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RNT Announces Certification Program for NanoBond® Process Technology
Program creates industry standard for use of NanoFoil® in sputter target bonding
HUNT VALLEY, MD – July 29, 2008 – Reactive NanoTechnologies, Inc. (RNT), developer and manufacturer of its patented NanoFoil®, today announced that it has created a certification program for the use of its NanoBond® technology for sputter target bonding. The NanoBond® Certification Program involves a combination of training and audits for NanoBond® licensees’ equipment, practices, and procedures.
“The NanoBond® Certification Program creates a common process platform for NanoBond® licensees,” stated Joseph A. Grzyb, CEO of RNT. “Our licensees have asked us to create such a certification program. The program assures that these bond shops will offer a statistically consistent and high-yield NanoBond® process that will meet the quality needs of their customers. Our goal is to be able to apply this certification standard throughout the entire sputter target bonding industry”.
NanoBond® is used to bond sputter targets to backing plates at room temperature, allowing the end user to enjoy higher sputter rates, improved yield and increased sputter tool uptime. The NanoBond® process enables the use of higher temperature, lead-free solders creating a stronger and more reliable bond. Problems that have traditionally plagued bonded targets such as warping, arcing, de-bonding, and cracking are significantly reduced or eliminated by the use of RNT’s NanoBond® process technology. The NanoBond® process is available for license and is currently in use to bond metal and ceramic oxide sputter targets for a variety of thin film deposition applications in North America, Europe, and Asia.
About RNT
Headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland, Reactive NanoTechnologies, Inc. (RNT) was founded in 2001 by engineering veterans Timothy P. Weihs, Ph.D., who now serves as Chief Technical Officer, and Omar M. Knio, Ph.D., who is RNT’s Senior Vice President.
RNT is a venture financed company that develops and manufactures NanoFoil®. NanoFoil® is used to precisely control the instantaneous release of heat energy for joining and reaction initiation applications that current technology can not effectively or economically address. The company has also developed its patented NanoBond® joining process to ensure the benefits of NanoFoil® are maximized. Mass production of NanoFoil® for joining and energetics applications is taking place from RNT’s onsite manufacturing facilities, supported by a worldwide sales, support, and distribution network. RNT has signed licensing agreements with a number of Fortune 500 Companies. Its breakthrough technology has also earned several prestigious awards including the 2005 “R&D 100” from R&D Magazine, the 2005 Nano 50™ from NASA Nanotech Briefs Magazine and recognition in The National Nanotechnology Initiative Strategic Plan in December 2004. For more information please visit www.rntfoil.com.
For more information please visit: www.rntfoil.com