
We built these UV medium pressure mercury vapor lamps for one of the toughest spots in the semiconductor front-end: getting that UV film off cleanly after wafer dicing. The goal is straightforward—give you a beam that’s rock-solid, intense, and hits exactly the wavelength that makes the adhesive let go, fast enough to keep the whole line moving. Power, voltage, and output—keeping it real Our lamps put out a dense, focused blast of UV right around 365 nm. That’s the sweet spot for most UV-curable adhesives used when mounting wafers. We tune them for high irradiance, so the energy punches through the film quickly without cooking the delicate silicon. The voltage and wattage are matched to the ballast and power supply, so ignition is consistent and the arc stays steady. That steady arc? It means your process stays repeatable—the kind of consistency that protects yield. Why the details matter in materials and design The quartz tube is tough enough to handle the high internal pressure and the heat load, day after day. The medium pressure mercury fill is what gives you that sharp spectral punch. And the ends are built for solid electrical connections, usually with standard industrial bases that carry the current without arcing. The whole thing is designed to drop straight into what you already have—you wire it up and go. No re-engineering the fixture. The payoff on the wafer line When you’re cutting wafers, speed and control aren’t optional. Our lamps hit the adhesive with rapid UV exposure, triggering chain scission almost instantly. That means you can debond at high throughput without leaning on mechanical force that could stress the wafer. And because the wavelength is focused, the energy lands exactly where it needs to—less stray heat that could warp substrates. But here’s the catch: high power density means you need cooling handled right. Air or liquid—either way, the cooling has to be sized to the wattage to keep the lamp envelope in range and protect the optics. Get that matched up, and the lamp will run reliably for thousands of hours. This lamp is built for the grind of a 24/7 fab. It’s about uptime you can count on and repeatability you can trust, so your debonding step keeps pace with everything else on the line.