DANBURY, Conn., April 30, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- ATMI, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATMI) and Anji Microelectronics today announced a major chip manufacturer has adopted their Copper/Barrier chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) slurry for high volume production.
"For copper interconnect, ATMI has the most comprehensive materials offerings and expertise designed to improve process efficiency by speeding time-to-market and lowering cost of ownership for our customers. This, our first win for high volume production of our advanced Copper/Barrier CMP slurries, is also the first in a series of solutions that ATMI and Anji plan to introduce designed to remove the multiple inefficiencies in the CMP process - one of the most expensive materials processes in integrated circuit production," said Doug Neugold, President and Chief Executive Officer of ATMI.
"The ATMI/Anji partnership is building customer momentum with advanced slurries that offer process tunability and flexibility while lowering overall operating costs. Our technical expertise and state-of-the-art development facilities, manufacturing, and support allow us to offer superior value to customers," said Chris Yu, Chief Executive Officer of Anji Microelectronics.
ATMI and Anji entered into a joint development agreement in 2005 to develop and market advanced materials used in copper and other integrated circuit fabrication processes.
About ATMI, Inc.
ATMI provides specialty materials and high-purity materials handling and delivery solutions to the worldwide semiconductor industry. For more information, please visit atmi.com.
About Anji Microelectronics
Anji Microelectronics, headquartered in Shanghai, China, is focused on high growth and high performance semiconductor materials. Anji Microelectronics works with major semiconductor manufacturers in meeting their roadmap and performance needs. For more information, please visit http://www.anjimicro.com.
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