SUSS MicroTec
NIL-SFT12 Series
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What it is
General reference — not yet source-verifiedThe SUSS MicroTec NIL-SFT12 Series is a nanoimprint lithography system designed for high-resolution pattern replication. The machine belongs to a product family that uses mechanical embossing rather than optical projection to transfer patterns. SUSS MicroTec markets the NIL-SFT12 Series under its imaging solutions portfolio alongside mask aligners.
How it works
General reference — not yet source-verifiedNanoimprint lithography systems such as the NIL-SFT12 Series operate by pressing a patterned stamp into a thin layer of resist that has been coated onto a substrate. The stamp contains the desired nanoscale features and displaces the resist under controlled pressure and temperature. After the resist is cured, typically by heat or ultraviolet light, the stamp is removed, leaving a replica of its pattern in the hardened resist.
Applications
General reference — not yet source-verifiedThe NIL-SFT12 Series is applicable to patterning for semiconductor devices, microelectromechanical systems, photonic components, and biological or chemical sensors. The process supports a variety of resist materials and can replicate patterns over large areas with high fidelity. Because nanoimprint lithography is a purely mechanical process, it is also used for fabricating diffractive optical elements and wire-grid polarizers.
- Exposure of complex structures with accurate mask alignment at high yield (as described for SUSS imaging solutions)
What do the numbers mean?
Optics & imaging1
Configuration & options1
What replaced it?
Related models
- siblingSUSS MicroTec NIL-SFT8 Series— Listed together with the NIL-SFT12 Series in the Mask Alignment product group of the Imaging Solutions portfoliosource[1]
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The following facts about the NIL-SFT12 Series are absent from this record as of this revision. First-hand knowledge or a citation closes a gap; every submission is reviewed before publication.
Fewer than 3 independently cited specifications for the NIL-SFT12 Series are on record; the remainder await public documentation.
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No publicly documented production dates or lifecycle milestones (introduction, end of production, EOL) for the NIL-SFT12 Series are on record.
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No publicly documented variants, configuration options, or revision breakpoints of the NIL-SFT12 Series are on record.
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The control-system platform and OS era of the NIL-SFT12 Series are not on record.
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No publicly documented failure modes or field errata for the NIL-SFT12 Series are on record.
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Sources & citations
Sources (1)Every fact above is drawn from these public sources
- [1]suss.com — suss.comsuss.com
Last updated Sep 29, 2026.
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