Intermolecular's High-Productivity Combinatorial™ (HPC) technology is powered by advanced combinatorial processing systems, Informatics software and services that enable device manufacturers, materials suppliers and equipment manufacturers to maximize their semiconductor and solar R&D return on investment by significantly improving efficiency and reducing costs and resources at each stage of the R&D process.

HPC Technology

Intermolecular's HPC™ platform - embodied in our Tempus™ processing systems and Informatics software - incorporates combinatorial methods proven commercially in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and energy industries. Our HPC technology provides new opportunities for the discovery and integration of semiconductor and solar materials.

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Screening Methodology

Intermolecular's HPC screening methodology is a three-step process designed to perform a systematic narrowing of the optimal R&D solution space. At the early stages of material screening, high-throughput processing, characterization and data analysis are used to eliminate materials and/or processes that do not meet the specified requirements. By asking and answering only those questions that are absolutely necessary at each stage of development, our customers are able to quickly and effectively move towards a solution with the highest probability of meeting the final process or device requirements. At the more advanced stages of screening, HPC methods can be combined with traditional materials processing. This ensures process transparency and enables a smooth transition from development to pilot production and high-volume manufacturing.

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The Three Pillars of HPC

Massively Parallel Processing

The miniaturization of experiments and site-isolated parallel and/or rapid serial processing allows customers to conduct multiple automated experiments on a single substrate.

Throughput Matched Characterizations

We use proprietary test chips and a state-of-the-art, automated metrology and e-test infrastructure to rapidly characterize physical and electrical performance, and to match the throughput of our HPC processing systems.

Automation & Analysis Informatics

Our comprehensive Web-based Informatics system serves as a backbone for centralized data collection and analysis, as well as for the integration of processing and characterization tools that accelerate learning rates by several orders of magnitude.