Successful partnerships

AJA International, Inc. was founded in Scituate, Massachusetts, USA, in 1989 by William Hale, MBA, BS Physics. The company was established as a supplier of innovative thin film, vacuum, and microwave products.

Prior to founding AJA International, Mr. Hale developed several sputtering systems, ECR systems, and worked extensively in RIE, PECVD, surface analysis, and vacuum technology areas ranging from chemical/pharmaceutical to vacuum packaging and UHV/MBE. This experience, coupled with a long history of international business, gave AJA International, Inc. a solid start.

Within 2 years, the company developed the popular ATC series sputtering systems - the first commercial confocal sputtering tools with rotating substrates and in-situ tiltable magnetron sputtering heads. This revolutionary development produced extremely uniform and controllable depositions of single layers, multilayers and alloys and became the most popular R&D sputtering system configuration on the market.

AJA sells its products directly or in cooperation with local agents. All AJA systems are installed by AJA factory personnel whenever possible, and factory acceptance and training are highly recommended and welcomed.

With over 900 systems and over 7,500 magnetrons shipped worldwide, AJA International, Inc. continues to discover innovative design solutions that are often copied but never equaled, as the company truly remains THE CUTTING EDGE IN THIN FILM TECHNOLOGY.