5-9’s Gold – Ultra High Purity Material

Gold is used extensively in technology intensive industries such as MEMS, medical, and compound semiconductor wafer fabrication because of its high electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, reflectance, and relative chemical inertness.  Gold is commonly deposited as thin film using an electron-beam evaporation process.  To ensure the desired properties are present in the deposited thin films, it is imperative that the source material used is very pure.  Furthermore, gold is prone to spitting during evaporation, which can lead to defects in the deposited film.  The purer gold source material provided by Materion will reduce the extent of spitting and defect formation and ensure the end product is of the highest quality.

Materion supplies gold for electron-beam evaporation applications that is at least 99.999 % (5-9’s) pure.  With its on-site refineries, Materion has the unique capability of controlling the starting purity of the input material .This purity is then maintained throughout the manufacturing process to produce an optimal composition to meet the customers’ needs. 

For the most demanding applications, Materion also produces gold that exceeds 5-9’s purity. Using this material further reduces spitting and improves overall yields while meeting customers’ specifications for restricting specific elemental impurities.  In addition, the use of higher purity gold allows designers to push the limits of their applications and develop newer solutions.

For more information visit our website of contact Jim Militello or Alan Duckham at 800.327.1355
 or +1 716.837.1000.