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From engineering development to stable mass production | Semicera OEM Manufacturing Service System
Semicera is an OEM manufacturing facility specializing in semiconductor and high-temperature applications, offering SiC ceramics, CVD SiC/TaC coated components, Carbon fiber, quartz, graphite parts, wafers, and other advanced materials. We have established a comprehensive end-to-end process encompassing sample mapping, material selection and design, process development, mass production, quality inspection, and international logistics.
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01 Sample Mapping Measurement, Reverse Engineering, Operating Condition Assessment |
02 Material & Design Laboratory R&D, material matching, structural design |
03 Improvement & Mass Production Process optimization, quality system, and stable mass production |
04 QC & Logistics Testing, backup quality assurance, packaging, and global logistics |
01｜Sample Mapping
From customer drawings to reverse engineering: first understand the product, then determine the manufacturing process.
In high-temperature semiconductor applications, variations in size, material composition, surface condition, or subtle structural differences can all influence the thermal field, mechanical stability, coating performance, and product consistency. Therefore, at the outset of any custom project, Semicera conducts a systematic evaluation of the product and its operating conditions.
Method 1 | The client provides drawings and operating conditions
Upon receiving the customer’s drawings, specifications, and actual operating conditions, Semicera’s engineering team will determine the appropriate materials and manufacturing processes based on factors such as temperature, atmosphere, pressure, thermal gradient, mechanical loads, dimensional tolerances, surface requirements, and service life.
Method 2 | The customer provides physical samples: Reverse engineering
When a customer does not possess in-house surveying and mapping capabilities, they may send their existing products to Semicera. Our surveying and mapping team will perform dimensional measurements, geometric structure reconstruction, and surface and wear condition assessments on the samples, and will conduct an analysis incorporating material and manufacturing process considerations.
The term “reverse engineering” here does not refer to simple replication; rather, it involves a systematic process of “measuring → modeling → analyzing → reconstructing → evaluating → optimizing → manufacturing” to understand the structure, materials, and manufacturing logic of the original product, and to propose improvement recommendations when necessary – including dimensional and geometric measurements, flatness, thickness and thickness distribution, surface roughness and surface condition, as well as assessment of material and coating conditions.
Semicera’s goal is not merely to create products that “look the same,” but to understand why these products work—and, on this basis, to achieve stable, repeatable manufacturing. Most custom projects will undergo a customer testing and validation process.
02 | Material & Design
From material surface properties to microstructure and physical mechanisms
Semicera operates its own materials R&D laboratory and boasts over 20 years of experience in materials and process development. Its research efforts are consistently focused on material properties, manufacturing processes, high-temperature behavior, coating technologies, and practical applications.
Many materials may appear similar at the macroscopic level, yet they can exhibit significant differences in their microstructure, crystal phases, impurities, interfacial bonding, or high-temperature degradation mechanisms. The Semicera R&D team analyzes material behavior based on their microstructure and underlying physical mechanisms, rather than simply replicating existing products.
Select materials based on operating conditions, rather than based on the product name.
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Material |
Key property |
Typical Applications |
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CVD SiC |
High purity, high-temperature stability, and corrosion resistance |
Semiconductor process components, carrier disk, Susceptor |
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TaC |
High-temperature stability and chemical corrosion resistance |
High-temperature epitaxy, crystal growth, thermal field components |
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Graphite |
Excellent thermal performance and easy machinability |
Heater, Susceptor, Structural Components |
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Solid SiC |
High hardness, high-temperature stability, and corrosion resistance |
Ceramic structural components, high-temperature components |
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SiC |
High mechanical strength, high thermal conductivity, and excellent thermal shock resistance |
SiC substrate/epi-wafer, power semiconductor devices, high-frequency & high-power components |
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AlN |
High thermal conductivity and electrical insulation |
Thermal management, ceramic components |
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Al₂O₃(quartz) |
Ultra-high purity, low thermal expansion coefficient, excellent electrical insulation and chemical corrosion resistance |
Quartz boat, quartz tube, quartz ring, quartz crucible, etching & diffusion process components |
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Carbon Material(C-C, hard felt, soft felt) |
Lightweight, excellent high-temperature thermal insulation, good mechanical strength and structural stability |
Vacuum/inert-gas furnace insulation, hot-zone structural parts, heat treatment & sintering equipment |
Based on the specific requirements of each customer regarding temperature, gas environment, chemical corrosion, thermal cycling, mechanical stress, purity, and service life, Semicera recommends appropriate material systems and structural solutions.
