Fabric8Labs

Market position

The company positions itself as the pioneer of Electrochemical Additive Manufacturing and as a U.S.-based supplier of high-resolution metal components for AI/HPC thermal management, RF and power electronics markets, emphasizing domestic capacity, ISO9001 certification, ITAR registration, DFARS compliance and NIST SP 800-171 as supply-chain risk reducers.

Differentiators cited include room-temperature electrochemical processing (versus powder-based, high-temperature metal AM), no required post-processing, micron-scale resolution with 33-micron voxels, 99.95% pure copper for thermal and electrical performance, the ability to print directly onto temperature-sensitive substrates such as PCBs, silicon and ceramics, low-cost water-based metal-salt feedstocks, and a massively parallel microelectrode array printhead intended for mass-scale output.

Technology

ECAM's core innovation is a patented printhead consisting of a microelectrode array with millions of individually addressable pixels on the scale of tens of microns, used with a metal-ion-rich water-based feedstock. It achieves 33-micron voxels, copper that is 99.95% pure, and room-temperature processing that allows direct printing onto PCBs, lead-frames, ceramics, metals and silicon. Available materials include any electroplatable metal, such as pure copper, copper alloys, nickel and nickel alloys, tungsten alloys, tin, gold, platinum and palladium. Production is monitored pixel-by-pixel in real time with in-situ inspection; the company's 3D Imap system builds a 3D digital quality record and unique digital fingerprint for each part for traceability and compliance. The company states ECAM enables a 90% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions relative to alternative additive and traditional manufacturing methods.

Go-to-market

Fabric8Labs sells through direct engagement in which its applications engineers work with customers' technical teams to develop and qualify parts and ramp to volume, supported by ecosystem and OEM/ODM partnerships (for example with Wiwynn and AEWIN) and by presence at industry events such as Computex and the OCP Global Summit.

Customers are manufacturers and system builders in AI/HPC data center infrastructure and thermal management, wireless communications and satellite/RF systems, power electronics and vehicle electrification, semiconductor packaging, electronics and medical devices, including customers requiring U.S.-based, ITAR-registered supply.

Geography

Headquarters and current production facilities are in San Diego, California, with a stated U.S.-based manufacturing footprint and plans to expand manufacturing globally to meet demand.

History

Fabric8Labs developed and patented its ECAM printhead and process, established ISO9001-certified and ITAR-registered production facilities at its San Diego headquarters, and in 2025 publicized customer and partner engagements in data center cooling, including collaborations with Wiwynn on ECAM cold plates shown at Computex 2025 and the OCP Global Summit 2025, and selection of its ECAM technology by AEWIN for thermal management. In November 2025 it announced a $50 million financing to expand U.S. manufacturing capacity, and it subsequently announced a definitive agreement to be acquired by TDK Corporation.

Risks & controversies

The announced definitive agreement for acquisition by TDK Corporation represents a pending change of ownership; the planned capacity ramp from 5 million to 22 million components per year depends on execution of facility and team expansion.