August Technology Adds to Patent Portfolio; Intellectual Property is the Foundation of Inspection Leadership.MINNEAPOLIS -- August Technology Corporation (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 :AUGT), a leading supplier of inspection, metrology and defect analysis (programming) defect analysis - Using defects as data for continuous quality improvement. Defect analysis generally seeks to classify defects into categories and identify possible causes in order to direct process improvement efforts. solutions for the microelectronic industries, today announced it has received a new U. S. patent, number 6,826,298, for its continuous, on-the-fly inspection technology. The patent supports August Technology's advanced macro, high-speed, model-based inspection technology which uses strobe strobe n. 1. A strobe light. 2. A stroboscope. 3. A spot of higher than normal intensity in the sweep of an indicator, as on a radar screen, used as a reference mark for determining distance. illumination to freeze motion while continuously moving a wafer. This type of inspection is used to detect defects on whole, sawn and partial wafers throughout the device manufacturing process. Typical defects include particles, residue, scratches, corrosion, and edge and solder bump defects. "The development of this technology has made it possible for August Technology to provide a combination of high throughput and high resolution which had not been achieved before," explained Cory Watkins, August Technology's chief technology officer. "August Technology has pioneered the advanced macro, high-speed automated wafer inspection market. This key new patent supports the core of our innovative technology which has resulted in products such as the NSX NSX New Sportscar eXperimental (concept name for Acura vehicle; originally NS-X) NSX Namespace Extension (Windows Shell Programming) NSX N Syndrome NSX Network and Security Experts NSX New Sports Experimental Series, the 3Di Series and the AXi Series inspection systems. With an installed base of over 300 high-speed, wafer inspection systems, we believe this patent will protect our position as the leader in advanced macro defect inspection." About August Technology: August Technology's automated inspection, metrology and analysis solutions provide critical product and process enhancing information, which enables microelectronic device manufacturers to drive down costs and time to market. Based in Bloomington, Minnesota Bloomington is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, and a southern suburb of Minneapolis. As of 2005, it had a population of 84,347, making it the largest Twin Cities suburb, and the fifth largest city in the state[1]. , August Technology is a founding member of the Advanced Packaging and Interconnect Alliance (APiA) and an active member of the Die Products Consortium (DPC DPC Department of Premier and Cabinet (Victoria, Australia) DPC Dutch Power Cows DPC Deferred Procedure Calls (Microsoft Windows NT 4. ). Additional information can be found on the company's web site at www.augusttech.com. |
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