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In the early nineties at the Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne (Switzerland), Synova’s founders successfully developed the world’s first water jet-guided laser - a groundbreaking technology previously attempted by many scientists without success. A milestone achievement in laser history, Synova’s proprietary technology, Laser MicroJet®, combines a low-pressure water jet with a high-power laser beam usable for material ablation.
The advantages of this hybrid process are clearly significant: ultra-precise, fast, clean, efficient cutting with a narrow kerf width - all of which is absent with no heat damage, contamination and beam divergence. This new ‘wet’ material processing method is, in many regards, superior to existing technologies such as conventional ‘dry’ lasers, electrical discharge machining, diamond blade saws, chemical machining and high-pressure water jets.
As the sole inventor of Laser MicroJet®, the company maintains all rights to this technology. In over 17 years of accumulated expertise in liquid-guided laser technology, Synova holds numerous international patents and trademarks, including :
- Liquid jet-guided lasers
- Coupling of laser beams in liquid jets, Laser MicroJet®
- Tape for laser dicing, LaserTape®
- Water film device to protect work piece surface
- Trenching of semiconductor wafers for high-fracture strength
- Gas-enveloped liquid jets for increased coherence length
- The company name, Synova®
Synova continues to invest strongly in the research and development (R&D) of water jet-guided laser technology, as well as other hybrid technologies. In doing so, Synova actively collaborates with renowned R&D institutions and universities to discover new applications and develop next-generation systems for advanced technologies.
