CHANDLER, AZ – Yield Engineering Systems (YES), a leading provider of technology solutions and process equipment for the semiconductor ecosystem and applications, held the groundbreaking for the first phase of its new facility in Chandler, Arizona.
The new 123,000 square foot building is located at 3200 W. Germann Road in downtown Chandler, Arizona. Germann Road in the Price Corridor employment center.
It will feature 50,000 square feet of space for semiconductor manufacturing and unprecedented process development. The first phase of development will also include a 10,000-square-foot clean room that will be expanded to approximately 40,000 square feet in the future.
The clean room will allow YES to collaborate with its customers to develop innovative processes and validate platform prototypes.
For more than four decades, YES has been at the forefront of research and development of new equipment used in semiconductor fabs around the world. Its portfolio encompasses cutting-edge technology and innovative hardware that drives advances in multiple sectors, from artificial intelligence and high-performance computing to life sciences and mixed reality applications.
“Not only is it providing our customers and partners with state-of-the-art equipment for the development of novel processes, but it is also a center that will bring best-in-class manufacturing of complex products in collaboration with our supply chain partners with an innovative business model, enabling significant job creation in the US,” said Rama Alapati, CEO of Yield Engineering Systems.
“Designed to the highest standards of workplace safety and efficiency, the centre will play a pivotal role in our R&D collaborations with our global customer base and help them achieve their exciting technology roadmaps,” said Rezwan Lateef, President of Yield Engineering Systems.
Supporting the rapid expansion of the US semiconductor manufacturing infrastructure, YES has invested $25 million in the facility and intends to use it as a center of excellence that will help strengthen the semiconductor industry in Arizona and the entire US-based semiconductor ecosystem. The center should be completed by the end of 2023 and employ around 100 people, further boosting the region’s technology momentum.
