Evatec
Evatec AG is a Switzerland-headquartered, privately held manufacturer of production-grade thin-film deposition platforms (evaporation, sputter, PECVD, PEALD, etch), supplying batch, cluster, and inline systems to semiconductor, advanced-packaging, optoelectronics, photonics, power-device, wireless, and MEMS manufacturers globally.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2004
- HeadquartersTrübbach, Switzerland
- Headcount501–1,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Evatec does
Evatec AG is a Switzerland-headquartered, privately held manufacturer of production-grade thin-film deposition equipment, serving semiconductor, advanced packaging, optoelectronics, photonics, power device, wireless, and MEMS producers worldwide. The company designs and supplies capital equipment rather than films or consumables, monetizing through direct sales of batch, cluster, and inline platforms (BAK Family evaporators, CLUSTERLINE cluster platforms, HEXAGON, LLS EVO II, and SOLARIS inline systems) complemented by a global spare-parts, retrofit, upgrade, and training service organization across roughly six regional offices. Within those platforms, Evatec integrates its own PVD, PECVD (PLASMABOX), PEALD, etch, and Advanced Process Control technology modules, including differentiated capabilities in Advanced Directional Sputtering and HiPIMS for high-aspect-ratio and 3D device structures. The business is enterprise field-sales led, with quote-based multi-year capital-equipment contracts to tier-1 foundries, OSATs, IDMs, photonics fabs, and selected R&D institutions, and a long-tail service annuity built on its 2,000+ installed BAK and growing CLUSTERLINE base. Customer concentration is diversified across named anchor accounts such as SilTerra, SJ Semiconductor, SkyWater, Silex, Silicon Austria Labs, and Fraunhofer IZM, spanning commercial MEMS, advanced packaging, photonics, and academic research, which provides a hedge across end-market cycles. Headcount of roughly 550 employees worldwide, a 70-year technology heritage, and ISO 9001/14001/45001 plus SBTi-validated emissions commitments underpin credibility with European and Asian tier-1 procurement organizations. Near-term strategic emphasis is on capturing AI-driven demand for photonic, advanced-packaging, and RF substrates, evidenced by the CLUSTERLINE 310 launch, the Onto Innovation PACE partnership, and SAL/Qualcomm engagements on PEALD and PVD.
Evatec firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Evatec
- Legal name
- Evatec AG
- Website
- https://evatecnet.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2004
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 501–1,000 employees
- Short description
- Evatec AG is a Switzerland-headquartered, privately held manufacturer of production-grade thin-film deposition platforms (evaporation, sputter, PECVD, PEALD, etch), supplying batch, cluster, and inline systems to semiconductor, advanced-packaging, optoelectronics, photonics, power-device, wireless, and MEMS manufacturers globally.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Evatec industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Thin Film Deposition Equipment
- NAICS
- Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (3344)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Deposition Equipment (CVD/PVD/ALD/Epitaxy) (HDAHAEAB)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Thin-Film Deposition Materials (PVD/CVD/ALD Targets & Precursors) (HDAHAGAH)
Keywords
Where Evatec is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Trübbach
- HQ country
- Switzerland
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices6 records
Markets served
Evatec business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Thin Film Production Equipment Sales: Evatec designs and manufactures production systems for thin film technology including batch, cluster and inline platform architectures. Revenue is generated through the sale of capital equipment including BAK Family evaporators, CLUSTERLINE cluster platforms, HEXAGON advanced packaging systems, LLS EVO II sputter tools, and SOLARIS inline platforms.
- Spare Parts and Service: Global customer service organization provides spare parts, technical support, planned maintenance, retrofits and upgrades, and technical training services throughout the tool lifecycle.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Capital equipment for thin film production with customizable configurations |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels6 records
Evatec product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Evatec designs and manufactures production platforms for thin film deposition, including batch, cluster, and inline platform architectures. The company offers customized engineering solutions equipped with evaporation, sputter, etch, and PECVD process technologies, targeting semiconductor, advanced packaging, optoelectronics, photonics, power device, wireless, and MEMS manufacturers. Evatec also provides global spare parts, technical support, maintenance, retrofits, upgrades, and training services across the equipment lifecycle.
