1. A spin off of In collaboration with
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2. Deposizione di Film Sottile
ABOUT US
Mission
Improve efficiency, recovering waste.
Thin film coating Campi diFields of application
Applicazione
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3. PHYSICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION
CHIP
VACUUM
SUBSTRATE CHAMBER
20%
METAL POWDERS
80%
TARGET EXHAUSTED
TARGET
WASTE
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4. THE PROBLEM
80% of target material becomes waste
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5. THE PROBLEM
40% of used material is precious
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6. THE PROBLEM
Long maintenance downtime
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7. THE PROBLEM
Inhalation of toxic metal powders
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8. THE SOLUTION
Gold-covered blades
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9. THE SOLUTION
The etching process
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10. RESULTS OF FIRST TRIAL
Quantity
0,3 g
Purity
99,85 %
Re-use
Yes
Recovered gold foils
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11. KEY FEATURES
 Materials selection in vacuum-chamber
 Removable Blades
 Coating of polymeric layer
 Water/Acetone soluble polymer
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12. COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES
MRS Abrasive Static
Solution Removal Shields
Maintenance
Materials’
selection
Recovery
Ecofriendly
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13. COMPETITORS
Facility’s Suppliers
National Retailers Material Recovery Companies
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14. BARRIER TO COMPETITION
 Patent Pending in Italy, Europe, USA, China
Trade Secret – Polymer Coating
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15. MARKET OPPORTUNITY
Total Market Size: 11 B$ (2012) Market addressable: 2,5 B$
CAGR = 8,5% EU Market: 300 Semiconductors Fabs
B$
16
14
12
PVD Global Market
10
8
PVD Equipment
6
4
Material deposited
2
0
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Source: PVD Market Analysis, BCC Research, 2012
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16. MARKET TRENDS: USE OF GOLD
Gold used in technology (value in B€)
14
12
10
8
6
4
2 15 tons of Au/year
0 750 M€/year
2004 2005
2006 2007
2008 2009
2010 2011
2012
Gold Waste (B€) Gold Used (B€)
Elaboration of Data from
World Gold Council (2010) and Reuters Datastream, LBMA (2012)
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17. EUROPEAN SEMICONDUCTOR FABS
Number
of Fabs 2 10
13
23
5
43 16 3
86 3
18 9 3 2
29
2 2
2 19
2
Source: Yole Developpement, 2012
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18. TEAM
Salvatore Modeo Antonio A. Gentile
CEO CTO
Management Engineering Physics
University of Salento University of Salento
Luca Scala Giovanni D’Oria
CSCO CFO
Electronics Engineering MBA - Unisalento
University of Salento Monte dei Paschi
ACADEMIC ADVISORS INDUSTRIAL ADVISORS
R. Cingolani (Italian Institute Technology) R. Marsico (Singulus AG)
M. De Vittorio (Unisalento) R. Scopa (Pfeiffer Vacuum)
A. Corallo (Unisalento)
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19. PARTNERS
Current Strategic Partners
Potential Strategic Partners
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20. NO MORE WASTE.
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