Company profile
Oxford Lasers
Didcot precision-laser systems company supplying micromachining and guide-plate drilling for semiconductor wafer-test probe cards.
Company overview
Oxford Lasers develops precision laser systems and provides laser micromachining services from its headquarters in Didcot, Oxfordshire. Founded in 1977 as an Oxford University spin-out, the company serves industrial and academic customers through laser processing and imaging technologies. Its direct semiconductor role includes ultra-precision drilling of guide plates used in vertical probe-card assemblies for wafer testing. These plates locate large numbers of probes through accurately positioned microscopic holes. The company processes materials including silicon nitride, other ceramics, polymers and glass, and describes machine-learning feedback within its guide-plate manufacturing process. Its wider business includes integrated laser micromachining systems, contract processing and illumination technology for high-speed imaging and particle characterisation. It is a diversified laser-technology business with an evidenced semiconductor equipment and component-processing application.
Semiconductor activity
Primary capability: Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment. Supply-chain role: Equipment manufacturer, Contract micromachining services.
Technologies and capabilities
- Laser micromachining
- Precision laser drilling
- Laser imaging
- Machine-learning process feedback
Laser micromachining systems; Contract micromachining; Probe-card guide-plate drilling; Imaging illumination systems
Markets served
- Semiconductor wafer testing
- Industrial manufacturing
- Research
- Academia
UK presence
Unit 8, Moorbrook Park, Didcot, OX11 7HP. Part of the Thames Valley cluster.
Research links: University of Oxford.