Product overview
Evatec is a thin film technology company offering a portfolio of production platforms including batch evaporators (BAK Family), cluster platforms (CLUSTERLINE® Family), inline systems (SOLARIS® Family), and dedicated advanced packaging tools (HEXAGON, LLS EVO II). These hardware platforms are equipped with core deposition technologies: evaporation, sputtering, etch, and PECVD. The portfolio is complemented by enabling technologies including PVD, PECVD (PLASMABOX®), PEALD, APC (Advanced Process Control), and Etch Technologies. Software offerings include XPERIENCE Simulator for desktop-based training and recipe development. Evatec serves core markets of Advanced Packaging, Semiconductor, Optoelectronics, and Photonics, with global service and support capabilities.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- CLUSTERLINE: Family of cluster platforms for wafer or panel processing up to 650mm
- BAK Family
- HEXAGON
- LLS EVO II
- SOLARIS
- LAYERS Magazine
- ECL (Evatec Competence Laboratory)
- PLASMABOX
Products and services
- BAK Family Evaporators ranging from 0.5 to 2.0 meters with over 50 years of process know-how. More than 2,000 systems installed globally, making the BAK the industry standard evaporator across semiconductor, optoelectronics and photonics applications.
- CLUSTERLINE Family A family of cluster platforms for wafer or panel processing up to 650mm. Features secure handling and precision processing across Advanced Packaging, Semiconductor, Optoelectronics, Photonics, Power Devices, Wireless, and MEMS applications.
- HEXAGON Production platform for wafer level processes in Advanced Packaging. Processes 300 or 200mm substrates with highest throughput achieving lowest Rc in the industry. Designed for UBM, RDL and Fanout applications.
- LLS EVO II Vertical batch sputter tool for metals, dielectrics and magnetic films. Compact design and flexibility make it cost effective for substrate sizes up to 200 x 230mm.
- SOLARIS Family Fully automated inline solutions for thin film production. Applications include Touch Panels, EMI Shielding, Power Devices, and Photovoltaics. S151 configured for substrates up to 8 inch diagonal; S380 for substrates up to 15 inch diagonal.
- XPERIENCE Simulator Desktop simulation software allowing personnel training, process recipe development and testing, and familiarization with new software updates before working with live equipment.
- Evatec Competence Laboratory (ECL) Thin film coating and characterization services including comprehensive thin film characterization techniques supporting customers with process development.
- Customer Service & Support Global customer service including spare parts, support solutions (remote and on-site), retrofits and upgrades, and technical training.
- CLUSTERLINE 310 Dedicated cluster platform for packaging applications on smaller panel sizes up to 310x310mm, targeting AI and high-performance computing applications.
- CLUSTERLINE 200 BPM CLUSTERLINE 200 BPM dynamic sputter system for Micro LED, Edge Emitting Lasers, and RF filters with award-winning performance in thin film deposition.
- BAK 911 Evaporator Evaporator with easier loading, better vacuum conditions, and higher repeatability.
- MULTI BAK MULTI BAK configuration with up to 4 process modules including load lock and handling for fully automated production.
Quantifiable outcome
- Over 2000 BAK systems installed globally across semiconductor, optoelectronics and photonics applications
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Evatec
Customer profileNamed customers7 records
Segments7 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Evatec technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
Evatec partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Silicon Austria Labs (SAL)coreSAL expanded its research capabilities in Villach with a second Evatec CLUSTERLINE 200 system. The new system enables advanced thin-film processes for wireless, power, and MEMS applications. The partnership is formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding for strategic cooperation. The system includes advanced etching, sputtering, and high-temperature process capabilities with HiPIMS technology.
- C2MI (Centre de Collaboration MiQro Innovation)minorC2MI expanded its R&D capabilities with installation of two Evatec CLUSTERLINE 300 systems, enabling advanced thin film processes for MEMS and next-generation Advanced Packaging applications.
- Qualcomm/RF360 Europe GmbHcoreCollaboration under SAL's CHIP2SYS program to develop PEALD and PVD technology for next-generation Radio Frequency Front End (RFFE) components. SAL leads the project using PEALD and PVD for thin film layer deposition, Evatec provides hardware development support, and RF360 benchmarks processes and evaluates production readiness.
- Onto InnovationcoreEvatec partnered with Onto Innovation in the newly opened Packaging Applications Center of Excellence (PACE) in Wilmington, Massachusetts. The partnership aims to accelerate R&D in Panel Level Packaging (PLP) and enable 2.5D and 3D chiplet architectures and AI packaging. Evatec contributes its CLUSTERLINE 600 panel level PVD technology and thin film process expertise.
- STMicroelectronics, U Sound, EV Group (MUSIC Project)coreThe MUSIC project combines expertise from Evatec, SAL, STMicroelectronics, U Sound, and EV Group to develop innovative MEMS-based microspeakers. Evatec contributes thin film deposition and etching technology to revolutionize the MEMS audio device field.
- Northeastern University SMART CenterminorThe SMART Center added an Evatec CLUSTERLINE 200 to its nanofabrication capability for research on high-performance piezoelectric micro and nano systems. The partnership enables prototyping of cutting-edge sensing, computing, and communication devices.
