Another Five Chip Industry Suppliers Join the SiLKnet Alliance; New members offer metrology, cleaning, CMP and assembly & test expertise.Business/Technology Editors MIDLAND, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 11, 2002 The Dow Chemical Company The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW TYO: 4850 ) is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan. Overview The Dow Chemical Company is currently the second largest chemical manufacturer in the World (after BASF)[1]. today announced that the SiLKnet Alliance(sm) data network is expanding to include five additional member companies, with its first members in the metrology and assembly & test product and service areas. The expansion strengthens the goal of the SiLKnet Alliance to develop fab-ready processes and products that support Dow's family of SiLK* semiconductor dielectric resins and complementary Ensemble ES* films for spin-on etch stop applications. Cabot Microelectronics, Kulicke & Soffa, Semitool Inc., Therma-Wave Inc. and Thermo Nicolet have all signed letters of intent to join the industry-wide consortium of materials and equipment suppliers. SiLKnet Alliance member companies work in parallel to develop a variety of compatible SiLK processes, products and related technologies for IDM (1) See identity management. (2) (Integrated Device Manufacturer) A company that performs every step of the chip-making process, including design, manufacture, test and packaging. Examples of IDMs are Intel, AMD, Motorola, IBM, TI and Lucent. and foundry customers. The work will provide faster, easier integration of Dow's low-k materials in the 130nm technology node See technology generation. and beyond. "Each new member brings specific process knowledge that will strengthen and expand the SiLKnet Alliance's interconnect module development program," said Greg Bauer, development director for the SiLKnet Alliance. "Kicking off formal efforts in the metrology module, the addition of Therma-Wave and Thermo Nicolet will help speed development of measurement techniques for characterizing SiLK film and porous SiLK film properties. Meanwhile, participation by Cabot and Semitool will expand current process developments and knowledge in the CMP CMP (cytidine monophosphate): see cytosine. (1) (CMP Media LLC, Manhasset, NY, www.cmp.com) Part of United Business Media, CMP is a leading integrated media company that offers a wide variety of publications and services in the information and clean modules, respectively. "With expertise in assembly and test, Kulicke & Soffa's membership complements the goal of the SiLKnet Alliance to extend applications support to the back-end, where chips are singulated, assembled into packages and tested," Bauer added. Launched last year, the SiLKnet Alliance is the first and broadest low-k collaboration of its kind. In addition to the five new members, current Alliance members include Arch Chemicals Founded in 1999, Arch Chemicals (NYSE: ARJ) is a biocides company with over a billion dollars in annual sales. It consists of four divisions:
ATMI Association for Technology in Music Instruction ATMI Advanced Technology Materials, Inc. ATMI Application-to-Transaction Manager Interface ATMI According to My Information ATMI Atm Interface Unit MLS See multilevel security. Photo/Etch Solutions, Axcelis Technologies, Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co. Ltd., The Dow Chemical Company, EKC Technology Inc., Ferro Corp., General Chemical Corp., Planar Solutions LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , SEZ SEZ Special Economic Zone SEZ Stream Environment Zone SEZ Mahe Island, Seychelles - Mahe Island Seychelles International (Airport Code) Group, Supercritical Adj. 1. supercritical - (especially of fissionable material) able to sustain a chain reaction in such a manner that the rate of reaction increases critical - at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass Systems Inc., Tokyo Electron Limited and Verteq Inc. Membership is non-exclusive and open to all suppliers providing solutions in the low-k area. More information about SiLKnet is available at the Alliance's Web site (www.silknetalliance.com). About SiLK Semiconductor Dielectric Resin and Related Products SiLK resins are a family of spin-on, low-k ILD (Inter Layer Dielectric) The insulation used between layers of aluminum or copper wire that interconnect the transistors in a chip. There are three to four layers in a memory chip and five to seven in a logic chip with hundreds of meters of wiring. materials that allow semiconductor manufacturers to increase the speed and performance of their chips by enabling denser circuitry. First generation SiLK resin products offer k=2.6 for both copper damascene and aluminum/tungsten processing. Dow also offers a clear path to next-generation chip technologies with porous SiLK resin (k=2.0), which is being developed for 100nm chip designs, as well as the industry's first production-ready spin-on etch stop material to be marketed under the trademark ENSEMBLE* ES Dielectric Solutions. About Dow Chemical - Advanced Electronic Materials Dow's Advanced Electronic Materials business provides a variety of materials and technologies to support customer innovation in the electronics industry. Dow is a leading science and technology company that provides innovative chemical, plastic and agricultural products and services to many essential consumer markets. With annual sales of $28 billion, Dow serves customers in more than 170 countries and a wide range of markets that are vital to human progress, including food, transportation, health and medicine, personal and home care, and building and construction, among others. Committed to the principles of Sustainable Development, Dow and its approximately 50,000 employees seek to balance economic, environmental and social responsibilities. For further information, visit Dow's Web site at www.dow.com. Additional information on SiLK semiconductor dielectric resins from Dow is available at the Web site www.silk.dow.com. Or, contact Dow's Customer Information Group at 1-800-441-4369. Reference E#1-316G1 to expedite your inquiry. *Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company (sm) Service Mark of The Dow Chemical Company |
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