Arradiance buys Lotus Applied Technology to push ALD into production

Arradiance has acquired Lotus Applied Technology, bringing rapid spatial ALD and roll-to-roll deposition technology into its portfolio as of July 30, 2026. The deal is meant to help the company move customers from lab-scale development to production-scale coating with higher speed and better precursor efficiency.

Why it matters: - The acquisition gives Arradiance a path to offer production-scale Atomic Layer Deposition and Molecular Layer Deposition beyond research settings. - Lotus AT’s rapid spatial and roll-to-roll ALD intellectual property could make previously impractical use cases commercially viable. - Better than 95% precursor utilization may improve process economics for customers.

What happened: - Arradiance acquired Lotus Applied Technology on July 30, 2026. - Lotus AT continues to operate under its own name as an Arradiance company. - Arradiance said the combination is designed to move customers from the research and development lab to the production floor with high-speed spatial ALD solutions.

The details: - Arradiance is a provider of compact, research-grade ALD, plasma-enhanced ALD and MLD equipment, including the GEMStar and PRIME platforms. - The company also offers rapid-turn foundry coating services and develops new films and chemistries for substrates that need ALD functionality. - Hundreds of Arradiance systems are used by commercial, academic and government teams across semiconductors, energy, sensors, microelectronics and other emerging applications. - Lotus AT specializes in ALD material research and thin-film deposition, with expertise in phosphors, dielectrics and ultra-thin barriers. - Lotus AT serves semiconductor, electronics, renewables, optics and photonics, and biotech customers. - Lotus AT developed patented intellectual property in rapid spatial and roll-to-roll ALD. - Lotus AT’s technology enables use cases that are impractical at the deposition speeds of traditional temporal ALD. - The Lotus AT team continues operating from brand-new premises in Hillsboro, Oregon. - Lotus AT’s people, equipment and in-house deposition capabilities are unchanged by the transaction. - Arradiance has facilities on both coasts of the United States.

Between the lines: - The deal pairs Arradiance’s installed base and manufacturing experience with Lotus AT’s speed-focused deposition technology. - That combination could help close a common gap in advanced materials: moving a process from proven lab performance to scalable manufacturing. - Arradiance also tied the acquisition to founder Eric Dickey’s legacy, signaling continuity as well as expansion.

What's next: - Arradiance expects the combination to accelerate novel ALD product solutions to market. - The company said a process proven on a GEMStar or PRIME system should now have a route toward production-scale deposition. - Arradiance said it will share more detail as the work develops.