Company Overview

Primaxx was incorporated and began operations in 1998 via a spin off from Sub-Micron Systems with investors JP Morgan, Techfarm Ventures and a large microprocessor manufacturer. The Company is headquartered in Allentown, PA where it maintains a 15,000 square foot laboratory and production facility. Primaxx patented technology provides customers with an efficient method to selectively etch sacrificial layers in MEMS device structures without leaving any residue. Primaxx maintains demonstration laboratories in Allentown, PA, at Penn State University in State College, PA, and through one of its Japanese representatives in Amagasaki, Japan.

In June 2007, Primaxx was acquired by Sumitomo Precision Products (SPP) of Japan.

Significant Events

1998

Primaxx Inc. created via a spin off with investors JP Morgan, Techfarm Ventures and a large microprocessor company.

2001

MEMS Etching Product and Process Technology developed.

2002

Vapor Phase Etching Systems launched into the MEMS market (as "MEMS-CET" Systems).

2002

Entered into Japanese Distribution Agreement with Sojitz Corporation (formerly NIMEC); and their marketing partner Sumitomo Precision Products.

2003

Entered into North American and European Representation Agreements with Surface Technology Systems PLC and their US subsidiary, ST Systems USA, Inc. for MEMS-CET products (and thin film deposition products in Europe).

2004

First commercial MEMS-CET Product Sales achieved

2004

Developed the 25-wafer batch MEMS-CET system; shipped 25-wafer batch reactor on a cluster system to Dalsa Semiconductor

2007

Company acquired by Sumitomo Precision Products Co. Ltd. of Japan