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Microwave plasma CVD diamond technology

CVD diamond systems, diamond materials, and process development

Carat Systems builds microwave plasma CVD diamond reactors and develops diamond growth processes for electronic diamond, diamond-on-silicon thermal spreaders, UNCD/BEN nucleation, optical diamond, and custom coating applications.

Polished CVD diamond wafer developed by Carat Systems

Diamond Manufacturing System, CTS10U for wafer coating, single crystal growth, Bias Enhanced Nucleation, In-Situ 2D film thickness metrology and process optimization for technical applications.

What Carat Systems provides

Carat combines reactor hardware, process knowledge, diamond materials, and metrology development. That lets customers evaluate the process, the material, and the equipment path together.

Microwave plasma CVD reactors

Research and pilot production diamond CVD systems for electronic diamond, optical diamond, thermal management, and gem growth programs.

  • 2.45 GHz MPCVD systems up to 15KW
  • 915 MHz MPCVD systems up to 115KW
  • High-purity process design
  • Custom reactor configuration
  • Control software and upgrades

CVD diamond materials

Polycrystalline diamond wafers, plates, coatings, and diamond-on-silicon development for thermal, optical, electronic, and research applications.

  • Diamond-on-silicon wafers
  • CVD diamond plates and windows
  • Thermal spreader development
  • Custom substrate coating

Process development and metrology

Diamond process development for film uniformity, bow, Raman quality, nucleation, polishing, and scale-up to customer applications.

  • UNCD and BEN capability
  • Thickness mapping and reflectometry
  • IR thermal mapping development
  • Technology transfer and training

Applications

Carat works with customers where CVD diamond properties matter: thermal conductivity, optical transparency, chemical resistance, plasma compatibility, radiation hardness, and high electric-field performance.

Semiconductor thermal management
Diamond-on-silicon thermal spreaders
Fusion target coatings
Optical diamond windows
UNCD coatings
BEN nucleation on silicon
High-power electronics
Quantum and research materials

Development capability beyond equipment sales

Carat supports customers who need more than a standard reactor. We help define substrates, process windows, film targets, and metrology plans for demanding CVD diamond applications.

  • Thin and thick diamond film process development
  • Thickness uniformity and bow optimization on 100 mm substrates
  • Diamond-on-silicon routes for thermal spreader applications
  • Sample coating programs and transition to equipment or production paths

Start with a technical review

Send substrate dimensions, target thickness, material requirements, and intended application. We can help determine whether the next step should be a sample coating, process development program, or reactor discussion.

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Selected electronic diamond and technical customers

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