Aquest Systems is planning to open a dedicated 20,000 square foot demonstration center in Taichung, Taiwan to enable the start-up fab automation specialist to showcase its next-generation hi-volume AMHS solutions for 300mm fabs. 

"Creation of the NWA is the first step in the establishment of various partnerships being consummated with major IC manufacturers for active involvement in the NWA facility and the development of the FabEX-based No-Wait-AMHS solution," commented Aquest President and CEO, Dr. Mihir Parikh

The ‘NWA’-dubbed facility is expected to open later in 2008 and will be able to simulate interactions with more than 48 different types of processing and inspection/metrology systems that involve 100 loadports as well as interfaces to stockers and fab-wide material control software.