Innovative manufacturing technologies for growth markets
The LPKF Group (LPKF) is an international technology company specializing in innovative, laser-based manufacturing solutions for demanding industries. The company is a leader in the development of high-tech solutions that address aspects such as precision, energy efficiency and sustainability in particular.
In the 50 years of the company’s history, LPKF has established leading positions in a number of highly specialized market segments. With its patented LIDE (Laser Induced Deep Etching) technology for high-precision glass processing, LPKF is tackling a key need in the semiconductor industry and consistently expanding its strong position with a growing portfolio of solutions.
Advanced packaging with glass
The semiconductor industry is facing a critical challenge: miniaturization is reaching its physical limits, Moore’s Law* is losing its validity and traditional approaches are no longer sufficient to meet the ever-increasing demands of next-generation computing and artificial intelligence.
Modern concepts such as 3D packaging and chiplet architectures make optimum use of the available space. Glass as an interposer or carrier material opens up new possibilities: highly complex chips can be made more powerful and can be produced more cost-efficiently – a crucial lever for the high-performance computing of the future.
With LIDE, LPKF has developed a key process that enables defect-free, high-precision processing of glass substrates. The majority of the relevant players in the semiconductor market are already using this technology in development and qualification; the breakthrough to mass production is the next milestone.
The use of glass in semiconductor packaging brings with it new process requirements in a high-volume market. LPKF is using the market and technology insights gained with LIDE to expand its portfolio along the value chain in a targeted manner and to position itself in the medium term with solutions for optical data transmission (co-packaged optics).
*Moore’s Law describes the observation that, over many years, the number of transistors on a microchip – and therefore the computing power – has doubled approximately every two years.
Core business
As a high-tech mechanical engineering company, LPKF develops high-precision, scalable manufacturing processes for various applications. These include:
- PCB processing in the electronics market
- the structuring of thin-film solar cells
- laser welding of components for consumer electronics, medical technology and the automotive industry
- Rapid PCB prototyping as an in-house process for the rapid production of PCB prototypes, which is used by industrial customers and research institutes worldwide.
Thanks to the decades of experience it has gained, LPKF has a deep understanding of its customers’ requirements. At the same time, the company is driving technological progress with a high level of innovation and regularly sets new standards in its target markets.
Global network and presence
The LPKF Group is headquartered in Garbsen near Hanover in Germany. The company has 8 subsidiaries in Europe, Asia and North America and a presence in more than 60 countries. Around 700 employees worldwide form the basis for the company's proximity to its customers, its innovative strength and its reliable implementation of complex projects. A global service network ensures that customer systems can be operated with high availability throughout their entire life cycle.
The shares of LPKF Laser & Electronics SE are listed on the SDAX segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Deutsche Börse).
LPKF Group Structure
LPKF Laser & Electronics SE Garbsen/Germany | |
|---|---|
| Production subsidiaries | Sales and Service companies |
| LPKF WeldingQuipment GmbH Fürth/Germany (100 %) | LPKF Distribution Inc. Tualatin (Portland)/US (100%) |
| LPKF SolarQuipment GmbH Suhl/Germany (100%) | LPKF Shanghai Co., Ltd. Shanghai, Suzhou, Tianjin, Shenzhen / China (100%) |
| LPKF Laser & Electronics d.o.o. Naklo/Slovenia (100%) | LPKF (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. Tianjin / China (100%) |
| LPKF Laser & Electronics Korea Ltd. Seoul/Korea (100%) | |
| LPKF Laser & Electronics Vietnam Co., Ltd. Bac Ninh/Vietnam (100%) | |
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