What Levitech does

Levitech B.V. is a Netherlands-based, privately held manufacturer of specialized thermal and deposition equipment for the semiconductor and photovoltaic industries, founded in 2009 as a spin-off from ASM International around its patented gas-bearing levitation technology. The company sells three core hardware platforms: the LEVO 6000 single-wafer Rapid Thermal Processing (RTP) system for 200mm and 300mm silicon wafers, the LEVO SiC RTA rapid thermal annealing system for semi-transparent silicon carbide and gallium nitride-on-silicon wafers used in power electronics, and the Levitrack atmospheric spatial Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) system for high-volume production of ultra-thin functional layers in next-generation solar cells such as perovskite-silicon tandems. All three platforms leverage a shared architectural differentiator: a patented gas-bearing system that levitates the wafer between two high-mass blocks, enabling contactless heat conduction with high temperature uniformity and fast heating/cooling cycles, in contrast to conventional radiation-based RTP.

The company monetizes primarily through capital equipment sales to semiconductor foundries/IDMs, power device manufacturers, and solar cell producers, supplemented by engineering services for custom production subsystem development across semiconductor, renewable energy, aerospace, photonics, and AI hardware industries. Pricing is quote-based, consistent with industry norms for high-value semiconductor capital equipment. Distribution is direct enterprise sales, supported by regional offices or representatives in the Netherlands (HQ and High Tech Campus Eindhoven engineering office), China (Beijing), South Korea, Japan, France, and the United Kingdom, serving customers across Europe, Asia, and North America. Levitech operates with 11-50 employees and appears to be founder/management-owned, with no disclosed external funding rounds or institutional investors in the available data.

Name

Levitech

Legal name

Levitech B.V.

Website

https://levitech.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Levitech is a Dutch privately held equipment manufacturer that builds gas-bearing levitation-based Rapid Thermal Processing, Rapid Thermal Annealing, and atmospheric spatial ALD systems for semiconductor, power electronics (SiC/GaN), and photovoltaic cell manufacturers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment

NAICS

Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing (333242)

SIC

Industrial Process Furnaces & Ovens (3567)

akta.pro primary industry

Thermal Processing Equipment (Furnaces/RTP/Anneal) (HDAHAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Solar PV Module Manufacturing (Cells, Modules, Thin-Film) (EUAMABAD)

Keywords

• Semiconductor manufacturing equipment
• Rapid thermal processing systems
• Atomic layer deposition equipment
• Wafer processing technology
• Photovoltaic production equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Almere

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. RTP/RTA Equipment Sales: Sale of rapid thermal processing and rapid thermal annealing systems for semiconductor manufacturing including LEVO 6000 and LEVO SiC RTA platforms.
2. ALD Equipment Sales: Sale of spatial Atomic Layer Deposition systems (Levitrack) for photovoltaic/solar cell manufacturing.
3. Engineering Services: Custom engineering project services for semiconductor, renewable energy, aerospace, photonics, and AI hardware industries, including concept-to-production development.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Levitech designs, manufactures and sells capital equipment for wafer-level thermal processing and thin-film deposition in the semiconductor and photovoltaic industries. Its portfolio includes the LEVO 6000 rapid thermal processing (RTP) system, the LEVO SiC RTA rapid thermal annealing system for silicon carbide and GaN-on-Si wafers, and the Levitrack spatial atomic layer deposition (ALD) system for next-generation solar cells. All platforms are built around the company's patented gas-bearing levitation technology, which enables contactless wafer handling combined with conduction-based heating. The company also offers engineering services for custom production system development in semiconductor, renewable energy, aerospace, photonics and AI hardware.

Product overview

Levitech offers a portfolio of three core hardware platforms for semiconductor and photovoltaic manufacturing: the LEVO 6000 (RTP system for silicon wafer processing), the LEVO SiC RTA (RTA system for SiC and GaN-on-Si wafers), and the Levitrack ALD (spatial ALD system for solar cell production). All systems leverage the company's proprietary gas-based wafer levitation technology. The company also provides engineering services supporting customer-specific R&D and production system development across multiple high-tech industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LEVO 6000: Single-wafer Rapid Thermal Processing (RTP) system for semiconductor manufacturing, using contactless gas-bearing heating technology
• LEVO SiC RTA
• Levitrack ALD
• Levitech Engineering

