Solmates Employee Directory
Semiconductor ManufacturingOverijssel, Netherlands11-50 Employees
Solmates is a mid-sized original equipment manufacturer focused on pulsed laser deposition technology for semiconductor manufacturing. The company began as a spin-off of the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology in Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands, and was founded in 2007. Its team comprises specialists in PLD, many with backgrounds in the semiconductor industry, and the organization holds multiple patents advancing the field. The company aims to position PLD as a mainstream deposition method alongside ALD and sputtering, moving the technology from lab-scale concepts toward production. Its customer base is global, with several development and pilot production systems operating at different customer sites worldwide. In December 2020, Solmates launched a high-volume-ready equipment platform to address a market dominated by established PVD suppliers.