Applied Materials to Open New Facility in Massachusetts to Expand Swift Ion Implant System Manufacturing.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DANVERS, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 27, 2001 Danvers Site Selected to Produce Key Technology for Building Future Chips 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 ), the largest supplier of equipment and services to the worldwide semiconductor industry, today announced it will open a 280,000-square-foot facility in Danvers, Massachusetts Danvers is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Located on the Danvers River near the northeastern coast of Massachusetts, Danvers is most widely known for its association with the 1692 Salem witch trials. , to expand production of its leading-edge Swift(R) ion implantation Ion implantation A process that utilizes accelerated ions to penetrate a solid surface. The implanted ions can be used to modify the surface composition, structure, or property of the solid material. systems. This site adds to Applied Materials' extensive ion implant manufacturing operations Manufacturing operations concern the operation of a facility, as opposed to maintenance, supply and distribution, health, and safety, emergency response, human resources, security, information technology and other infrastructural support organizations. in Horsham, England, where its industry-leading Quantum(TM) low-energy ion implanters are produced. "The semiconductor industry's acceptance of our revolutionary new Swift implant system, announced late last year, dramatically expands our market opportunity in ion implantation," said Dan Maydan, president of Applied Materials. "Danvers is an ideal location to support a growing demand for production of this vital technology." Massachusetts Governor Jane Swift Jane Maria Swift (born February 24, 1965) is an American politician from Melrose, Massachusetts. A Republican, she served as Acting Governor of Massachusetts from 2001 to 2003. Swift is the first woman to serve as a Governor of Massachusetts (albeit unelected). and other state and local officials joined Applied Materials in announcing the new manufacturing site today in Danvers. Governor Swift's administration and the Commonwealth's Department of Economic Development provided key assistance in Applied Materials' successful site search. "We are proud of the high-tech business environment that has developed over the past 10 years in Massachusetts, and pleased that our success has attracted an industry leader such as Applied Materials," said Elizabeth F. Ames, state cabinet director for economic development. "Applied Materials has demonstrated that Massachusetts is -- and will continue to be -- the best place in the country for high-technology industries to develop and operate." Applied Materials anticipates a significant number of new jobs will be created to meet the needs of this factory over the next several years and plans to employ a number of local suppliers to provide subassemblies, parts and services. "In addition to providing an excellent high-tech business environment, the Danvers area has a unique infrastructure of key component suppliers, many of whom have worked with us for years in supporting our implant products," said Craig Lowrie, vice president and general manager of Applied Materials' Parametric and Conductive Implantation Group. Applied Materials Swift ion implanter, introduced in November 2000, is the only system in the industry to provide both medium current and high-energy applications. Combined with the company's market-leading Quantum(TM) product for low-energy, high current applications, the Swift system completes Applied Materials' simplified, two-system Total Solutions(TM) approach to ion implantation for fabricating 100 nanometer and below semiconductor chips. One key to the new Swift system's advanced capabilities is its WhisperScan(TM) technology, developed with Orion Equipment Inc., located near Danvers in Beverly, Massachusetts Beverly is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 39,862 at the 2000 census. A resort, residential and manufacturing community, Beverly includes Beverly Farms and Prides Crossing. . This advance in wafer positioning improves doping doping, in electronics: see semiconductor. Altering the electrical conductivity of a semiconductor material, such as silicon, by chemically combining it with foreign elements. accuracy and device performance by leading to greater control of leakage current and threshold voltage The threshold voltage of a MOSFET is usually defined as the gate voltage where a depletion region forms in the substrate (body) of the transistor. In an NMOS the substrate of the transistor is composed of p-type silicon which has more positively charged electron holes compared to within the transistor. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the market researcher Dataquest, the total market for implant systems in 2000 was estimated at $1.6 billion and is forecast to be $2.8 billion in 2004. Applied Materials (Nasdaq:AMAT), the largest supplier of products and services to the global semiconductor industry, is one of the world's leading information infrastructure providers. Applied Materials enables Information for Everyone(TM) by helping semiconductor manufacturers produce more powerful, portable and affordable chips. Applied Materials' Web site is www.appliedmaterials.com. |
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