News
Gas Flow Controller (GFC) Introduced at Semicon West 2011
July 12, 2011


GFC Enables an Order of Magnitude Performance Improvement in Gas Flow Control for Advanced Wafer Processing
Pivotal Publishes Joint Technical Papers with IBM and Samsung
July 1, 2011


Papers Highlight the Technical Innovations of Gas Flow Controller (GFC) and the Benefits of Gas Flow Monitor (GFM)
Pivotal’s Gas Flow Monitoring (GFM) Wins the 2011 R&D 100 Award
June 22, 2011


Experts, Editors Pick GFM as one of the Top High Technology Innovations of the Year
Pivotal Systems Awarded First Key Patent for Gas Flow Monitoring
December 10, 2010


Patent Establishes Pivotal at the Forefront of Gas Flow control For the Semiconductor Industry
Real-time In Situ Gas Flow Monitoring Specified for New Etch Tool Purchases by Leading IDMs
June 30, 2010


Leading IDMs Have Concluded that Real Time In Situ Gas Flow Monitoring is Critical for New Etch Tools
Pivotal Introduces GFM-800A – In Situ Gas Flow Monitoring With Absolute Accuracy of ±0.5%
May 25, 2010


GFM-800A Provides Necessary Accuracy For Advanced Node Wafer Processing Applications
Pivotal Systems Expands Executive Leadership Team with Global Sales Veterans
March 8, 2010


Cliff Neal Joins as Vice President of Global Sales – Augments Sales Team With Industry Veterans
Pivotal Introduces GFM-800 – Real Time In Situ Gas Flow Monitoring
Jan 18, 2011


GFM Delivers a Critical Real Time View into Gas Flow Delivery Systems for Chamber Matching
Pivotal’s Sensor X Achieves Design Win with a Leading OEM for Contamination, Conditioning and Dry Clean Optimization on CVD and Etch Tools
Sept 10, 2009


Atomic Level Excitation Allows for a Multitude of Applications and a Compelling ROI
Pivotal’s Sensor X Improves Leading OEM’s ALD Equipment Cost of Ownership
May 12, 2009


Sensor X Ability to Excite Titanium in Dry Clean Processes Allows for Dramatic Improvement in Tool
Productivity
Pivotal Moves Headquarters to Larger Office to Accommodate for Higher Growth
July 8, 2008


Company Poised to Ramp With the Semiconductor Industry
Industry Veteran Omesh Sharma joins Pivotal Systems as CFO
June 27, 2008


Appointment is an Important Milestone for the Growth and Maturity of Pivotal
Industry Veteran John Hoffman joins Pivotal Systems as CEO
June 6, 2008


Appointment Comes as Pivotal Experiences High Growth
Pivotal’s Sensor X Achieves a Design Win with a Leading OEM for Low Exposed Area Etch End Point Detection
July 9, 2007


Atomic Level Vision Allows for Robust End Pointing of Low Exposed Area Oxide Etch Processes
Pivotal Introduces Sensor X – An Unprecedented Atomic Level Gas Composition Analysis Tool
March 23, 2007


Sensor X Offers a Multitude of Applications for Real Time Monitoring of the Wafer Processing Environment
Pivotal Introduces Industry’s First In Situ Leak Detection System for CVD Systems
March 10, 2006


Pivotal’s LeakDetect Identifies Atmospheric Micro-Leaks During Wafer Processing
Pivotal Raises $10 million in Funding to Meet Growing Demand for its Real Time Monitoring and
Control Solutions

December 23, 2005


Financing aimed at expanding product portfolio and accelerating IDM and OEM penetration
Pivotal Introduces Industry’s First Advanced Etch End Point System with Adoption by Leading IDMs
July 15, 2005


Pivotal’s Omega 3.0 Provides Reliable End Pointing of Low Exposed Area Oxide Etches
Pivotal Raises $7 million in funding
April 30, 2004


Pivotal Systems capitalizing on fundamental shifts in the semiconductor manufacturing market by providing
real time process monitoring and control
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