Products and services

• LEVO 6000 Single-wafer Rapid Thermal Processing (RTP) system for semiconductor manufacturers processing 200mm and 300mm wafers. Uses patented gas-bearing levitation to hold the wafer between two high-mass blocks and conducts heat through the gas instead of using radiation, enabling precise temperature control and excellent uniformity independent of wafer pattern, film type or optical properties. Supports dopant activation, silicidation, RTO, nitridation, CVD pre/post treatment, stress relieving, high-temperature cleaning, copper anneal and surface cleaning.
• LEVO SiC RTA Single-wafer Rapid Thermal Annealing (RTA) system purpose-built for processing semi-transparent Silicon Carbide (SiC) wafers and Gallium Nitride on Silicon (GaN-on-Si) wafers for advanced power semiconductor manufacturing. Provides emissivity-independent annealing that handles wafers with large bow and varied optical properties, with throughput above 30 wafers/hour and uptime of at least 95% with low maintenance.
• Levitrack ALD Spatial Atomic Layer Deposition (s-ALD) system designed for high-volume production of ultra-thin functional layers that improve solar cell efficiency, depositing single layers or multi-layer stacks including passivation, intermediate and buffer layers. Uses gas-based wafer levitation to process wafers at atmospheric pressure without vacuum pumps, achieving throughput up to 6000 wafers/hour with excellent film uniformity and nanometer-level thickness control for PERC, TOPCon and next-generation perovskite-silicon tandem cells.
• Levitech Engineering Services Custom engineering services for semiconductor, renewable energy, aerospace, photonics and AI hardware customers, covering concept-to-production development of production systems and semiconductor subsystems and including fast-prototyping supply chains for first versions and customer-specific IP.

Quantifiable outcome

• High throughput >80 wafers/hour for RTP processing
• +4 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ASM InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009ASM International spun off Levitech in 2009 around the core Levitor™ technology. Levitech maintains a strong technological base developed from this relationship, combining ASM's legacy with independent innovation for future growth.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Lam Research: Global semiconductor equipment leader with broad deposition and thermal processing products. While Levitech's niche focus differs from Lam's full-stack approach, both target advanced-node fab customers and increasingly overlap in ALD-enabling product categories.
• Tokyo Electron (TEL): Japan-based semiconductor equipment major with TELFORMULA and TELFORMULAplus RTA/UV cure systems. Competes with LEVO in advanced semiconductor fabs and has an installed-base advantage at Japanese memory and logic customers.
• Veeco Instruments: US-based equipment supplier specializing in thin-film deposition (MOCVD, MBE, ion beam, ALD) for LED, photonics, and advanced semiconductor applications. Comparable to Levitech in thermal/ALD equipment for compound and advanced semiconductor fabs.
• ASM International: Holland-based global semiconductor equipment leader and former parent of Levitech. Both companies sell rapid thermal processing systems for 200/300mm wafers; ASM's broader portfolio spans ALD, epitaxy, and PECVD, making it the closest incumbent reference point.
• Applied Materials: World's largest semiconductor equipment company. Its Producer/RTP Centura and Vantage systems compete head-to-head with LEVO 6000 in advanced-node fabs, and it is the dominant supplier of thermal-processing tools across logic and memory customers.

Emerging players

• AIXTRON: Germany-based specialist in MOCVD and CVD deposition equipment for compound semiconductors (GaN, SiC, GaAs). Indirectly comparable to Levitech given both companies serve the SiC/GaN device manufacturing ecosystem with deposition and thermal processing tools.
• Solex Energy / Solexia: European supplier of spatial ALD and roll-to-roll deposition systems for perovskite and thin-film solar cells. Competes with Levitrack for next-generation tandem cell ALD deposition business in Europe and Korea.
• SC New Energy / Suzhou Maxwell: China-based emerging supplier of ALD and CVD deposition equipment for PERC, TOPCon, and perovskite tandem solar cell production. Closest direct analog to Levitrack ALD in the PV segment and increasingly relevant in China gigafabs.

Direct peers

• Centrotherm International: German supplier of thermal processing and CVD equipment focused on the photovoltaic and semiconductor industries. Comparable to Levitech in serving solar cell manufacturers with high-throughput deposition and annealing tools.
• Mattson Technology (Beijing Sevenstar Electronics): Acquired by Beijing Sevenstar in 2016, Mattson is the historical specialist in single-wafer rapid thermal processing equipment for semiconductor and compound-semiconductor applications, directly comparable to Levitech's LEVO 6000 and LEVO SiC RTA platforms.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/levitech-bv
• Xx.com/LevitechBV

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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