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Company News: bubbles & beyond and Fraunhofer Center Nanoelectronic Technologies collaborate on the development of novel, eco-friendly cleaning solutions for microelectronics

bubbles & beyond, a technology company focusing on customized intelligent fluids®, and Fraunhofer Center Nanoelectronic Technologies (CNT), Dresden, today announced their collaboration to jointly develop novel cleaning solutions for the microelectronics industry.

During the two-year collaboration, bubbles & beyond and Fraunhofer Center Nanoelectronic Technologies will create novel decoating products for semiconductor applications with the goal to provide a more efficient, more cost-effective and eco-friendly alternative to currently available surface treatments, which are primarily composed of aggressive chemicals. The novel cleaning approach is based on bubbles & beyond’s proprietary phase fluid technology (intelligent fluids®), which is already used successfully for other microelectronic applications. Fraunhofer CNT brings the necessary semiconductor expertise, the respective research know-how and comprehensive, highly precise measurement analysis to the project.

The collaboration focuses on the assessment and optimization of the efficacy of customized cleaning solutions. Moreover, semiconductor-specific criteria will be analyzed, e.g. critical materials, process stability and contamination risks. Based on the findings, it will be examined if the new technology is suitable for the removal of lithographic laquers. Subsequently, the assessment will be expanded to other process steps.

Company News: Gallus Group chooses bubbles & beyond as preferred provider of printing roll cleansers

– Printing roll cleansing agent line enpurex® and surfiMAX cleaning sponges to be distributed with new printers by Gallus Group –

bubbles & beyond, a technology company focusing on customized intelligent fluids®, today announced that the company was chosen as the preferred provider for printing roll cleansing solutions by Gallus Group, St. Gallen, Switzerland. Gallus Group will recommend and distribute selected products of bubbles & beyond´s printing roll cleansing line. Samples of the enpurex® cleansers ONLINE and PRO as well as the surfiMAX cleaning sponges M-ON and M-OFF will be delivered with every printer sold by Gallus Group worldwide and are recommended as the cleansing products of choice.

enpurex® cleansers are designed to meet the criteria of sustainable green printing, while offering significant process cost savings, excellent compatibility of materials, optimum efficacy and operating safety. The cleansers are water-based, non-flammable, free from aggressive chemicals, biodegradable, and also superior to existing products in terms of efficacy. Based on bubbles & beyond´s novel, proprietary intelligent fluids® approach, the products remove all sorts of inks and lacquers used in the printing industry, including 2k lacquer, UV curing ink and calcium glazing, by a unique and fast easy-wipe effect. Thereby, down-time is reduced significantly and printing rolls can be used more versatile across different colors, reducing the need to stockpile print rolls. The enpurex® product line is completed by the surfiMAX cleaning sponges range, which are designed for use in combination with the cleansing agents to achieve optimum results.

Company News: bubbles & beyond Expands Into I&I Sector, Signs Agreement with JNC Corporation

bubbles & beyond, a technology company focusing on customized intelligent fluids™, and the Japanese chemicals company JNC Corporation (formerly CHISSO) today announced an exclusive development collaboration on novel cleaning and stripping solutions for microelectronic devices.

Under the agreement, bubbles & beyond and JNC Corporation will jointly develop new solutions to facilitate and accelerate the complex cleaning processes for microelectronics. Within the next 18 months, both companies will identify and develop next-generation, sustainable cleaning and stripping agents suitable for the production of various microelectronics components, e.g. LCDs, OLEDs, plasma screens, motherboards, semiconductors, etc..

JNC Corporation receives an option to obtain the exclusive manufacturing and commercialization rights in Asia to any products resulting from the collaboration, while bubbles & beyond retains all product rights outside Asia. Moreover, bubbles & beyond receives alloted R&D payments during the collaboration.

Company News: bubbles & beyond launches printing roll cleansing agent line enpurex®

Next-generation, superior intelligent cleansing fluids reduce printing down time, get rid of dangerous substances

bubbles & beyond, a technology company focusing on customized intelligent fluids™, today announced the official launch of its enpurex® product line, a range of next-generation cleansing agents that mark the beginning of a new era in printing industry cleaning. The cleansers are water-based, non-flammable, free from aggressive chemicals, biodegradable, and also superior to existing products in terms of efficacy. enpurex® products are based on bubbles & beyond´s novel, proprietary intelligent fluids™ approach and offer significant process cost savings, excellent compatibility of materials, optimum efficacy and operating safety.

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