C&D Semiconductor Services

What C&D Semiconductor Services does

C&D Semiconductor Services, Inc. is a privately held semiconductor equipment manufacturer founded in 1989 and headquartered in San Jose, California. The company designs and manufactures photoresist processing equipment, with a product portfolio anchored by the modular P9000 cluster system and P8000 linear track platform, plus complementary products including wafer sorters (S5000), inspection systems (V2000/V3000), microscope loaders (V1020), and the P7000 alloy/anneal system. The technology stack is differentiated by patented processes such as the SynchroSpin co-rotation coater and Optical Edge Bead Exposure, and the company serves niche wafer processing applications including GaAs and InP compound semiconductors, piezoelectric materials, MEMS, LEDs, and emerging bioscience applications.

The company operates a direct enterprise field sales model in the United States and a channel partner network across the UK, Europe, Taiwan, China, Japan, Southeast Asia, Russia, and Israel. Revenue is generated via three streams: capital equipment sales (quote-based, custom-configured systems with 12-month warranties), a spare parts business encompassing over 20,000 C&D SKUs and 200,000+ legacy SVG 81/86/88 parts, and field service and maintenance contracts with 24-hour response times. Integration partnerships with OAI mask aligners, IDI-Cybor pumps, and EFD syringe systems extend C&D's offering into bundled lithography and dispense solutions.

The business serves both high-volume and low-volume high-value semiconductor manufacturers, with an installed base that includes customers using legacy SVG equipment still supported through C&D's parts inventory. The company has no disclosed external funding, is independently owned, and shows active operational signals including a 2023 facility relocation, ongoing product launches, and participation in major SEMICON events globally.

Name

C&D Semiconductor Services

Legal name

C&D Semiconductor Services, Inc.

Website

https://cdsemi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

C&D Semiconductor Services designs and manufactures photoresist processing equipment, including the modular P9000 cluster system and P8000 linear track, for compound semiconductor, piezoelectric, MEMS, LED, and bioscience manufacturers. The firm sells capital equipment, spare parts, and service contracts through direct US sales and global channel partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Semiconductor Wafer Processing Equipment

NAICS

Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing (333242)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

Wafer Cleaning & Surface Preparation Equipment (HDAHAEAG)

Keywords

• Semiconductor equipment manufacturing
• Photoresist processing systems
• Wafer handling automation
• Spin coating equipment
• Cluster system platforms

Headquarters

HQ city

San Jose

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Semiconductor Equipment Sales: Sale of capital equipment systems including P9000 cluster systems, P8000 linear track systems, wafer sorters, inspection systems, and specialized processing modules. Equipment is built to customer specifications with custom configurations, footprints, and software.
2. Spare Parts: Sale of spare parts for C&D brand products (P7000/P8000/P9000/P9030/V1020/V2000/V3000/S5000/S5030) and legacy SVG 81/86/88 systems. Over 20,000+ spare parts in inventory for C&D products and 200,000+ unique parts for SVG legacy systems.
3. Service and Maintenance Contracts: Field service support, Planned/Preventative Maintenance (PM) service contracts, system upgrades and reconfigurations, installation services, and technical support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

C&D Semiconductor Services designs, engineers, and manufactures semiconductor wafer processing capital equipment, including photoresist spin coaters, developers, cluster and linear track platforms, wafer sorters, inspection systems, microscope loaders, metal lift-off, alloy/anneal, and specialized process modules for 50mm to 300mm wafers. The company sells directly in the United States and through a global channel partner network, and supports installed equipment with a large spare-parts inventory covering both current C&D systems and legacy SVG 81/86/88 tools.

