ASML Wins Major Order from Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial.VELDHOVEN, Netherlands -- ASML Holding ASML is a Dutch company and the world’s primary supplier of lithography systems for the semiconductor industry. Of all the major chip producers worldwide, more than 80% are ASML customers. NV (ASML ASML Abstract State Machine Language ASML Anisotropic Shielded Microstrip Line ) (Nasdaq:ASML)(AEX AEX See: Amsterdam Exchange :ASML) today announced the name of its fourth Japanese customer: Matsushita Electric Industrial. In July, ASML received an order for its TWINSCAN(TM) 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). system for 300 mm production from Japan's largest electronics and electrical-equipment manufacturer and home to Panasonic. The sale marks a milestone in ASML's expansion within the Japanese market, which traditionally has been dominated by local lithography companies. Matsushita chose ASML's equipment for volume production of the latest generation of system-on-a-chip (SoC) devices. It will install the system in its first 300 mm fab located in Uozu, Japan. "To continuously strengthen Matsushita System LSI's business, we selected ASML for its excellent total performance," said Matsushita Electric Industrial Semiconductor Company. ASML announced plans to increase its service, sales and marketing operations in Japan to serve its growing regional customer base. This sale marks the eighth location in Japan in which ASML systems have been installed. Other successes in the Japanese market include recently announced strategic alliances with Tokyo Electron Limited and Dainippon Screen Manufacturing Co., Ltd. "Japan is an important market. ASML is committed to raising awareness Raising awareness is a common phrase advocacy groups use to justify a particular event, brochure or even the entire organization. Raising awareness refers to alerting the general public that a certain issue exists and should be approached the way the group desires. of our technology leadership and customer focus in this region. This sale secures our place as a leading supplier of advanced 300 mm equipment in Japan," said Eric Meurice, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , ASML. Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo and serving as the exclusive sales agent for ASML in Japan, was instrumental in securing the order. About ASML ASML is the world's leading provider of lithography systems for the semiconductor industry, manufacturing complex machines that are critical to the production of 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. or chips. Headquartered in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, ASML is traded on Euronext Amsterdam and NASDAQ under the symbol ASML. For more information, visit the Web site at ASML.com. |
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