Collaborative Design/Manufacturing Approach ... - Owens Design

the potential drawbacks that can entail. Our collaborative partnership with Owens,
however, has helped to overcome that perception because of the design and
manufacturing capabilities that partnership brings. Beyond that, many of our customers
are familiar with Owens Design. Knowing that they helped design the VUV-7000 platform
helps build confidence in the tool’s quality.
There are considerable barriers to entry for an emerging company in the semiconductor capital
equipment market. In order to succeed, you must be able to quickly develop a technology that
meets some critical industry need better than any other solution available. Then you must be
able to demonstrate that you can deliver that technology on a production-worthy platform at an
acceptable price and in time to meet your customers’ demands. In our case, Metrosol provided
the technology and Owens has been helping us deliver the rest.