Product overview

C&D Semiconductor Services is a semiconductor equipment manufacturer offering a modular platform-plus-modules architecture centered on the P9000 cluster system, which is built around a central wafer handling robot with flexible module design. The product portfolio includes the P9000 Cluster System as the main platform (integrating coat, develop, vapor prime, bake, chill, and specialized modules), the P8000 Advanced Linear Track System for linear processing workflows, the P7000 Wafer Alloy/Anneal System for metal ohmic wafer processing, wafer inspection systems (V2000/V3000), wafer sorter systems (S5000/S5030), microscope loader systems (V1020), and specialized add-on modules including SynchroSpin co-rotating coater, Optical Edge Bead Exposure, Ultrasonic Spray Coating, Metal Lift-Off, Piezoelectric Wafer Processing, and Copper Bump Developer. The company also provides comprehensive spare parts and service support, including licensed parts for legacy SVG 81/86/88 systems. Configuration options are available for high volume manufacturing and bioscience applications including early stage cancer detection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Photoresist Coater Spin coater system designed to process 50mm to 300mm wafers with photoresist, PMMA, PMGI, spin-on dielectrics, SOG, dopants, and other materials. Available on P8000 linear and P9000 cluster platforms for semiconductor device manufacturers.
• Photoresist Developer Developer system for 50mm to 300mm wafers with aqueous, solvent, and aspirated solvent develop capabilities, multiple dispense options, and temperature control. Available on P8000 linear and P9000 cluster platforms.
• P9000 Cluster System Main cluster platform built around a central wafer handling robot with flexible modular design; can be configured as coater, developer, vapor prime, bake, chill, or combinations, and supports process modules including SynchroSpin, lift-off, optical centering, and OEBE.
• P9000 Integrated Lithography System P9000 coat and develop system integrated with an OAI model 6000 mask aligner exposure tool for automated lithography workflows combining coat/develop processing with exposure.
• P8000 Advanced Linear Track System Customizable linear photoresist coater with fully software-controlled interface, digital control box, and SmartPro software for recipe creation; designed as an improvement over traditional SVG 8X tools.
• Wafer on Tape Frame System P9000-based software-controlled pre-saw wafer coating and post-saw wafer cleaning system for handling wafers on tape frame and expansion hoop rings, with specialized transfer and spin capabilities.
• Wafer Scrubber/Cleaner Fully automatic cleaner with brush and/or high-pressure arm scrubbing, rinse, and spin-dry of substrates, using a dual-level spinning process with reduced splash. Available on P8000 and P9000 platforms.
• Metal Lift-Off System Automated cassette-to-cassette system for metal lift-off using low-pressure soak followed by high-pressure fine-needle spray, with heated solvent and metal recovery options; up to 5 modules configurable in a single P9000 cluster.
• Wafer Inspection Systems (V2000 and V3000) V2000 Bright Light Inspection is a dual-cassette inspection system for finding all defect types in auto or manual mode via intuitive GUI; V3000 Macro-Scope performs both macro and micro-inspection with seamless transition to detailed microscope review.
• Wafer Sorter (S5000) Recipe-driven high-throughput wafer sorting system; S5000-10 handles 100-200mm wafers at >350 WPH (with laser marks) and 750 WPH (cassette transfer); S5000-30 supports up to 300mm wafers with optional OCR and fixed-thickness gauge; 10,000 hours MTBF.
• V1020 Microscope Wafer Loader Automated loader for moving wafers from cassette to microscope stage with higher throughput than prior generation, multiple wafer size capability, and improved inspection features.
• P7000 Wafer Alloy/Anneal System Hotplate with atmospheric control for metal ohmic wafer alloying on 50mm-200mm GaAs and InP wafers with process temperatures up to 500°C, delivering approximately twice the throughput of traditional RTA; also available as a module on P9000.
• Piezoelectric Wafer Processing System Bake module designed to minimize electrostatic discharge on Lithium Niobate, Lithium Tantalate, and other piezoelectric wafers during bake temperatures up to 200°C, with precisely controlled ramp rates and wafer distance; available as standalone or P9000 module.
• SynchroSpin Closed Lid Co-Rotation Coater Patented coating system in which the coat bowl, spin chuck, and lid all spin in synchronization, producing near-zero air turbulence, improving coating planarization, and reducing chemical consumption; includes patented BEBR backside edge bead removal.
• Optical Edge Bead Exposure (OEBE) UV optical edge bead removal system using a 365nm LED light source or mercury arc lamp for other UV wavelengths, with programmable depth and intensity; operates as an independent P9000 module and eliminates chemical solvents for EBR.
• Ultrasonic Spray Coating System Ultrasonic atomization system that coats complex substrates with high topography; uses an ultrasonic signal generator to mist chemistries with nitrogen as shaping spray only, delivering uniform coating with reduced photoresist usage.
• Pump and Syringe Dispense Systems Multiple dispense methods for P8000 and P9000 systems, including C&D syringe systems with refillable reservoirs and EFD syringe pumps (50cc to 2L) for low-to-high viscosity materials, integrated and recipe-driven via the system GUI.
• P8000/P9000 Copper Bump Developer Developer module for dry laminated film resist with a high-capacity heat exchanger maintaining process solution temperature within ±2.0°C up to 50°C, supporting thick laminated films with 100µm+ resist thicknesses.
• C&D Spare Parts Spare parts inventory of over 20,000 SKUs for C&D products (P7000/P8000/P9000/P9030/V1020/V2000/V3000/S5000/S5030), with 24-hour response time during business hours and shipment from San Jose HQ.
• SVG 81/86/88 Parts Licensed supplier of parts for SVG 88XX series with 200,000+ unique parts in inventory; provides drop-in replacements for obsolete parts, including improvements over original design.

