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COMPANY PROFILE

Founded in 1979 in Silicon Valley, USA, Fortrend has always been the industry expert in batch wafer transfer technologies, Standard Mechanical Interface (SMIF) technologies, ultra-clean automation solutions, and wafer surface curing processes for the semiconductor and PV industries. Fortrend SMIF products have become the crucial automation connections between process equipment and the factory delivery system and between different processing equipment. Fortrend's standard 200mm and 300mm front end automation modules are readily integrated into processing tools reliably and cost effectively. Fortrend's 3DIC thermal curing tools set the industrial standards for wafer surface curing processes. Fortrend offers not only standard automation and thermal curing modules, but also custom solutions allowing us to meet custom challenges and difficult configuration   requirements quickly with a minimum of expenses. Contact Fortrend and experience our engineering excellence firsthand.

DEVELOPMENT PATH
  • 1979
    Fortrend Engineering was founded in the US Silicon Valley, focusing on semiconductor automation equipment and equipment.
  • 1980
    Fortrend developed wafer vertical batch transfer equipment (WTS)
  • 1996
    Fortrend developed 8-inch standard mechanical interface (200mm SMIF) and registered an international patent
  • 2002
    Fortrend developed reticle standard mechanical interface (Reticle SMIF) and began manufacturing automated transmission equipment for mask sheet/mask versions on the front end of lithography machines.
  • 2006
    Fortrend developed zero-humidity mask bare wafer automated storage system, customizing mask bare wafer storage automation equipment for high-end semiconductor fabs;
  • 2011
    Fortrend Engineering in the United States developed ISO-1 Level Mask Standard Mechanical Interface (ISO-1 Reticle SMIF), and started to engage in the R&D and production of automated transfer equipment for high-end advanced lithography processes.
  • 2016
    The Fortrend Engineer Company developed automatic pod opener and front-end automation module (Reticle Load Port) for lithography processes, and began to provide automation equipment for advanced processes below 7nm;
  • 2018
    Fortrend independently developed and produced portable shelf wafer carrier storage system (p-rack stocker)
  • 2019
    Fortrend developed and produced humanoid arm AGV robot (automatic laser navigation), with the portable wafer carrier storage system, which can realize the unmanned automatic handling and storage of wafer vehicles in the fab.
  • 2021
    Fortrend successfully developed the improved version of 12-inch wafer WTS STOCKER, equipped with special equipment for wafer cleaning process, to achieve efficient wafer transfer function;
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Fortrend Contact Information
Address
2220 O’ Toole Avenue, San Jose, CA  95131
Hot line
Tel: 408-734-9311
Fax: 408-734-4299      
Service: service@Fortrend.com
E-Mail
Sales@Fortrend.com
Distributor Contact Information
Address
Sistem Technology Limited Suite 3 Innovation Centre Silverstone Technology Park Silverstone Northamptonshire NN128GX
Hot line
Tel: (44) 1327 362844
E-Mail
Sales@sistemtechnology.com