Forte Solutions Asia Limited, a provider of business development services in East Asia, has secured a $1 million purchase order from Nexstar Technology Co., Ltd. (Nexstar), headquartered in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, on behalf of its client, UK based Forth Dimension Displays Limited (ForthDD). The order is to provide Spatial Light Modulators (SLMs) for Nexstar’s Nexman GENIO series of 3D Automated Optical Inspection (3D AOI) 3D Solder Paste Inspection (3D SPI) equipment.
ForthDD is a manufacturer of Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal on Silicon (FLCOS) SLM systems designed specifically for the growing 3D AOI, 3D SPI and 3D Metrology markets. Nexstar is a leading South Korean inspection equipment manufacturer that supplies machinery to East Asian manufacturers of a wide range of electronic products such as printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs), semiconductors, batteries, displays and mobile device components.
Nexstar’s Nexman GENIO 3D Automated Optical Inspection (3D AOI) Machine
Jeong Duck Kim, CEO of Nexstar, said, “ForthDD’s FLCOS SLM technology has a reputation in the market for enabling 3D AOI and SPI machines to deliver fast, reliable and accurate results, and we are excited to be partnering with them on our Nexman GENIO range of products.”
Greg Truman, CEO of ForthDD, said, “We are delighted to be selected to supply the key projection component for Nexstar's new 3D AOI and SPI products. Winning Nexstar's business is another vote of confidence in ForthDD by the marketplace. With this news, we are now supplying our high speed, high performance SLMs to three leading Korean 3D inspection equipment manufacturers, in addition to other key manufacturers in China, Japan and Germany.”
Alex Bird, Managing Director of Forte Solutions Asia, said, “We first engaged with Nexstar several months before the pandemic, and having since worked closely with them and ForthDD through the product development process, we are thrilled to see them reach production with the Nexman GENIO series. This is the third mass production customer that we have acquired in Korea on behalf of ForthDD, and we look forward to supporting their further growth moving forward.”
About Forte Solutions Asia
Forte Solutions Asia Limited is a business development agency that markets products and technology to the key East Asian markets on behalf of its Western clients. By proactively identifying and meeting with potential customers/partners and related industry associations/government departments, Forte Solutions Asia Limited finds and develops opportunities in its clients’ core markets, and follows the opportunities through to revenue generation.
About Forth Dimension Displays Limited
Forth Dimension Displays has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Kopin Corporation since its acquisition in January 2011. Based in Dalgety Bay, Scotland, UK, the company focuses on the design, development, manufacture and sale of microdisplays and SLMs (Spatial Light Modulators) for professional and technical markets. One of its major markets is the 3D inspection of SMT PCBs where it supplies its SXGA SLM product to market leading customers in South Korea, Japan, Germany and China. For more information, please visit ForthDD's website at www.forthdd.com.
About Nexstar Technology
Nexstar Technology Co., Ltd. (Nexstar), headquartered in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, is a leading South Korean inspection equipment manufacturer that supplies inspection equipment for a wide range of products such as printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs), semiconductors, battery technology, display technology and mobile device components to electronics manufacturers. For more information, please visit Nexstar’s website at www.nexstar21.com.