Quantifiable outcome

• S5000 Wafer Sorter processes wafers at >350 WPH (with laser marks) and 750 WPH (cassette transfer), with 10,000 hours MTBF and 10,000 cycles MWBA
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and regional.

• OAI (Optical Alignment, Inc.)coreTechnology or IntegrationOAI provides model 6000 mask aligner systems that integrate with C&D's P9000 cluster system. Full integration with OAI's exposure tool creates a complete lithography solution combining coat/develop processing with exposure capabilities. OAI joins C&D at trade shows including SPIE Advanced Lithography.
• Sistem Technology LimitedregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUK and Ireland sales representative for C&D Semiconductor products. Located at Silverstone Technology Park, Northamptonshire, UK.
• Veonis Technologies GmbHregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEuropean sales partner and distributor for C&D Semiconductor. Represented at SEMICON EUROPA events. Located in Puchheim/Munich, Germany.
• Advanced Material Technology & Engineering, Inc.regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTaiwan sales representative for C&D Semiconductor products. Located in Zhudong Township, Hsinchu County, Taiwan.
• LaserwortregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChina sales partner with offices in Hong Kong (headquarters) and Shanghai. Represents C&D at SEMICON CHINA events.
• Luva System, Inc.regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChina sales partner with headquarters in Santa Clara, CA and Guangzhou office in China. Represented at SEMICON CHINA events.
• Kratos TechnologyregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChina sales partner located in Shanghai. Represents C&D at SEMICON CHINA events.
• Alltek CompanyregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales partner with offices in Shanghai, China and Huntington Beach, CA, USA. Provides spare parts, demos, and represents C&D at SEMICON CHINA.
• HiSOL, Inc.regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJapan sales representative for C&D Semiconductor products. Located in Tokyo, Japan.
• Hermes-Epitek Corp.regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSoutheast Asia sales representative for C&D Semiconductor products. Located in Singapore.
• Arual TechregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRussia sales representative for C&D Semiconductor products. Located in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
• MICL Hightech TechnologiesregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIsrael sales representative for C&D Semiconductor products. Located in Migdal Haemeq, Israel.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SCREEN Holdings (SCREEN Semiconductor Solutions): SCREEN is one of the world's two dominant suppliers of coater/developer track systems for semiconductor fabs. It competes head-to-head with C&D in photoresist coat/develop equipment across memory, logic, and specialty wafer flows.
• Tokyo Electron (TEL): TEL's Track/LithoTrack platform is the global benchmark for photoresist processing equipment integrated with lithography. C&D competes in the same coater/developer category and integrates with exposure tools via its OAI partnership, mirroring TEL's integrated litho approach.
• SÜSS MicroTec: SÜSS MicroTec supplies photoresist coating, developing, and mask-aligner equipment for semiconductor, MEMS, and compound-semiconductor applications — directly overlapping C&D's P8000/P9000 customer use cases.
• EV Group (EVG): EVG manufactures wafer-processing equipment including coating, bonding, and lithography modules for MEMS, compound semiconductors, and photonics. C&D and EVG both serve specialty wafer and MEMS segments with modular processing platforms.

Broad incumbents

• Lam Research: Lam Research is a multi-billion-dollar semiconductor equipment leader with adjacent wet-clean and deposition capabilities that overlap with C&D's wafer scrubber/cleaner and photoresist processing modules. It is a much broader incumbent rather than a direct track competitor.
• Veeco Instruments: Veeco supplies semiconductor and compound-semiconductor process equipment including MOCVD and wet-processing tools. Its compound-semiconductor and precision-coating portfolio overlaps with C&D's specialty wafer and GaAs/InP processing niche.

Regional players

• NAURA Technology Group: NAURA is a leading Chinese semiconductor equipment maker with growing capabilities in coating, developing, and cleaning tools. It is a regional competitor in China where C&D relies on channel partners Laserwort, Luva System, Kratos, and Alltek.
• Kingsemi: Kingsemi is a Chinese photoresist track-system manufacturer targeting coater/developer equipment for domestic fabs. It overlaps with C&D's product category but primarily serves the China market where C&D sells through distributors.
• SEMES: SEMES is Samsung's Korean semiconductor equipment subsidiary producing coater/developer and cleaning tools. It competes with C&D's P9000/P8000 platforms for photoresist processing business at memory and logic fabs, particularly in Korea.

Emerging players

• Rite Track Systems: Rite Track is a smaller US-based supplier of photoresist processing and track equipment for semiconductor and MEMS applications. It is an emerging/niche player that, like C&D, focuses on specialty and customization-driven segments rather than leading-edge HVM.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cdsemi
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@CDSemiOfficial
• Facebookfacebook.com/cdsemi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cdsemiconductor

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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