Applied Materials' UVision Inspection System and Producer HARP CVD System Win Semiconductor International Awards.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. -- Applied Materials Applied Materials, Inc. NASDAQ: AMAT (HKSE: 4336 ) is the global leader in nanomanufacturing technology solutions with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, service and software products for the fabrication of semiconductor chips, flat panel solar displays, solar , Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT AMAT Applied Materials (stock symbol) AMAT Average Memory Access Time AMAT Automatic Message Accounting Transmitter AMAT Anti-Materiel (bomb or mine) AMAT Ageing Management Assessment Team ) today announced that two of its products have received Semiconductor International magazine's prestigious Editors' Choice Best Product Award. --The Applied UVision(TM) Inspection system was recognized for helping to move wafer inspection forward into the nanomanufacturing era with breakthrough DUV DUV Deep Ultraviolet DUV Data-Under-Voice DUV Design Under Verification (1) laser 3-D brightfield inspection technology that can find nanometer-scale defects never before detected. --The Applied Producer(R) HARP(TM) system plays a key role in overcoming transistor performance challenges by enabling chipmakers to boost chip speed by depositing strain inducing dielectric films in transistor structures, while also enabling geometric device scaling with unparalleled high aspect ratio gap-fill capability. "Both of these products represent key advances in nanomanufacturing technology(TM) that are contributing to the continued progression of Moore's Law "The number of transistors and resistors on a chip doubles every 18 months." By Intel co-founder Gordon Moore regarding the pace of semiconductor technology. He made this famous comment in 1965 when there were approximately 60 devices on a chip. ," noted Dr. Mark Pinto, senior vice president and chief technology officer of Applied Materials. "The UVision technology addresses the vital economic area of chip yield, using new technology to quickly find nano-scale killer defects. The Producer HARP system helps overcome one of chipmaking's greatest challenges, the slowing progress of transistor performance in sub-90nm designs, by offering chipmakers a cost-effective solution to fill shrinking structures with specialized dielectric materials." With the innovative Applied UVision system, Applied Materials revolutionized defect inspection by introducing the semiconductor industry's first laser 3-D brightfield inspection tool. The UVision system addresses the critical need for significantly higher inspection sensitivity and productivity for 65nm manufacturing and beyond, featuring a production-worthy detection technology that can find many types of "killer" defects never seen before. This innovative inspection technology allows customers to rapidly resolve performance-limiting defect issues and achieve greater chip yields. For more information, please visit: www.appliedmaterials.com/resolution The Applied Producer HARP (High Aspect Ratio Process) system is the only commercially-available, high-productivity CVD CVD Cardiovascular disease, see there (1) technology that meets the stringent more than 7:1 high aspect ratio gap-fill requirements for STI STI systolic time intervals. (1) and PMD (Polarization Mode Dispersion) The type of dispersion that occurs in singlemode fiber due to a lack of perfect symmetry in the fiber and from external pressures on the cable. Light travels over singlemode fiber in two polarization states. (1) applications in 65nm, 45nm and below designs. The HARP process also enables enhanced transistor performance by depositing strain-inducing films that can significantly increase drive current, without added integration complexity. For more information on the Applied Producer HARP system, visit: http://www.appliedmaterials.com/products/harp Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT) is the global leader in nanomanufacturing technology(TM) solutions for the electronics industry with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, service and software products. At Applied Materials, we apply nanomanufacturing technology to improve the way people live. Learn more at www.appliedmaterials.com. (1) DUV = deep ultraviolet; STI = shallow trench isolation Shallow trench isolation (STI) is an integrated circuit feature which prevents electrical current leakage between adjacent semiconductor device components. STI is generally used on CMOS process technology nodes of 250 nanometers and smaller. ; PMD = pre-metal dielectric; CVD = chemical vapor deposition |
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