ASML Supplies First Korean All-Scanner Foundry; DongBu Electronics Selects ASML Lithography Systems.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 2001 ASML's 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). division today announced the sale of Step & Scan systems to DongBu Electronics Co., Ltd. DongBu is equipping Korea's first all-scanner foundry and will use ASML's i-line and DUV DUV Deep Ultraviolet DUV Data-Under-Voice DUV Design Under Verification Step & Scan systems to manufacture standard logic, analog and embedded flash products. "With this lithography order from DongBu Electronics, ASML ASML Abstract State Machine Language ASML Anisotropic Shielded Microstrip Line has penetrated a new market -- providing systems for Korea's scanner dedicated foundry," said Dave Chavoustie, executive vice president of sales for ASML. "ASML's Step & Scan systems deliver high productivity, low cost of ownership and platform extendibility, giving DongBu's foundry operation both versatility and a strategic competitive edge in photolithography processing." Equipment ordered by DongBu, which includes the PAS 5500/400C(TM) and PAS 5500/750E(TM) Step & Scan systems, is being installed at DongBu's EumSung facility in the KyoungKi-Do province. About ASML ASML is one of the world's leading providers of advanced technology systems for the semiconductor industry. The company offers an integrated portfolio of lithography, track and thermal systems mainly for manufacturing complex integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. . Headquartered in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, ASML is traded on Euronext Amsterdam and Nasdaq under the symbol ASML. For the first half of 2001 the company reported net sales Net Sales The amount a seller receives from the buyer after costs associated with the sale are deducted. Notes: This amount is calculated by subtracting the following items from gross sales: merchandise returned for credit, allowances for damaged or missing goods, freight of over EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 1 billion and employs approximately 8,000 people in 50 locations throughout the world. For more information, visit: www.asml.com. About DongBu Electronics, Co., Ltd DongBu Electronics is a silicon wafer foundry based in Seoul, Korea. The company is part of the DongBu Group Dongbu Group is a large South Korean chaebol (conglomerate), producing industry, chemical, shipping, insurance and financial products. It was established in 1969. , a Korean conglomerate that recorded more than $4.8 billion in sales in 1999 in such diverse businesses as steel, chemical, finance and insurance. For more information, visit: www.dongbu.co.kr. |
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