Oramir Semiconductor Equipment Ltd. is an Israeli company that develops advanced laser cleaning technologies for semiconductor wafers, used during their manufacturing process. Oramir is located in
Rehovot, Israel
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Etymology
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.
History
Oramir was founded in 1992 by
Fairchild Corporation
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The last major Fairchild asset sold was Fairchild Fasteners, a Sherman Fairchild company, which was ...
, Teuza Venture Capital Fund and
Rafael Development Corporation of Israel. Oramir was named after Amir Sinai who was killed in service as an IDF special unit NCO in July 1984, during the war in
Lebanon
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. Dan Sinai, Amir's father, was one of Oramir's founders.
Oramir’s notability derives from developing the advanced technology for cleaning silicon
wafers
A wafer is a crisp, often sweet, very thin, flat, light and dry biscuit, often used to decorate ice cream, and also used as a garnish on some sweet dishes. Wafers can also be made into cookies with cream flavoring sandwiched between them. They ...
in a one step dry process. Particles and other contaminants can be removed from a silicon substrate by a patented laser based technology.
Applied Materials Inc. (
NASDAQ
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AMAT, a semiconductor equipment manufacturer, acquired Oramir for $21 million on June 27, 2001.
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See also
* Applied Materials Inc.
* Silicon Wadi
Silicon Wadi ( he, סִילִיקוֹן וְאֵדֵי, ) is a region in Israel that serves as one of the global centres for advanced technology. It spans the Israeli coastal plain, and is cited as among the reasons why the country has ...
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External links
www.appliedmaterials.com
Semiconductor device fabrication
Equipment semiconductor companies
Semiconductor companies of Israel
Mergers and acquisitions of Israeli companies
2001 mergers and acquisitions