Micronic receives order for a Sigma7500 from an Asian customer
Täby, Sweden - 18 August, 2008 - Micronic Laser Systems AB (OMX Nordic Exchange
Stockholm, Nordic list, Small Cap, Information Technology: MICR), today received
an order for a Sigma7500 system from an Asian chipmaker. The system is scheduled
for delivery during the current year.
”The semiconductor industry is increasing its efforts to reduce the cost of
volume chip production, and Sigma has proven to be an effective solution for
reducing photomask costs,” said Carl-Johan Blomberg, Micronic CFO. “We are very
pleased to see that this customer has chosen Sigma following an extensive
evaluation, and look forward to a continued collaboration as the system is put
into production.”
The Sigma series covers an application space including both binary photomasks
and phase shifting masks (PSM) at the 90nm, 65nm and 45nm technology nodes. In
addition to meeting the stringent requirements for resolution and accuracy at
these advanced technology nodes, the laser-based Sigma series provides
productivity that is substantially higher than that of e-beam pattern
generators. This lowers photomask manufacturing costs and turn-around time,
thereby reducing the cost and time-to-market for ICs.
The high resolution and productivity are achieved with the system's 248 nm
excimer laser and Micronic's proprietary spatial light modulator (SLM)
technology. A massively parallel bitmap output results in short write times -
only two to three hours for advanced masks - that are independent of the design
density and optical proximity correction (OPC).
Company contact:
Carl-Johan Blomberg
CFO
Tel: +46 8 638 52 00
carl-johan.blomberg@micronic.se
About Micronic Laser Systems AB
Micronic Laser Systems is a Swedish high-tech company engaged in the
development, manufacture and marketing of a series of extremely accurate laser
pattern generators for the production of photomasks. The technology involved is
known as microlithography. Micronic´s product offering also includes metrology
systems for display photomasks. Micronic´s systems are used by the world´s
leading electronics companies in the manufacture of television and computer
displays, semiconductor circuits and semiconductor packaging components.
Micronic is located in Taby, north of Stockholm and at present has subsidiaries
in the United States, Japan, South Korea and in Taiwan. Micronic maintains a web
site at: http://www.micronic.se
