Applied Materials Will Use ASML Stepper in Equipment Development Pilot Line.VELDHOVEN, Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 20, 1997-- ASM (1) (Association for Systems Management) An international membership organization based in Cleveland, Ohio. Founded in 1947 and disbanded in 1996, it sponsored conferences in all phases of administrative systems and management. Lithography (ASML ASML Abstract State Machine Language ASML Anisotropic Shielded Microstrip Line ) (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ASMLF) announced that Applied Materials Inc. will install ASML's deep UV stepper step·per n. 1. One that steps, especially in a fast or spirited manner. 2. Informal A dancer. Noun 1. in Applied Materials' new "pilot line" in Santa Clara, Calif., that is being planned to enhance the company's technology development activities. The pilot line was announced in July as part of Applied Materials' plan to invest $430 million in facilities for 200 mm and 300 mm product development. "Putting one of our steppers in Applied Materials' exciting new pilot line project will improve both companies' understanding of the interaction between lithography and the deposition, etch and 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 processes that are used before and after the lithography step. This should help us improve our respective products to give our customers better value," noted Willem Maris, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of ASM Lithography. The ASML system to be used in Applied Materials' pilot line will initially be configured for 200 mm wafers; however, the system is designed to be upgraded for 300 mm process development. ASM Lithography (NASDAQ:ASMLF, Amsterdam Stock Exchange
The Amsterdam Stock Exchange is the former name for the stock exchange based in Amsterdam. :ASML) is a world leader in photolithography with an installed base of more than 850 systems at customer sites around the world. The company, ranked the world's sixth largest supplier of wafer fab equipment by the market research firm Dataquest, had 1996 revenues of $770 million. ASML is headquartered in Veldhoven, Netherlands, with a U.S. operations center in Tempe, Ariz., and regional sales and service facilities in Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Singapore. -0- Note to Editors: "Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995: Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this news release that may be considered forward-looking statements may be subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those projected, including uncertainties in the market, pricing competition, procurement and manufacturing efficiencies, and other risks detailed from time to time in reports filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company assumes no obligation to update the information in this release. CONTACT: ASM Lithography, Veldhoven Evert Polak, (31) 40-2303-537 Eduard Hoeberichts (31) 40-2303-938 or ASM Lithography, Tempe Doug Marsh/Mark Bigelow, 602/438-0559 or Mathews & Clark, Sunnyvale, Calif. Bob Climo, 408/736-1120 |
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