About Us

Built for the epitaxy community

We develop software that crystal growers actually want to use — powerful enough for research, reliable enough for production.

EpiWare, LLC is a Baltimore-based software company specializing in control systems for semiconductor crystal growth equipment. Our software is designed from the ground up for MBE, CVD, and related deposition systems.

We understand the unique demands of epitaxial growth — where a fraction of a degree or a momentary flux deviation can determine the difference between a successful wafer run and a costly failure. Our tools give growers the precision, visibility, and automation they need.

From recipe development and execution to real-time parameter monitoring and post-growth analysis, EpiWare provides an integrated software environment that replaces fragmented legacy tools with a single, modern platform.

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Real-Time Control

Sub-second communication with instruments via Modbus, Serial, and Ethernet protocols.

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Research-Grade Flexibility

Write recipes in C#, catch errors before they cost you a run, and access every machine parameter directly — no black boxes, ever.

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Production Reliability

Safety interlocks, parameter bounds checking, and comprehensive audit logging.

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Data-Driven Growth

Full historical data capture for every run, enabling post-growth analysis and optimization.

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The Team

The people behind the platform

Ryan Enck

Ryan Enck

Co-Founder & Chief Engineer

Ryan has been growing epitaxial semiconductors by MBE since 2001. He spent 8 years growing InP optoelectronic devices at Covega Corporation (now Thorlabs Quantum Electronics) and 9 years conducting III-Nitride semiconductor research at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory. Throughout his career, Ryan has developed deep expertise in high-quality epitaxial growth and in maintaining, repairing, and improving MBE reactors. His background in electrical and computer engineering enables him to translate his hands-on knowledge directly into building software tools that make MBE growth easier, safer, and more reliable.

Mark Grizzle

Mark Grizzle

Co-Founder & Head of Product Architecture

Mark brings over 2 decades of software design, data modeling, and enterprise systems experience to EpiWare. His career spans engineering the infrastructure behind global hospitality operations for international luxury brands, to leading technical teams integrating banking and settlement, payroll, and human capital management systems across complex global enterprises. He leads product architecture and business development guided by the belief that elegant structure and beautiful presentation are two sides of the same coin.