FOUNDERS
Sudhanshu Misra, PhD
Founded NexPlanar (acquired by CMC for $142M in 2015, now Entegris)
35+ US patents
Ex-Entegris, NexPlanar,
TI & Bell Labs, Lucent
Prof SV Babu
Professor Emeritus, Carkson University
Distinguished Prof, Clarkson University
Lead Organizer, Lake Placid CMP Conferences
32 patents, 200+ publications, 50 PhDs,
38 Masters
Editorial Advisory Committee,
Electrochemical Society (ECS)
IBM Faculty Award, Awards from Intel,
Chinese Academy of Sciences &
World Education Congress
CORPORATE
VISION
Innovation of planarization process that uses no abrasives and is environmentally sustainable
2019
Company
is founded
Incorporate ChEmpower
File Provisionals
2021-2022
Execute a proof
of concept
POC at Clarkson U
Initial Customer Outreach
2022
ChEmpower is
funded at $5.4M
POC at Clarkson U
Initial Customer Outreach
FOUNDERS
Sudhanshu Misra, PhD
Founded NexPlanar (acquired by CMC for $142M in 2015, now Entegris)
35+ US patents
Ex-Entegris, NexPlanar,
TI & Bell Labs, Lucent
Prof SV Babu
Professor Emeritus, Carkson University
Distinguished Prof, Clarkson University
Lead Organizer, Lake Placid CMP Conferences
32 patents, 200+ publications, 50 PhDs,
38 Masters
Editorial Advisory Committee,
Electrochemical Society (ECS)
IBM Faculty Award, Awards from Intel,
Chinese Academy of Sciences &
World Education Congress
WHAT
WE
BELIEVE
We believe in doing
right by our people
and the world we do
business in
We believe in the element of empowerment and its transformative potential to inspire individuals to improve efficiencies, to solve complex problems, and to take ownership of both our successes and missteps.
We believe in the
promise of our collective
effort to empower
critical thinking
We believe empowered leadership challenges all of us to be innovators in process, in products, in sustainability, and in accountability-to each other, our customers, and stakeholders.
WHAT
WE
DO
Eliminate abrasives altogether
Eliminate slurry and
post CMP cleans
Increase
chip yields
Recycle water and
recover metals
CORPORATE
VISION
Innovation of planarization process that uses no abrasives and is environmentally sustainable