ASML MaskTools Files Lawsuit Against Avant! Alleging Violation of Settlement Agreement.Business Editors &High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2000 ASML ASML Abstract State Machine Language ASML Anisotropic Shielded Microstrip Line MaskTools has filed suit against Avant! Corporation. The complaint alleges that Avant! has breached the terms of a February 1999 settlement agreement which resolved a lawsuit charging Avant! with inducing infringement of patents covering the use of certain &uot;scattering bars&uot; for optical proximity correction Optical proximity correction (OPC) is a photolithography enhancement technique commonly used to compensate for image errors due to diffraction or process effects. The two most common applications for OPC are linewidth differences between features in regions of different density (e. in semiconductor microlithography -- U.S. Patent Nos. 5,242,770 and 5,447,810. ASML MaskTools is seeking damages and an order compelling Avant! to abide by To stand to; to adhere; to maintain. See also: Abide the terms of the agreement. Because ASML MaskTools wishes to honor the confidentiality provision of the settlement agreement, the suit was filed under seal. About ASML MaskTools ASML MaskTools, Inc. is an ASML company based in Santa Clara, Calif. The company is focused on providing an array of optical extension technologies to enhance photolithography A lithographic technique used to transfer the design of circuit paths onto printed circuit boards as well as the circuit paths and electronic elements of a chip onto a wafer's surface. A photomask is created with the design for each layer of the board or wafer (chip). process latitude, thereby improving IC yields in manufacturing. Optical extension technologies are becoming essential as optical lithography lithography (lĭthŏg`rəfē), type of planographic or surface printing. It is distinguished from letterpress (relief) printing and from intaglio printing (in which the design is cut or etched into the plate). is continuing to be used for volume IC manufacturing below the wavelength of the exposure light source. For more information on MaskTools' products and services, contact the company by calling 408/855-0500 or visit their website at www.masktools.com. Note to Editors: MaskTools and MaskRigger are trademarks of ASML. &uot;Safe Harbor&uot; Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995: Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this news release that may be considered forward-looking statements may be subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those projected, including uncertainties in the market, pricing competition, procurement and manufacturing efficiencies, and other risks detailed from time to time in reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no obligation to update the information in this release. |
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