Axcelis Announces Multiple System Design Win for Single Wafer Optima HD at Major Asian Memory Manufacturer.Chipmaker chip·mak·er n. A manufacturer of electronic and integrated circuit chips. selects both Optima HD(TM) and Optima HD Imax(TM) molecular implanter for advanced memory and logic devices BEVERLY, Mass. -- Axcelis Technologies Axcelis Technologies, Inc. NASDAQ: ACLS engages in the design, manufacture, and servicing of capital equipment for the semiconductor manufacturing industry worldwide. , Inc. (Nasdaq: ACLS ACLS abbr. advanced cardiac life support ) today reported a new design win for multiple systems of its Optima HD high dose implanter to a major memory manufacturer located in Asia. The customer selected both the Optima HD(TM) and the Optima HD Imax[TM]. This is the second penetration for the Optima HD Imax system, which allows users to dramatically increase productivity for low energy applications, by implanting clusters of boron boron (bōr`ŏn) [New Gr. from borax], chemical element; symbol B; at. no. 5; at. wt. 10.81; m.p. about 2,300°C;; sublimation point about 2,550°C;; sp. gr. 2.3 at 25°C;; valence +3. rather than individual atoms. "We're very excited about this new design win as it demonstrates continued customer confidence in the Optima HD as well our innovative molecular implant technology," said Mary Puma, chairman 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 Axcelis. "Chipmakers are under significant pressure to reduce costs and improve yield, while continuing to scale to smaller geometries. The Optima HD and Optima HD Imax allow chipmakers to achieve exceptionally high throughput at very low energies without the risk of energy contamination - significantly boosting chip yield on advanced memory and logic devices. The Optima HD platform's spot beam A spot beam, in telecommunications parlance, is a satellite signal that is specially concentrated in power (i.e. send by a high-gain antenna) so that it will cover only a limited geographic area on earth. technology and RadiusScan(TM) endstation provide inherent advantages in the areas of efficient ion transport Ion transport Movement of salts and other electrolytes in the form of ions from place to place within living systems. Ion transport may occur by any of several different mechanisms: electrochemical diffusion, active-transport requiring energy, or bulk , rapid recipe tune times, and precise and repeatable angle control. These advantages translate into compelling process and cost of ownership advantages for chipmakers." The Optima HD covers all traditional high dose implants while providing significant mid dose applications overlap for maximum versatility and capital efficiency. The Optima HD delivers precise implants using Axcelis' advanced spot beam technology, resulting in exceptional implant uniformity and repeatability. Axcelis' proprietary RadiusScan endstation further enhances productivity and enables the system to cover an extremely broad dose range. The Optima HD Imax implants molecules of B18 H22, which includes 18 boron atoms, resulting in higher productivity than users could achieve with traditional approaches, without the risk of energy contamination associated with beam deceleration deceleration /de·cel·er·a·tion/ (de-sel?er-a´shun) decrease in rate or speed. early deceleration . This boost in productivity enables chipmakers to adopt a number of emerging trends, including dual poly gate applications for advanced memory devices and shallower junctions in logic chips. About Axcelis Technologies, Inc. Axcelis Technologies, Inc., headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts, provides innovative, high-productivity solutions for the semiconductor industry. Axcelis is dedicated to developing enabling process applications through the design, manufacture and complete life cycle support of ion implantation, rapid thermal processing Rapid Thermal Processing (or RTP) refers to a semiconductor manufacturing process which heats silicon wafers to high temperatures (up to 1200 C or greater) on a timescale of several seconds or less. , and cleaning and curing systems. Axcelis Technologies has key product development centers in Beverly, Massachusetts, as well as in Saijo, Japan through its joint venture, SEN Corporation, an SHI and Axcelis Company. The company's Internet address is: www.axcelis.com. Forward Looking Statements This press release includes certain statements, known as "forward-looking statements," which express the current expectations of Axcelis management. Product manufacturing and delivery issues, customer order push-outs or cancellations and product performance could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated as expressed in this press release. These risks and other risk factors relating to Axcelis are described more fully in the most recent Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. filed by Axcelis and in other filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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