Applied Materials Launches High-Productivity Flat Panel Manufacturing Systems for Gen 8.5 Fabs.SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Applied Materials, Inc., through its Display Business Group, AKT AKT Auto- ja Kuljetusalan Työntekijäliitto (Finnish Transport Workers Union) AKT Automatischer Kassentresor (German: automatic cash desk vault; used in german banks to secure money at counters) AKT Apprentice Knowledge Test , today announced the first suite of flat panel display A thin display screen for computer and TV usage. The first flat panels appeared on laptop computers in the mid-1980s, and the LCD technology became the standard. Stand-alone LCD screens became available for desktop computers in the mid-1990s and exceeded sales of CRTs for the first time (FPD (1) (Flat Panel Display) See LCD, plasma display, EL display, FED and flat panel display. (2) (Field Programmable Device) An umbrella term for all chips that can be programmed by the customer including SPLDs, CPLDs and FPGAs. See PLD. ) systems for manufacturing large-size LCD(1) TV screens on the world's largest Gen 8.5 (2.2m x ~2.5m) glass substrates. The newly designed AKT-55K EBT EBT See: Earnings Before Taxes (Electron Beam Tester), the AKT-55K PECVD PECVD Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (1), and the AKT-NEW ARISTO([TM]) 2200 color filter sputter systems enable the highly-efficient production of six 55inch LCD TV screens from Gen 8.5 panels. The new Gen 8.5 panels are expected to contribute to TFT (Thin Film Transistor) The term typically refers to active matrix screens on laptop computers. Active matrix LCD provides a sharper screen display and broader viewing angle than does passive matrix. See LCD and thin film. TFT - Thin Film transistor (1)-LCD TV market growth, which is forecast by market researcher Display Search to exceed 40 million units in 2006. "Applied Materials continues to help customers reduce the total cost of flat panel manufacturing by providing differentiated products and technologies supported by its worldwide service capabilities," said Dr. Mark Pinto, senior vice president and general manager of Applied Materials' New Business and New Products Group and AKT. "Applied has steadily increased its position in FPD equipment, beginning with PECVD technology for transistor formation, then adding e-beam test, and now addressing sputtered films in the color filter area. By combining our leadership in large area processing with our strengths in Nanomanufacturing Technology([TM]), this new suite of products puts us at the forefront of the display equipment business and gives our customers a highly productive, cost-effective and reliable set of technologies for next generation manufacturing." The AKT-55K EBT system features one of the industry's fastest and most accurate pixel test technology with the lowest overall operating costs. The system features seven electron beams to provide rapid, accurate pixel array testing. The system's non-contact test technology ensures safe testing of high-value LCD TV panels without damaging or scratching the display. The AKT-55K PECVD system utilizes the proven multi-chamber platform architecture and technology that have made AKT the industry leader in flat panel CVD CVD Cardiovascular disease, see there equipment for the past 13 years. Optimized for both dielectric films (SiNx, SiOx and SiON) and semiconducting films (a-Si and doped a-Si), the AKT-55K system can process over 60 substrates per hour for single-layer films. For color filter manufacturing, the AKT-NEW ARISTO 2200 is a fully-automated vertical sputter system optimized for high productivity and target utilization. Based on the market-leading NEW ARISTO system concept, formerly from Applied Films, the AKT-NEW ARISTO 2200 uses an innovative planar cathode design optimized for low defects and high yield, while providing the highest throughput in the industry. Applied Materials, 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 ) 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) LCD: liquid crystal display liquid crystal display (LCD) Optoelectronic device used in displays for watches, calculators, notebook computers, and other electronic devices. Current passed through specific portions of the liquid crystal solution causes the crystals to align, blocking the passage of light. ; PECVD: plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition; TFT: thin film transistor |
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