SCHMID Group (NASDAQ:SHMD) shares surged 23% on Wednesday after the company announced the delivery of its first specialized null Line H+ system designed for Panel-Level Packaging applications to a major U.S. technology firm.
The null Line H+ platform is capable of processing substrates measuring up to 700×700mm and is engineered for next-generation substrate manufacturing. The system uses a single-sided, touchless processing architecture intended to maintain high levels of cleanliness and operational stability for advanced semiconductor packaging.
An integrated inline flipping station allows the platform to process substrates in both face-up and face-down orientations while preserving consistent leading-edge alignment throughout the manufacturing sequence. Its design also aims to reduce media carry-over and incorporates particle-free drive systems within the drying modules.
The delivery strengthens SCHMID’s position in fast-growing applications such as AI-driven computing infrastructure, high-performance computing systems, and electronics used in space and defense. The system is designed to accommodate the larger panel formats increasingly required by the expanding panel-level packaging market.
Roland Rettenmeier, Chief Sales Officer of SCHMID Group, said: “The global expansion of AI infrastructure, high-performance computing platforms, and rapidly growing demand in space and defense applications is fundamentally transforming the semiconductor and advanced packaging industry. Increasing interconnect density, advanced power-delivery architectures, and the economic scaling of chiplet-based designs are accelerating the transition from traditional wafer-level packaging toward large-format panel-level technologies.”
The null Line H+ system is built on an expanded modular architecture that supports horizontal processing of large-format substrates. It features a fully enclosed structure designed for controlled manufacturing environments and includes automated real-time monitoring of process parameters with closed-loop control systems.