InchFab
Democratizing Microfabrication

Semiconductor technology is making impressive strides, resulting in tiny devices that hold enormous promise for fields like medical diagnostics, environmental monitoring and next-generation computing. To unlock their full potential, the industry must establish a more accessible ecosystem that cuts down on the costs and complexities of microfabrication.

InchFab is leading this change through its ultra-low-cost fabs. These fabs can be shipped globally at a fraction of the cost of traditional fabs, bringing per-chip costs to levels comparable to large-volume fabrications.

“We democratize microfabrication, offering a scalable, accessible solution to businesses that lack the resources to utilize large semiconductor fabs, setting the stage for a new generation of semiconductor devices and developers,” says Mitchell Hsing, CEO and co-founder of InchFab.

InchFab acknowledges that achieving economies of scale is the primary hurdle to faster market entry for novel semiconductor devices. Moreover, manufacturing new devices requires specialized processes that are often incompatible with existing fabs. The high cost of reconfiguring these facilities necessitates large order quantities, making it unviable for smaller manufacturers.

InchFab resolves this predicament through its swappable, reconfigurable process modules, enabling fully customizable fabrication processes that support non-traditional materials and process flows. This level of process flexibility accelerates the development of novel devices, reducing development times from a decade to less than a year.

The company also offers foundry services to clients, where it manufactures devices based on the customers' design and process requirements at unmatched speed. Semiconductor companies establishing their own manufacturing lines can also seek the expertise of InchFab's foundry services to implement a reliable process flow.

It has curated one of the world’s largest process repositories by collecting information on new processes and technologies that will otherwise require extensive research times. Customers leveraging these tried and tested processes can now innovate and accelerate their products’ time to market.

A recent incident involving a leading biopharmaceutical company serves as an ideal example of InchFab’s real-world impact. This client sought to develop a lab-on-a-chip device for DNA sequencing but encountered two significant challenges. Traditional fabs lacked the novel processes and the accepted order sizes were in the millions, exceeding the client's requirement of just a few thousand. InchFab's extensive knowledge and expertise enabled it to provide the needed solution for manufacturing the devices, allowing the biopharmaceutical company to proceed with their product.

Successes like this are not a one-off for InchFab. Drawing on decades of experience and technical mastery, its world-class team continues to craft numerous successful outcomes for clients. Their exceptional customer service has been instrumental in the wide adoption of the company’s offerings.

The increased access to fabrication through InchFab’s solution systematically lowers the barrier to entry for many to imagine and realize innovative semiconductor devices. By making ultra-low-cost and scalable semiconductor fabrication technology accessible to all, it enables the production of micro-scale devices for a wide range of industries, from established More than Moore (MtM) manufacturers to startups. It is not an exaggeration to say that InchFab is rightly deemed as a catalyst for change in the industry, empowering companies to bring innovative products to market faster and more efficiently than ever before.