- Fraunhofer IZM (Panel Level Packaging Consortium PLC 2.0)coreEvatec participates in the PLC 2.0 consortium with Fraunhofer IZM and 16 other companies focused on reaching the next level in Fan-Out Panel Level Packaging (FOPLP). The consortium addresses ultra-fine line processing, migration effects, and large-area panel challenges. Evatec provides CLUSTERLINE 600 technology for panel sizes up to 650x650mm.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves10 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Evatec competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Veeco Instruments: US-based thin film deposition and etch equipment supplier focused on compound semiconductors, photonics, MEMS, and advanced packaging. Highly comparable business model and end-market overlap with Evatec, particularly in optoelectronics and RF.
- SPTS Technologies (KLA): KLA's plasma etch and deposition division serving advanced packaging, MEMS, RF, and photonics. Competes head-to-head with Evatec's CLUSTERLINE in wafer-level packaging, MEMS, and RF filter deposition.
- Aixtron: Specialist MOCVD/CVD deposition equipment supplier for LED, laser, power electronics, and photonics. Closely comparable in optoelectronics, Micro-LED, and compound semiconductor end-markets where Evatec also sells thin-film platforms.
- Ulvac: Japanese vacuum and thin-film equipment maker serving semiconductors, displays, and solar. Directly comparable to Evatec in evaporation, sputtering, and PECVD systems, with strong overlap in Asian customer base and MEMS/power device applications.
- ASM International: Specialist in atomic layer deposition (ALD) and epitaxy equipment for semiconductor manufacturing. Closest direct peer to Evatec's PEALD franchise and competes head-to-head in advanced-node dielectric and ALD film deposition.
Broad incumbents
- Lam Research: Major semiconductor equipment maker with leading positions in deposition and plasma etch. Competes with Evatec in PECVD, ALD, and advanced packaging deposition for memory and logic customers, with substantially larger scale and R&D budget.
- Applied Materials: Largest global supplier of semiconductor deposition (PVD/CVD/ALD) and adjacent process equipment. Directly competes with Evatec in PVD and advanced packaging, but serves a much broader process portfolio and customer base across leading-edge logic, memory, and display.
- Tokyo Electron (TEL): One of the largest Japanese semiconductor production equipment manufacturers, competing across deposition, etch, and cleaning. Overlaps directly with Evatec's PVD, PECVD, and ALD offerings across logic, memory, and packaging.
Regional players
- NAURA Technology Group: China's largest domestic semiconductor equipment manufacturer, expanding into PVD, PECVD, and ALD tools. Regional competitor to Evatec inside China, particularly for advanced packaging customers seeking domestic supply chains.
Emerging players
- SÜSS MicroTec: Specialist in advanced packaging, MEMS, and compound semiconductor equipment. Overlaps with Evatec in wafer-level and panel-level packaging process tools, though SÜSS is more focused on lithography/coating rather than deposition.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Evatec social profiles
Digital presenceEvatec compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance3 records
Evatec financial estimates
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Evatec leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles13 records
Evatec subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries5 records
Evatec funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Evatec M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Evatec
What does Evatec do?
Evatec designs and manufactures production platforms for thin film deposition, including batch, cluster, and inline platform architectures. The company offers customized engineering solutions equipped with evaporation, sputter, etch, and PECVD process technologies, targeting semiconductor, advanced packaging, optoelectronics, photonics, power device, wireless, and MEMS manufacturers. Evatec also provides global spare parts, technical support, maintenance, retrofits, upgrades, and training services across the equipment lifecycle.
Is Evatec a public or private company?
Evatec is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Evatec founded?
Evatec was founded in 2004. It employs 501 to 1,000 people.
Where is Evatec based?
Evatec is headquartered in Trübbach, Switzerland, in the Europe region.
How does Evatec make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Thin Film Production Equipment Sales are the primary driver. The others are spare Parts and Service.
Who are Evatec's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Veeco Instruments, SPTS Technologies (KLA), Aixtron, Ulvac and ASM International. Broad incumbents are Lam Research, Applied Materials and Tokyo Electron (TEL). NAURA Technology Group is listed as a regional player. SÜSS MicroTec is listed as an emerging player.
Does Evatec have an API?
No public API is recorded for Evatec.
What industry is Evatec in?
Evatec's product category is Thin Film Deposition Equipment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAHAEAB, Deposition Equipment (CVD/PVD/ALD/Epitaxy), with a secondary code of HDAHAGAH, Thin-Film Deposition Materials (PVD/CVD/ALD Targets & Precursors). Its NAICS code is 3344.