Preparing for the future

R&D is a major activity to prepare the future of our solutions. We develop this activity both internally, within the framework of collaborative projects and by participating in our customers’ R&D projects. This work allows us to enrich our product offer (A²ECF-SEMIA²ECF-Industry,…) as well as our expertise.

A LEGO Volvo needs more than bricks! 

David Gustafsson spent nearly three years (about 2,400 hours) building a life-size, driveable V70 from Volvo Group out of bricks from the LEGO Group as reported by BrickNerd. To make the fragile bricks robust, he mounted the model on a steel subframe with reinforced supports under the floor and roof. In other words, the Lego car…

What if three days could redefine the future of semiconductor automation? 

At Agileo Automation, innovation doesn’t happen by chance – we plan it and turn it into action with Agil’Product Days! Since we started Agileo Automation in 2010, we’ve been committed to pushing the boundaries of technological innovation for our customers. Twice a year, our entire product development team gathers for Agil’Product Days, a three-day event where…

Onto Innovation: Remote tool integration into GEM300-based production line

Onto Innovation, a leading U.S. designer of industrial solutions for semiconductor manufacturers, called upon Agileo Automation’s assistance to integrate a new metrology tool into an automated production line built to GEM300 standards. At the time in 2020, the company was facing three key challenges: Very tight deadlines, the global Covid pandemic, as well as a…

Agileo Automation featured in Silicon Semiconductor Magazine video interviewIn this insightful interview with editor Phil Alsop, you will learn: * How Agileo Automation came about* How our latest product, the E84 PIO Box, helps fab staff to test semiconductor equipment software for compliance with SEMI’s E84 and GEM300 standards suite for automatic carrier delivery*…

UNITY SC : Reducing dependency on EFEM manufacturers

To integrate its inspection and metrology modules into its customers’ industrial production lines, UnitySC uses different EFEMs (robotic wafer-loading platforms) depending on the semiconductors and types of wafers used. This diversity of equipment ended up slowing down the integration process. “Configuring the control of EFEMs using their respective manufacturer’s software can take up to two months,…