ThinFilms

What ThinFilms does

ThinFilms, Inc. is a privately-held thin film deposition services company founded in 1988 and headquartered in Hillsborough, New Jersey. The firm operates a single ISO 9001:2015-certified and ITAR-registered manufacturing facility equipped with 18 sputtering systems and 5 evaporation systems, along with Class 10000/1000 clean rooms, ion milling, photolithography, and dry etching capabilities. Its core offering is custom Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) services — primarily sputtering and evaporation — for conductive coatings, transparent conductive films (ITO), resistive films, dielectric films, hard coatings, heat-sinks, solderable films, optical coatings, and low-temperature coatings on temperature-sensitive substrates such as PZT and polymers (under 75°C). The company differentiates via proprietary low-temperature and ITO deposition processes, hollow cathode magnetron sputtering for 3D parts, and substantial in-house analytical equipment (SEM/EDX, profilometers, ellipsometers, XRF, spectrophotometer, 4-point probes) for integrated quality control.

The business operates on a quote-based, custom job-shop model with strictly B2B enterprise sales. Customers initiate engagement via website contact form, email, or phone; services are priced per job based on substrate type, coating materials, thickness requirements, complexity, and turnaround. The company has served over 500 enterprise customers cumulatively across medical, defense, hybrid microwave, optical, semiconductor, aerospace, sensor, display, and tooling verticals, with multiple long-term relationships (10+ years) documented for companies including GE Healthcare, L3 Harris, United Technologies Hamilton Sundstrand, and unnamed Fortune 100/500 firms. Defendable speed (one-day turnaround on documented occasions) and 100% on-time and quality scorecards from a long-term customer (L3 Harris) are core commercial claims. The company attends industry conferences (SPIE Defense and Security, IMS Microwave Symposium) for lead generation and has no disclosed resellers, distributors, or digital channels.

ThinFilms is founder-owned with no disclosed institutional funding, no parent company, and no subsidiaries. Leadership centers on founder Arshad Mumtaz, who holds a 1975 MSEE from NJIT and brings decades of thin film experience from Denton Vacuum, Schott Optical Glass, Materials Research Corporation, Perkin Elmer, and Siemens Microwave Semiconductor. The firm has no disclosed patents, trademarks, or partnerships, and operates entirely from a single U.S. facility with no international offices. Revenue, headcount specifics, and financial performance are not publicly disclosed.

Name

ThinFilms

Legal name

ThinFilms, Inc.

Website

https://thinfilmsinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ThinFilms, Inc. is a founder-owned thin film deposition services company in Hillsborough, NJ, providing custom sputtering, evaporation, and circuit fabrication for over 500 enterprise customers across medical, defense, semiconductor, aerospace, and optical industries since 1988.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Thin Film Coating Services

NAICS

Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring (332813)

akta.pro primary industry

Thin-Film Deposition Materials (PVD/CVD/ALD Targets & Precursors) (HDAHAGAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Etch & Strip Equipment (Dry/Wet/Ashing) (HDAHAEAC)

Keywords

• Thin film deposition
• Sputtering services
• Evaporation coatings
• Circuit fabrication
• Physical vapor deposition

Headquarters

HQ city

Hillsborough

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Thin Film Coating Services: Custom thin film deposition services using sputtering and evaporation processes. Services are quoted and priced per job based on customer specifications, substrate materials, coating types, and turnaround requirements. No recurring subscription or consumption-based model.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

ThinFilms, Inc. provides Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) services using sputtering and evaporation technologies to deposit thin film coatings on substrates for industrial clients. The company's core services include sputtered coatings (conductive, resistor, dielectric, transparent conductive, and hard coatings), evaporated coatings (conductive and optical), and circuit fabrication via photolithography and ion milling. Services are customized per customer specifications and quoted on a per-job basis, targeting medical, defense, hybrid microwave, semiconductor, optical, aerospace, sensor, display, and tooling industries.

Product overview

ThinFilms, Inc. is a thin film manufacturing services provider offering Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) services through three core service lines: Sputtered Coatings (using 18 sputtering systems), Evaporated Coatings (using 5 evaporation systems), and Circuit Fabrication (using photolithography and ion milling). The company provides complementary Quality Control services with in-house analytical equipment. Sputtered Coatings include conductive coatings, resistor coatings, dielectric coatings, transparent conductive coatings, and hard coatings. Evaporated Coatings support conductive and optical applications. Circuit Fabrication produces electronic circuits on various substrates with precise design rules. The company also offers supporting services including ion milling, dry etching, and component manufacturing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sputtered Coatings Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) service using sputtering to deposit thin layers of material onto substrates, including conductive coatings, resistor coatings, dielectric coatings, transparent conductive coatings, and hard coatings. Performed using 18 sputtering systems at the Hillsborough, NJ facility.
• Evaporated Coatings Physical vapor deposition service using thermal, electron beam, and ion assisted evaporation to apply conductive and optical coatings on various substrates. Performed using 5 evaporation systems at the Hillsborough, NJ facility.
• Circuit Fabrication Thin film circuit fabrication service using photolithography and ion milling techniques for manufacturing electronic circuits on various substrates including Al2O3, BeO, AlN, Si, ferrites, and diamond. Includes through hole vias, front and back metallization, and component manufacturing.
• Quality Control Services In-house analytical characterization services using SEM with EDX, profilometers, ellipsometers, 4-point probes, X-ray fluorescence (XRF), and spectrophotometer to characterize thin film coatings and ensure quality standards for customer parts.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% Quality Metric, 100% Quality, 100% On Time delivery recorded for long-term customers
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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