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SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pure Wafer, America’s number one supplier of silicon solutions and services – including prime grade, wafer reclaim products – to the world’s top semiconductor manufacturers and semiconductor equipment makers, announced today that Dr. Ardy Sidhwa, vice president of operations, has been named a 2023 Inductee to the Arkansas Academy of Electrical Engineering (AAEE). 14 finalists, including Dr. Sidhwa, were inducted into the Academy at the AAEE’s annual awards banquet in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Arkansas Academy of Electrical Engineering was founded on December 8, 1980, by the Department of Electrical Engineering. Charter Members are eminent Electrical Engineers as well as eminent graduates of the Electrical Engineering curricula of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville with at least twenty years of service prior to selection to membership.

CAMPBELL, Calif., April 13, 2023 – Noel Technologies,  a Pure Wafer company, and a leading supplier of advanced semiconductor process development and fabrication services to the world’s top semiconductor integrated device manufacturers (IDMs), semiconductor original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and fabless semiconductor companies, announced today a major expansion at its Campbell, California wafer fab.  Pure Wafer is America’s number one supplier of silicon wafer reclaim solutions and services and the exclusive worldwide seller of films for Lam Research Corporation.  Significant new investments in tools sets and clean room space at Noel Technologies’ Campbell fab are designed to meet increased demand from US semiconductor makers and their OEMs as well as support a sharp growth in demand for its MEMS and bioengineering development services.

PRESCOTT, ARIZONA, June 1, 2022 – Pure Wafer, a leading provider of silicon solutions and services to the global semiconductor manufacturing industry today announced that is has received the 2022 Voluntary Environmental Stewardship Award from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. The energy conservation award recognizes Pure Wafer’s quality and excellence in achieving continuous environmental improvement throughout its plant and production processes. This includes the implementation of environmental management systems, pollution prevention, and resource conservation measures that far exceed the state’s quality and statutory requirements. The environmental quality award also recognizes Pure Wafer’s community outreach and ongoing contributions to a cleaner, more eco-conscious community and environment.

PRESCOTT, Arizona and CLEVELAND, Ohio ., November 17, 2021- Pure Wafer, a portfolio company of Edgewater Capital Partners and a leading supplier of silicon wafer solutions to the $500B semiconductor industry, announced today that it has acquired Noel Technologies. Noel Technologies is a Silicon Valley based process development and fabrication services provider that supports the world’s top semiconductor integrated device manufacturers (IDMs), semiconductor original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and fabless semiconductor companies.

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 21, 2021 -- Three years of continued investments
in people, technology, and state of the art equipment at its Prescott,
Arizona and San Jose, California plants have resulted in significant
improvements in production cycle times says Pure Wafer, America’s number
one supplier of silicon wafer reclaim products and services to the
global semiconductor manufacturing industry. The results of this ongoing
productivity initiative, announced today, enables Pure Wafer to help
its customers, which includes semiconductor manufacturers and their OEM
suppliers in the USA and overseas, optimize valuable silicon wafer
reclaim programs used to monitor key semiconductor manufacturing
processes and equipment.

ARIZONA, January 25, 2021 -- Pure Wafer a leader in silicon wafer manufacturing, thin film deposition and wafer reclaim services announced today a clean energy initiative that calls for it to be 100 percent clean energy powered by 2050, and increasing usage of new, cleaner chemistries throughout its wafer production process.  It also passed a significant milestone today reporting that its fab in Prescott is now 50 percent clean energy powered and is on-track to surpass its next milestone to be 65 percent clean energy powered by 2030.

SAN JOSE, Calif., August 13, 2020 -- Pure Wafer, America’s number one supplier of prime and test grade wafers, reclaimed semiconductor wafers and thin film deposition solutions announced today the opening of its new online store, wafersontheweb.com. Wafersontheweb.com provides semiconductor R&D engineers, semiconductor OEMs and semiconductor manufacturers with access to the widest range of test grade wafers used in equipment and fabrication testing as well as prime grade wafers used in semiconductor device manufacturing.  As the exclusive supplier of 300 MM thin films the world’s number one supplier of semiconductor thin film deposition equipment,  Pure Wafer also is making available online, a broad selection of high quality, commonly used films to choose from including  PECVD: SiO₂, TEOS, SiN, a-Si, ARL, SiON, SiC, and HDP.  In addition, CVD and PVD Tungsten (W), PVD barrier layers, ECD (Co and Cu).

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 9, 2020 --Pure Wafer, America’s market leading supplier of reclaimed prime silicon wafers, thin film deposition, and parts cleaning services to the global semiconductor manufacturing industry announced today that it has been approved with the System for Award Management (SAM). The company was assigned its CAGE Code through the Defense Logistics Information Services (DLIS).  The CAGE Code is an identifier for qualified contractors doing business with the Federal Government, and other foreign governments.  Pure Wafer is the largest U.S. based supplier of reclaimed, prime silicon wafers, semiconductor wafer reclaim services and specialty thin film SiO2, SiN, CVD-Tungsten, PVD, PECVD, CVD, ECD, Oxidation, and photoresist deposition solutions to the semiconductor industry. Through continued investment and innovation, Pure Wafer keeps pace with next generation semiconductor manufacturing technology to remain a trusted source for high quality wafers, thin films and wafer fabrication services. 

SAN JOSE, Calif. and PHOENIX, AZ, June 1, 2020 – Pure Wafer, America’s market leading supplier of reclaimed silicon wafers, thin film deposition, and parts cleaning services to the global semiconductor manufacturing industry announced today that it has strengthened its management team to support the company’s rapid growth. Industry veterans Nir BenMoshe has been named vice president of business development and Rich Gunther has been named vice president of sales.  

SAN JOSE, Calif, May 19, 2020 -- Pure Wafer, America’s leading provider of reclaimed wafers and thin films services to the semiconductor manufacturing industry announced today that it has expanded production at its Arizona and California facilities. At the same time, it has strengthened its thin films business group, adding customer sales and support, and significantly increasing its films offering. This includes the ability to offer an extensive range of CVD, PECVD, PVD, and ECD films.

Pure Wafer announced today that it has strengthened its management team with a number of key hires, including the new appointment of Scott Murcray to the role of Chief Financial Officer and Dr. Ardeshir (Ardy) Sidhwa to the role of Vice President of Operations.

WRS Materials (Wafer Holding), a leading provider of specialty silicon and silicon services, today announced that they have acquired Pure Wafer Inc., a top tier silicon reclaim company, to become the largest US based supplier of reclaim, test and specialty silicon.

WRS Materials with the organizational sites (San Jose, CA - Vancouver, WA - Spring City, PA) has successfully implemented and maintains a Quality Management System which through an audit documented in a report, it was verified that it fulfills the requirements of ISO 9001 : 2008. This achievement has been a direct result of our entire organization committing to continue offering total customer satisfaction through our high quality products and services.