VELO3D continues to explore unexpected facets of its metal 3D printing and dives into semi-conductor manufacturing

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Kety S.
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The semi-conductor field becomes very interesting as VELO3D plans to leverage its metal 3D Printing to produce semiconductor parts. A joint development agreement signed with Lam Research Corporation confirms the next plans of the metal 3D printing company.

VELO3D continues to explore unexpected facets of its metal 3D printing, a technology that has recently been qualified for Hastelloy® X, a new high-temperature alloy .

With Lam Research Corporation, a company of Lam Capital that invests in innovative companies from innovative semiconductor and equipment technologies to AI and Industry 4.0 technologies, VELO3D’s technology will build “smaller, faster, more powerful, and power-efficient electronic devices for everyday use.”

To achieve that, it’s crucial for the manufacturer of Sapphire® to develop new metal alloys that will enable the fabrication of Lam designs.

Semiconductor manufacturing is one of the best examples of high-volume production and Lam requires the highest levels of repeatability and consistency to achieve precision control at atomic scale,” states Benny Buller, CEO and founder of VELO3D.“VELO3D is well positioned to provide confidence in metal 3D printing due to our calibration, metrology, and digital traceability capabilities. This relationship aims to accelerate Lam’s journey of continuous innovation toward producing equipment that creates cutting-edge microprocessors, memory devices, and numerous related product types.”  

Furthermore, LAM Capital will also invest an undisclosed amount in VELO3D. As a reminder, the US-based company recently closed a $40M round of funding, which brought its total funding to $150M. With Lam Capital’s support, VELO3D will reach profitability by mid-2022 while expanding its capabilities.

Lastly, if this investment shows the increasing potential of Metal AM in general, it confirms the capabilities of Sapphire®    and the reasons why investors are becoming addicted to it.

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