Advanced Ion Beam Technology

What Advanced Ion Beam Technology does

Advanced Ion Beam Technology (漢辰科技股份有限公司, AIBT) is a Taiwan-headquartered semiconductor front-end equipment manufacturer specializing in high-current, ultra-low-energy (ULE) ion implantation systems. Founded in Silicon Valley in 1999 and incorporated in Taiwan in 2003, AIBT operates as a subsidiary of Hermes-Epitek (漢民科技), a conglomerate with over 40 years of beam technology R&D heritage. The company is described as Taiwan's sole developer of core semiconductor manufacturing process equipment, competing alongside international equipment majors in the ion implant segment.

AIBT's product portfolio spans four generations of ion implanters: the iSTAR (multi-wafer prototype, 2004), iPulsar (2008), iPulsar Plus (single-wafer high current, 2010), and the latest iBlazar (2020), which features ISO scan technology, an ion decelerator system for energy contamination control, and high-performance wafer transfer. Equipment is qualified for both mature process nodes and advanced 3nm and below logic and communications chip manufacturing, with precision in dose distribution, implant angle, and shallow junction depth as core technical differentiators.

AIBT generates revenue primarily through direct hardware sales of ion implantation systems and replacement parts to leading semiconductor fabs, supported by process conversion and capacity expansion professional services. The company manufactures up to 50 machines annually, with up to 80% domestic parts content, and sells through long-term enterprise relationships — most notably with TSMC, where it has repeatedly won supplier excellence awards. Its three-site Taiwan footprint (Hsinchu HQ, Tainan R&D/manufacturing, Taichung service) is ISO 9001:2015 certified, and government MOEA subsidies have backed its sub-5nm and 3nm equipment development programs.

Name

Advanced Ion Beam Technology

Legal name

漢辰科技股份有限公司

Website

https://aibt.com.tw

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Advanced Ion Beam Technology (AIBT) is a Taiwan-based subsidiary of Hermes-Epitek that designs and manufactures high-current, ultra-low-energy ion implantation equipment for semiconductor fabs, serving advanced logic and communications chip manufacturing at 3nm and below process nodes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment

NAICS

Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing (333242), Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing (334517), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)

akta.pro primary industry

Ion Implantation & Doping Equipment (HDAHAEAD)

Keywords

• Ion implantation equipment
• Semiconductor manufacturing
• High current implanters
• Ultra low energy ion beam
• Front-end semiconductor equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Hsinchu

HQ country

Taiwan

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Ion Implantation Equipment Sales: Research, development, manufacturing and sale of ion implantation equipment and system parts. Equipment includes iSTAR, iPulsar Plus, and iBlazar series ion implanters. The company manufactures up to 50 machines annually.
2. System Parts and Components: Sale of ion implantation system parts and components. Up to 80% of equipment comprises domestic parts including vacuum, wafer transfer, microcontrollers, electromagnets, high-voltage insulation, power supply, and graphite components.
3. Process Conversion and Capacity Expansion Services: Rich manufacturing process experience providing clients outstanding cost benefits and competitiveness in conversion of manufacturing processes or expanding production capacity.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Advanced Ion Beam Technology (AIBT) designs, develops, manufactures, and sells high-current, ultra-low-energy ion implantation equipment used in front-end semiconductor manufacturing processes. Its product portfolio spans multi-wafer and single-wafer ion implanters (iSTAR, iPulsar, iPulsar Plus, iBlazar) qualified for mature and advanced process nodes including 5nm and 3nm and below, with up to 80% domestic parts content.

