Multibeam Corporation

Multibeam Corporation is a leading electron-beam technology innovator. With 30+ U.S. patents issued, the Silicon Valley pacesetter focuses on developing multicolumn e-beam systems and platforms for major applications made possible by increasing e-beam productivity and greater precise customization needed in semiconductors, including Complementary E-Beam Lithography (CEBL), Direct Write Electron Beam Lithography (DEW), and other uses. Multibeam MEBL Systems embed ChipLock™ security information in each IC including chip ID, communication address, and private key encryption. The chip ID guards against counterfeiting, enables supply chain traceability, and provides the unique chip encryption keys that are crucial in authenticating software. IC-embedded security complements software security and extends from IoT to other ICs that populate automobiles, aerospace systems, power grids, manufacturing plants, communication networks, transportation networks, and other critical infrastructure. Multibeam MEBL Systems work in a hybrid mode with optical lithography to pattern cuts of lines ("lines-and-cuts") and holes (contacts and vias) with no masks. Pilot™ CEBL complements optical lithography and eliminates the soaring costs associated with optical multi-patterning in the manufacture of advanced ICs. Based in Santa Clara, California, Multibeam is led by Dr. David K. Lam, the founder and first CEO of Lam Research who successfully guided the development and market penetration of his eponymous company's first fully automated plasma etch system. Widely recognized as a key contributor to the growth of the semiconductor industry and an early enabler of Moore's Law, Dr. Lam was inducted into the Silicon Valley Engineering Hall of Fame in 2013.