The total ion implantation solution!
Ion Beam Services (ibs) is an independent company providing ion implantation products and services. When you contact ibs, you can:

Rely on our Technical Competence

At ibs, we master each step of ion implant activity. Our vertical competence ranges from the implantation of your substrate, to providing a customized ion implanter, to providing the state of the art Pulsion implant system.
This means that for any required service, we master all the required steps. When we sell consumables or propose maintenance services, our expertise is proven as we are using those services internally for our implant services offering. When we sell upgrades and retrofits, we know the impact and benefits on the equipment. When we sell cleaning and refurbishment services, we first measure and prove the quality and value of the service on our own equipment.

Trust our Experience

Ibs has been in business and profitable for more than 20 years.
During these years, ibs became a reliable partner not only for the leading European companies of the semiconductor industry but also the European Research Labs. Our 20 years of experience contribute to establish the ibs reputation in ion implant to validate the position of ibs as an expert in ion implant.

Count on our Expertise

Our highly competent staff, composed of 70% university graduates, 10% of which are PhDs) is at your service to assist you in meeting your implant requirements. Our engineering staff continues to publish papers and articles with their latest progress (see list of publications) and stay at the top of the latest scientific progress.
This expertise is at your service: as you investigate the best technical solutions to chose, our engineers are available to consult with you at each stage of your process and help analyze and select the best solution.

Our highly skilled staff enable ibs to create and develop innovative and cost effective upgrades for your implant system.

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Quality and EH&S

Ibs statement of environmental principles
Ibs is committed to Quality Assurance and Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S). It is our intent to be recognized by our customers, employees, and the community as a responsible corporation that is committed to continual improvement in environmental protection, pollution prevention, and regulatory compliance in all our business activities.
Ibs has achieved ISO 9001:2000 (quality management systems) certification. All our facilities worldwide work closely with our Quality and EH&S Department, to comply with ISO standards. IBS also requires that our outsource providers adhere to the company's Quality and EH&S standards. Outsource providers must adhere to service-level agreements requiring them to meet our stringent requirements on cost, quality, delivery, and technology.

Management Biographies

	Laurent Roux, PhD: Chairman Laurent Roux is the manager of ibs and founded the company in 1987. He is also one of the founding manager of SILIOS Technologies, specializing in optical components. He is also member of multiple associations active in developing the local microelectronics industry, such as ARCSIS (President for 8 years), UIMM Provence, … Prior to creating ibs, Laurent Roux spent 3 years at the head of the Research Dept. of the Regional Council of PACA (Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur Region). He began his career at Eurotechnique-Thomson (became ST Microelectronics) after receiving his PhD in Physics (optical and electrical properties of titanium nitride) from the University of Marseille, Luminy. Laurent Roux is the author of more than 50 international publications and holds 10 patents in the solid physics, optical, solar energy and ion implantation applications domains.
	Gilles Mathieu, PhD: General Manager Gilles Mathieu was appointed General Manager of ibs in 2002 after joining the company as Operations Manager in 1987 when he began his career. After receiving his PhD in Physics, he took worked in numerous Research Programs relating to ion beam and surface treatment technologies . He developed an expertise in high-tech domains such as vacuum and ultra high vacuum, plasma, ion source, beam line implant, beam transport, surface analysis. In 2001, Gilles Mathieu initiated the project and supervised the conception and implementation of the first R&D ion implanter sold by ibs. He is the author of 20 publications (semiconductor, ion implantation, plasma) and hold 5 patents relating to physics, implant and gas metrology.
	Frank Torregrosa, PhD: Technology Manager Frank Torregrosa was appointed Manager of the "wafer fab" Business Unit in 2007. After joining ibs in 1996 as Product Engineer for the development of the Plasma Immersion technology, in 2000 Frank became the head of R&D Department as leader of the PULSION R&D program and development of microtechnology activities. Frank Torregrosa was previously leading research and teaching at the ENSAM Engineering School after receiving his PhD in Material Science : Study of wear reduction on hip prosthesis, Application of ion implantation. He is Co-author of more than 40 international publications and at the originator of the Pulsion® the Plasma Ion Implanter technology.
	Philippe Mollard: Finance Director Philippe Mollard joined ibs as Director of Finance in January 2009. Since 2000 Philippe was Treasurer for Europe at Atmel corp, a Nasdaq listed designer and manufacturer of microcontrollers and advanced ICs. From 1995 to 2000 he held various financial management position with Atmel France (finance controller, cost controller). Prior to 1995 Philippe was cost controller at European Silicon Structure, a privately held european semiconductor company. Philippe Mollard is graduated from Marseilles Euromed Management high business school (former Ecole Supérieure de Commerce)