03｜Improvement &Mass Production
From a qualified sample to long-term, stable mass production
Many manufacturing enterprises face the same challenge: products produced in small batches may exhibit excellent quality, but once they enter mass production, consistency declines, the defect rate increases, or delivery lead times are extended. The root cause is often not attributable to a single piece of equipment or an individual employee, but rather to the fact that the production process has not yet evolved into a truly repeatable manufacturing system.
Semicera has long served customers with stringent quality requirements, working alongside them to continuously refine their quality management systems. Our production capabilities are constantly iterated through the real-world process: “Customer Requirements → Sample Preparation → Testing → Validation → Mass Production → Feedback → Process Improvement.”
Wafer manufacturing particularly requires stringent consistency control.
The requirements for wafer thickness, TTV, flatness, surface quality, resistivity, defects, and batch consistency are extremely stringent. Even a minor deviation in any key parameter can affect subsequent manufacturing processes; in severe cases, it may lead to the entire batch being scrapped. Therefore, Semicera strictly controls these parameters to ensure quality:
- Dimension and thickness control
- TTV and Flatness Control
- Surface quality and edge quality
- Resistivity and material parameters
- defect detecting
- Batch Consistency
- Production Process Traceability
Therefore, Semicera’s goal is not merely to produce a batch of compliant samples, but to establish a process window and a quality control system capable of consistently manufacturing products of the same quality.
04｜QC & Logistics
Testing, backup quality assurance, equipment validation, and global delivery
Comprehensive quality inspection capability
Semicera offers comprehensive inspection and analysis capabilities covering dimensions, surface characteristics, materials, and crystal structure – including dimensional measurement, thickness measurement, flatness measurement, TTV measurement, surface roughness measurement, density measurement, hardness measurement, electrical resistivity measurement, coating thickness measurement, and defect inspection.
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Test method |
Full English name |
Main testing content |
Typical Applications |
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SEM |
Scanning Electron Microscopy |
Surface morphology, microstructure |
Particles, cracks, grains, coating morphology |
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GDMS |
Glow Discharge Mass Spectrometry |
Trace elements and impurities – purity analysis |
High-purity materials and metallic impurities analysis |
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XRD |
X-Ray Diffraction |
Crystal phase, crystal structure |
Phase identification, crystallinity and structural analysis |
Backup Quality | Sample Retention and Delayed Verification
For certain projects, Semicera will retain representative small sample lots from the same batch, store them under specified conditions, and retest them after one or several months to further verify the stability of the materials, coatings, and surface condition. As a result, quality verification does not occur solely on the day of shipment but enables the creation of a continuous, traceable record.
Customer equipment and actual operating condition verification
Semicera possesses comprehensive manufacturing capabilities for equipment such as crystal growth furnaces, epitaxial-related equipment, and high-temperature treatment systems. Our products can be evaluated in actual equipment and process environments, enabling the assessment of high-temperature stability, thermal behavior, gas compatibility, coating performance, and service life.
Packaging Process
Semicera employs a packaging workflow consisting of “cleaning → baking → inspection → vacuum packaging → protective packaging → boxing/wooden crate.” Depending on the product characteristics, cushioning cotton, internal support, and moisture-proof as well as particle-proof measures are applied to mitigate the risks of impact, vibration, and collision during transportation.
For wear-prone or high-value components such as heaters, we develop specialized internal protection solutions tailored to the product’s structural design.
International logistics
Standard international freight shipping typically utilizes international logistics services such as DHL, FedEx, and UPS. For large, heavy, high-value, or specially structured products, a professional international freight team is engaged to handle transportation planning, reinforcement and packaging, customs clearance documentation, and transportation coordination.
Semicera OEM Full Process
From the first sample to stable mass production, Semicera integrates engineering, materials, manufacturing, quality, and logistics into a comprehensive OEM service system.
Our goal is not simply to manufacture products according to drawings, but to understand the customers’ actual operating conditions, select appropriate materials, control key manufacturing parameters, continuously optimize the process through validation, and ultimately achieve stable, repeatable batch deliveries.
Semicera — One OEM partner from sample to production.