Product overview

AIBT offers a portfolio of ion implantation equipment for semiconductor front-end manufacturing processes. The product lineup progresses from early-generation to advanced systems: iSTAR (first generation multi-wafer prototype implanter), iPulsar (earlier production model, 2008), iPulsar Plus (single-wafer high current implanter for 3nm and mature processes, 2010), and iBlazar (latest generation high current implanter with ISO scan technology and ultra low energy capability, 2020). All systems achieve ultra shallow ion implantation depth, precise dose distribution control, and strict angle limitations for advanced logic and communications chip manufacturing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• iBlazar: High current ion implantation machine with ISO scan technology and high-performance wafer transfer system, featuring the highest wafer tile angle implantation ability and market-leading particle defect control.
• iPulsar Plus
• iSTAR

Products and services

• iBlazar High current ion implantation machine featuring ISO scan technology and high-performance wafer transfer system. Adopts industry standard Linear Scan and offers ultra low energy high current capability with precise angle control and high production capacity. Leading technology for wafer tile angle implantation with outstanding particle defect control and high vacuum performance.
• iPulsar Plus Single wafer high current ion implanter developed using decades of ion beam technology craftsmanship. Successfully applied to mature semiconductor and 3nm advanced processes. Features ion decelerator system for energy pollution control, point and line e-beam controller and scanning system, and high-specification particle defect manifestation ion implant system.
• iSTAR AIBT's first generation prototype machine - a multi-wafer ion implanter that uses highly efficient plasma source to extract and implant necessary ions onto wafers through high voltage and high current, changing the electrical properties of wafer surfaces.

Quantifiable outcome

• Equipment production capacity: 50 units annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Hermes-Epitek (漢民科技)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHermes-Epitek is the parent company of AIBT. For more than 40 years, Hermes-Epitek has continuously invested in researching and developing equipment relating to ion beam, electron beam, and neutron beam technologies. The parent company has also conducted extensive investments in compound semiconductor R&D across upstream, midstream, and downstream production phases. AIBT leverages this heritage to advance semiconductor ion implantation technology.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Applied Materials: Global semiconductor equipment giant whose ion implantation product line (originating from Varian Semiconductor) competes directly with AIBT. Operates a broad portfolio of deposition, etch, and inspection tools alongside its implant business, dwarfing AIBT in scale.
• Tokyo Electron: Major Japanese semiconductor equipment supplier offering deposition, etch, and adjacent process tools to leading foundries. Represents an indirect incumbent competitor that fab customers may consider alongside dedicated ion-implantation specialists like AIBT.
• Hitachi High-Tech: Supplies semiconductor metrology, inspection, and electron-beam related systems globally. Competes indirectly for advanced-node tool budgets alongside dedicated implantation specialists like AIBT.
• KLA Corporation: Specializes in process control and yield management equipment for semiconductor fabs, complementing rather than directly overlapping AIBT's implant business. Sells into the same leading-edge customers and competes for R&D and capex share.
• Lam Research: Global semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment leader in etch and deposition. An established supplier to AIBT's same fab customers, representing the broader competitive context for advanced-node process equipment.
• ULVAC: Japanese vacuum and thin-film equipment manufacturer with a broader semiconductor equipment portfolio. Overlaps with AIBT in vacuum-related ion beam technology and serves similar fab customer segments in East Asia.

Direct peers

• Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ion Technology: Sumitomo's ion technology division produces ion implantation systems, including high-current implanters for semiconductor manufacturing. Competes head-to-head with AIBT in advanced-node implantation equipment.
• Axcelis Technologies: Pure-play ion implantation equipment company with high-current and medium-current implanters serving leading-edge semiconductor fabs worldwide. Closest direct comparable to AIBT as both specialize in high-current ion implanters for advanced logic and memory manufacturing.
• Nissin Ion Equipment: Japanese ion implanter manufacturer and direct competitor in high-current and ultra-low-energy ion implantation for advanced semiconductor nodes. Highly comparable product portfolio targeting the same leading-edge fab customer base as AIBT.

Others

• Hermes-Epitek (parent): Parent company of AIBT with 40+ years of investment in ion, electron, and neutron beam technologies and broader compound semiconductor investments across upstream and midstream phases. An enabling ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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