Applied Materials Ships Milestone 250th Copper CMP System to China's SMIC Foundry.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 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.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 2, 2004 Applied Mirra Mesa(R) and Applied Reflexion(R) Systems Lead the Industry for Copper Applications 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. has shipped its milestone 250th copper 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 * system to Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC SMIC Salaire Minimum Interprofessionnel de Croissance (French: guaranteed minimum wage) SMIC Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (Shanghai) SMIC Side Mount Intercooler ), a leading chip foundry in Shanghai, China. The Applied Mirra Mesa(R) CMP system purchased by SMIC will be used for the production of copper-based logic chips on 200mm wafers. "SMIC's choice of Applied Materials' CMP technology CMP Technology (formerly CMP Media) is a business-to-business multimedia company that provides information and integrated marketing services to technology professionals worldwide. for their copper devices is very gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. ," said Russell Ellwanger, vice president and general manager of Applied Materials' Planarization and Plating Business Group. "Our 200mm Mirra Mesa and 300mm Reflexion CMP systems are playing a key role as customers transition their most advanced designs to copper/low k device production." The Applied Mirra Mesa CMP and Applied Reflexion(R) CMP are the industry's leading systems for all 200mm and 300mm CMP applications. Both systems, with their unique multi-platen architecture and process control options, have set the standard for copper CMP processing. Installed in virtually every copper chipmaking fab worldwide, Applied Materials' CMP systems are production tool of record at more than a dozen major high-volume copper fabs and development tool of record at more than 20 customer sites. Applied Materials' latest CMP system, the Applied Reflexion LK, features a low downforce The term downforce describes the downward pressure created by the aerodynamic characteristics of a car that allows it to travel faster through a corner by holding the car to the track or road surface. , high throughput platform that enables the manufacture of a broad range of low k dielectric materials for 90nm production, with extendibility to future design nodes. The Mirra Mesa and Reflexion systems feature on-board process monitoring technologies, including the patented FullScan(TM) optical endpoint system and the iScan(TM) system which provides real-time profile control. Available in-line wafer-level diagnostic capability monitors product quality and minimizes process excursions. Established in April 2000, SMIC is one of China's most advanced foundries, with three 200mm fabs in volume production in Shanghai and a 300mm facility currently under construction in Beijing. For more information, please visit www.smics.com. Applied Materials (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 largest supplier of equipment and services to the global semiconductor industry. Applied Materials' Web site is http://www.appliedmaterials.com *CMP: chemical mechanical polishing |
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