon.com

Cimetrix's advanced calibration model allowed us to achieve our accuracy targets in considerably less time.

Rik van der Burg
Group Leader
Motion Control Group
Assembléon
www.assembleon.com

We found CIM300 and CIMConnect to be the best fit for our 300 mm shallow probe tools. The Cimetrix products coupled with the technical support have already been instrumental in our speed of implementation and improved product quality. The software has significantly reduced our software development time by reducing the needed integration code.

Georges Antier
President and CEO
Cameca
www.cameca.fr

We consider this the first real 300 mm connectivity solution for our products. After a thorough testing process we found CIM300 to be a technically stronger solution. This coupled with excellent product support made Cimetrix the best choice for communication software.

Dr. Martin Osterfeld
Manager of Research and Development Services
Leica Microsystems
www.leica-microsystems.com

By bundling Cimetrix's GEM Host Manager into Manufacturing Pulse, Motorola has developed a user-friendly tool to make SMT lines more efficient. We've demonstrated its value while producing millions of units on 1500 machines across Motorola. We believe that this product will significantly impact the SMT industry, enabling engineers to address inefficiencies that have gone unnoticed due to the lack of quality monitoring software.

John Kivlin
General Manager of e-Business Products and Solutions
Global Software Group
Motorola
www.motorola.com

We are committed to developing leading edge critical cleaning technology using the latest tools available. In our search for connectivity software, we needed an interface that would work with our Java based machine control application. After a thorough evaluation, the COM interfaces in Cimetrix's products were easily integrated with our equipment's software and allowed us to meet our aggressive schedule.

Ray Dow
Director of Software Development and Information Technology
SC Fluids
www.scfluids.com

After getting strong reviews on Cimetrix from both my integrator and my customers, we performed an internal evaluation and concluded it was the most effective solution for us on the market. We were also impressed with Cimetrix's engineering team.

Dr. Jian Zhang
President
SEMIgear
www.semigear.com

After investigating, we found that the Cimetrix software was well accepted by our customers. Cimetrix's technical knowledge and responsiveness gave us confidence that the project could be completed quickly.

Joe Hodkiewicz
Semiconductor Product Manager
Thermo Nicolet
www.thermo.com/thermonicolet

After a thorough evaluation, CIMConnect was easily the most flexible and best suited software to meet our specific needs, which included meeting a very tight timescale. Importantly, it is not only the software that has demonstrated this flexibility. The team at Cimetrix and Londero Software (Cimetrix's European system integration partner) have a very professional approach, giving us a great deal of confidence that they would provide us with the level of support we need in the near- and longer-term.

Cliff Hyde
SECS/GEM Software Engineer
Wentworth Laboratories, Ltd.
www.wentworthlabs.com

We felt the Cimetrix software gave us a greater level of flexibility and ease of integration than other products on the market.

CIM300 is very user friendly and easy to use directly out of the box. With standards compliance being a crucial step for equipment manufacturers to gain acceptance into 300mm fabs and remain competitive, we felt it necessary to find a solution that was foremost, cost-effective but also allowed us to get these standards quickly implemented while maintaining product quality. CIM300 met these needs.

Miguel Rodriguez
Manager, System and User Services Software
Unaxis Switzerland Ltd, Assembly & Packaging (ESEC)
www.unaxis.com