50 Years of Expertise

Platform Specialty Products Acquisition

In October 2015, Compugraphics was acquired by Platform Specialty Products and became part of Platform’s MacDermid Enthone Electronics Solutions business. MacDermid Enthone is a leading provider of chemicals, materials, and expertise for the support of the global electronics manufacturing industry.  As an essential part of the supply chain, Compugraphics and MacDermid Enthone provide seamless industry support, while Platform provides investment, infrastructure and logistics.  No other group of businesses supports the global supply chain with such a comprehensive set of leading material offerings.

Compugraphics Goes to Space

We were honored to be a part of the Rosetta Mission when our client E2V developed the CCD imaging devices on board Rosetta using Compugraphics’ photomasks. Rosetta made history by launching the robot probe “Philae” on to the surface of the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko some 310 million miles from earth. The mission, which took over a decade to complete, was declared a success in August 2014.

New Fab in Fremont

Los Gatos & Palo Alto consolidated site and moved to a top of the range facility in Fremont, California. The expansion was driven by the acquisition of Suss Microtech’s mask shop (Image Technology) in Palo Alto,  which specialized  in large area photomasks. The Los Gatos and Palo Alto operations were merged meaning Compugraphics  is now positioned to serve the diverging Semiconductor IC, MEMS, Advanced Packaging mask needs all from one upgraded facility in the US.

ML&C Acquisition

We acquire ML&C, Jena, Germany giving Compugraphics 14” capabilities and complimenting similar technology nodes to Glenrothes. This acquisition strengthens our position in the European market and allows Compugraphics to provide a higher level of service to our customers.

Awards From Our Customers

Compugraphics receive the Supplier Excellence Award from Freescale Semiconductor (twice) and other supplier awards from clients such as: NXP, Analog Devices, Atmel and Intel

Further Investment

Further growth when Compugraphics transitioned to parent company Rockwood allowing us to install our second MEBES 5500 in Los Gatos.

Winning the Queen’s Award (Again)

Compugraphics win the Queen’s Award for Export Achievement again, so.. off we went down to London again to receive this esteemed award.

This time we celebrated properly. The whole company got together to pat each other on the back and celebrate our hard work.

Compugraphics Expanded to United States.

In 1997 we acquired Apex Lithography Services Inc, Texas and procured Diamon images, Los Gatos, California the following year.  Prior to this expansion our business was limited in the U.S.

With this move , Compugraphics is now global giving the U.S. a strong foothold in the two key markets, North America and Europe.

Driven by Quality

Compugraphics certified to BS5750 / ISO9002 / EN 29002 standards and our first laser system (core-2564) goes into production.

There is even further growth at the Glenrothes plant when the facility expands into the adjacent site.

Compugraphics Win the Queen’s Award 

Compugraphics win the prestigious Queen’s Award for Export Achievement. We are honoured to receive this prestigious award and even get to shake hands with her Royal Majesty the Queen.

Investment

Compugraphics is acquired by Laporte plc UK and receive investment allowing the Glenrothes facility to be refurbished with state-of-the-art cleanroom facilities.

Expansion

The late 70s/early 80s was a time for expansion in Scotland for Compugraphics. Our Glenrothes facility grew ten thousand square feet in 1979 and expanded by another ten thousand in 1986.

Compugraphics also had our first electron beam system in production (Varian VLS-40) in this time.

We Make our First Photomask

Due to the technology boom in 1970 Fife was buzzing with manufacturing facilities supplying to companies like General Instruments.  It was an exciting time for technology and Compugraphics make our first photomask.

There were so many Semiconductor manufacturers and their suppliers in the Central Belt of Scotland, from Greenock in the West to Glenrothes in the East, that this area was nicknamed “Silicon Glen”, a play on the famous “Silicon Valley” in California (we have now a facility there too).