Anam Semiconductor Selects Varian Ion Implanters for New Buchon, Korea Fab; Initial Order Valued at $11.7 million.PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 1997--Varian Associates, Inc., reported today that Anam Semiconductor has purchased ion implantation Ion implantation A process that utilizes accelerated ions to penetrate a solid surface. The implanted ions can be used to modify the surface composition, structure, or property of the solid material. systems valued at some $11.7 million for its new Fab 1 in Buchon, Korea. The chip fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. tools, Varian Model EHP-500 medium current ion implanters, will be used in the manufacture of CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. devices. "An important technical factor in our selection of Varian implanters is real time control of process uniformity afforded by the EHP-500," said Dr. K.O. Park, vice president of Anam Semiconductor Fab See fab. Operations. "Equally important, this tool is supported by Varian Korea Ltd., which provides an essential direct link from our fab to Varian's manufacturing and process support operations in Korea and the U.S. "This blend of support quality, technology, and cost effectiveness makes Varian implanters a natural selection for our new venture that combines Anam's advanced semiconductor manufacturing capabilities with its leadership in packaging," said Park. The Varian implanters destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. for the Anam facility support the SMIF SMIF Standard Mechanical Interface SMIF Stream-based Model Interchange Format SMIF Shared Materials Instrumentation Facility (Duke University) SMIF Stanford Management Internship Fund SMIF SMAD4-Interacting Transcription Factor (Standard Mechanical Interface) semiconductor manufacturing standard. The new Anam fab is believed to be the first in Korea to use SMIF capabilities. Essentially, SMIF systems or "pods" provide contamination control during wafer transport and storage by isolating them from the ambient environment. SMIF equipment helps maintain the ultra-clean conditions -- known as Class 1 -- necessary for building today's advanced devices. Anam Semiconductor is a global leader in the electronic packaging, assembly, and test services business. Anam has expanded its manufacturing operations with a new 480,000 square foot CMOS wafer fabrication facility for deep sub-micron CMOS. Anam Semiconductor's manufacturing services are provided through Amkor Technology, Inc. For additional information, please visit Amkor's world wide web site at http://www.amkor.com . Varian's semiconductor fabrication equipment is used by virtually every major semiconductor manufacturer in Korea, the U.S., Europe, and Japan. The company is the leading supplier of ion implantation equipment with more than 2,500 systems shipped worldwide. Varian was recently named the semiconductor industry's top large supplier of wafer processing capital equipment in VLSI VLSI: see integrated circuit. (1) (Very Large Scale Integration) Between 100,000 and one million transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, LSI and ULSI. (2) (VLSI Technology, Inc., Tempe, AZ, www.semiconductors. Research Inc's 1997 10 BEST customer satisfaction survey. Varian Associates, Inc., based in Palo Alto, Calif., is a $1.6 billion, diversified, high-technology company with core businesses in semiconductor manufacturing equipment, analytical instruments, and health care systems. Varian has manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia and has sales and service offices worldwide. Press announcements and other information about Varian are available on the World Wide Web at the URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. http://www.varian.com . CONTACT: Varian Associates, Inc. Laurie Alire, 650/424-5781 laurie.alire@grc.varian.com |
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