FOUNDERS
CEO Sudhanshu Misra, PhD
Founded NexPlanar
(acquired by CMC in 2015, now Entegris)
Ex-Entegris, NexPlanar, TI & Bell Labs,
Lucent 35+ US patents
CTO Prof SV Babu
Professor Emeritus, Carkson University
35+ patents, 200+ publications,
50 PhDs, 38 Masters
Editorial Advisory Committee,
Electrochemical Society (ECS)
CORPORATE
VISION
Innovation of planarization process that uses no abrasives and is environmentally sustainable
2019 - 2021
Company is Founded
Patents Filed
Proof of Concept Completed
2022 - 2024
ChEmpower is Funded $5.4M
Minimal Viable Product Completed
Initial Customer Outreach
2025 - 2026
ChEmpower is Funded at $18.7M
Pad Manufacturing Line
Customer Sampling and Sales
FOUNDERS
CEO Sudhanshu Misra, PhD
Founded NexPlanar (acquired by CMC for $142M in 2015, now Entegris)
35+ US patents
Ex-Entegris, NexPlanar,
TI & Bell Labs, Lucent
CTO Prof SV Babu
Professor Emeritus, Carkson University
Distinguished Prof, Clarkson University
Lead Organizer, Lake Placid CMP Conferences
32 patents, 200+ publications, 50 PhDs,
38 Masters
Editorial Advisory Committee,
Electrochemical Society (ECS)
IBM Faculty Award, Awards from Intel,
Chinese Academy of Sciences &
World Education Congress
WHAT WE
BELIEVE
We believe in doing
right by our people
and the world we do
business in
We believe in the element of empowerment and its transformative potential to inspire individuals to improve efficiencies, to solve complex problems, and to take ownership of both our successes and missteps.
We believe empowered leadership challenges each of us to innovate—across processes, products, sustainability, and accountability to one another, our customers, and our stakeholders.
We believe in the
promise of our collective
effort to empower
critical thinking
WHAT WE
BELIEVE
WHAT
WE DO
Increase
chip yields
Eliminate abrasives altogether
Simplify fab processes
Recycle water and
recover metals
CORPORATE
VISION
Innovation of planarization process that uses no abrasives and is environmentally sustainable
