Helyssen Sàrl is a Swiss deep-tech company specializing in advanced plasma technology, with a core focus on the design and development of high-efficiency inductively coupled and wave-heated RF plasma sources. Founded in 2003 by Dr. Philippe Guittienne, a recognized expert in plasma physics, Helyssen is an EPFL spin-off with its research laboratory based at the Swiss Plasma Center (SPC) at EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland
Mission
Helyssen’s mission is to drive innovation in plasma technology, enabling the next generation of industrial processes through scalable, energy-efficient, and high-performance plasma sources
What We Do
Helyssen delivers cutting-edge solutions for industrial plasma applications, particularly serving the semiconductor, solar cell, MEMS, thin film, glass coating, food packaging, and fusion energy sectors. The company is renowned for its proprietary resonant network concept, which represents a breakthrough in plasma source technology. This innovation enables high-density plasma generation with low power requirements and is fully scalable for large-area industrial processes
Key Technologies & Specialties
• Inductively coupled plasma (ICP) sources
• Helicon discharge and planar plasma sources
• High-density plasma for semiconductor manufacturing (ICs, MEMS, solar cells)
• Plasma processing for food packaging and thin film deposition
• RF plasma sources for advanced material treatment and fusion applications
Milestones and Partnerships
Helyssen has a strong track record of collaborative R&D and industrial partnerships, including:
• Development of helicon sources for Alcatel Vacuum Technology France
• Large-area plasma source projects with Tetra Pak for food packaging innovation
• Next-generation solar cell equipment with Tokyo Electron Solar and Applied Materials
• Eurofusion project: 10kW helicon plasma generator for negative hydrogen ion sources (DEMO/ITER)
• Roll-to-roll plasma source integration for Bobst SA
Company Details
- Employees
- 3
- Founded
- -
- Address
- Route De La Louche 31, Belmont-Sur-Lausanne,1092,switzerland
- Industry
- Semiconductor Manufacturing
- NAICS
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Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing
- Website
- helyssen.com
- Keywords
- Plasma processing, RF plasma sources, Helicon discharge, Planar plasma source, Large area plasma, Inductively coupled plasma (ICP), PECVD ETCH, Space Thursters, Neutral beam injection, IC manufacturing, solar cells, Thin Film, Glass coating, Food packaging, fusion, MEMS, High density plasma source, ICP RIE, Whistler waves, deeptech, semiconductors, inductively coupled plasma sources, matching box.
- HQ
- Belmont-sur-Lausanne
Helyssen Questions
Helyssen's website is helyssen.com
Helyssen's LinkedIn profile is https://ch.linkedin.com/company/helyssen
Helyssen has
3 employees.
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employees at Helyssen.
Helyssen's industry is
Semiconductor Manufacturing
Helyssen's top competitors are
Lemsys Sa,
Ismeca Europe Semiconductor Sa,
Berkeley Engineering And Research, Inc.,
Hexisense,
Powatec Gmbh,
Deutelio Ag,
Quasys Ag,
Coprod Llc,
Eos Space Technology Ltd,
Microver.ch.
Helyssen's categories are Semiconductor Manufacturing
Helyssen's founding year is 2003
