Chemical Engineering Internship: Debonding of glue connections

4 weken geleden


Eindhoven, Nederland ASML Voltijd

Background Information

The group Sensors Mechanics is part of the cluster Mechanical Development and is responsible for the design of optical sensor systems, like wafer height measurement systems and image sensors and to harvest the expensive individual parts for reuse or repair, to reduce waste and increase sustainability.
Part of the development portfolio of this group are the so-called image sensors – different types - which are located on the wafer stage and are used to measure e.g. the position of the focal plane of the projection lens, the light energy, optical aberrations and the position of the stage with respect to a reference. These different sensor systems have in common that they contain a light detecting device including necessary supporting electronics and that the main individual parts are glued together into a sensor assembly. For economic and sustainability reasons, it makes sense to disassemble these sensor system once they are sent back to ASML because of an operational defect at the customer or obsolescence and to harvest the individual expensive parts for reuse or repair.

Your Assignment

In order to harvest the individual parts of the sensor systems, the epoxy glue connections need to be debonded and the glue remnants on the parts must be completely removed. Since the sensors are used in an extremely clean and (depending on the sensor type) in an vacuum environment, this requires a dedicated debonding process. In order to make steps in the ambition to harvest and reuse sensor parts, ASML collaborates with an industrial partner.

This assigment should focus on the following steps and deliverables:
- literature study on available debonding processes for specific epoxy adhesives
- investigate the available experimental knowledge already collected and tested by the industrial partner and the "glue competence group" of ASML
- determine the specifications for the debonding process taking particle defectivity and outgassing into account
- determine in close collaboration with ASML glue competence group suitable debonding processes and conduct experiments, eventually improve the most suitable debonding process
- verify the results of the debonding experiments and check these against the defined specifications
- report out on the results with conclusions and recommendations

Your Profile

To be considered for this role, you:

Are a Master's student with a background in chemistry, materials science or equivalent expertise

Have an interest in making a next step in reuse and sustainability

Are self-propelling, solution oriented, communicative student with a pro-active approach with a hands-on mentality to conduct glue experiments including analyses.

This is a graduation/apprentice internship for 5 days a week with a duration of 5-9 months, starting in September.

Please note that we can only consider students who are enrolled at a school for the entire duration of the internship.

Change the world – one nanometer at a time.

Become an intern at a Dutch company that’s a global industry leader. You’ll gain valuable experience in a highly innovative environment – one that sparks your imagination and creativity. In addition to a monthly internship allowance of maximum €600 (plus possible housing allowance and free public transport), you’ll get practical guidance from experts in the field and the chance to work in and experience a dynamic team environment.

ASML: be part of progress.

ASML is a high-tech company headquartered in the Netherlands. We manufacture the complex lithography machines that chipmakers use to produce integrated circuits, or computer chips. What we do is at the heart of all the electronic devices that keep us informed, entertained, and connected. Every day, you use electronics that simply wouldn’t exist without our machines.


Behind ASML’s innovations are engineers who think ahead. The people who work at our company include some of the most creative minds in physics, electrical engineering, mathematics, chemistry, mechatronics, optics, mechanical engineering, computer science and fields which are not technically oriented. We believe we can always do better. We believe the winning idea can come from anyone. We love what we do – not because it’s easy, but because it’s hard.


Students: getting ready for real-world R&D

We’re a global team of about 42,000 people of 140 different nationalities and counting. Headquartered in Europe’s top tech hub, the Brainport Eindhoven region in the Netherlands, our operations are spread across Europe, Asia, and the US. In such an environment, your colleagues may be sitting next door, or they could be thousands of kilometers away in a different country – or even working for a different company.

Diversity and inclusion

ASML is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.

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