EV Group and Komag Inc. Collaborate on World's First High-Volume Nanoimprint Lithography Application for Data Storage.SCHARDING, Austria -- EV Group (EVG EVG Elektronisches Vorschaltgerät (German: Electronic Ballast) EVG Enterrement de Vie de Garçon (French) EVG Evaluator Group ), a leading manufacturer of nanoimprinting, MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) Tiny mechanical devices that are built onto semiconductor chips and are measured in micrometers. In the research labs since the 1980s, MEMS devices began to materialize as commercial products in the mid-1990s. and semiconductor wafer-processing equipment, said today that it has signed an agreement with Komag Inc. to develop, license and sell the world's first high-volume nanoimprint lithography (NIL) application for mass data storage. Based in San Jose, Calif., Komag is a leading independent supplier of thin-film disks, the primary high-capacity storage medium for digital data in computers and consumer appliances. The company pioneered the development of a proof-of-principle discrete track recording (DTR (Data Terminal Ready) An RS-232 signal sent from the computer or terminal to the modem indicating that it is able to accept data. Contrast with DSR. DTR - Data Terminal Ready ) patterned magnetic disk, a technology that utilizes NIL. DTR disks feature a cost-effective means of magnetically isolating individual data tracks. They are expected to result in significant advances in disk capacities beyond 160 GB per disk for both standard longitudinal magnetic recording (LMR LMR Land Mobile Radio LMR Labor-Management Relations LMR Last Minute Resistance LMR Living Marine Resources LMR Longmoor Military Railway (UK) LMR Liquid-Metal Reactor LMR Laser Magnetic Resonance ) media and Komag's proprietary perpendicular magnetic recording media (PMR PMR 1 Percutaneous myocardial revascularization, see there 2 Perinatal mortality rate 3 Polymyalgia rheumatica 4 Proportionate mortality ratio, see there ). "Our companies are sharing resources and expertise to develop and apply EV Group's leadership in NIL and hot-embossing capabilities for volume production of Komag's DTR-patterned magnetic disks," said Dr. Peter Podesser, chief executive officer of EV Group. "This development also marks a milestone for nanoimprinting history by implementing this technology in a first high-volume application. This strengthens EV Group's leadership position as equipment supplier for the emerging nanoimprinting industry." Under the agreement, EV Group and Komag will jointly develop, license and sell a high-volume production hot embosser embosser - Braille printer for data storage based on the new, fully automated EVG570PMI See Private Mortgage Insurance. hot embossing embossing, process of producing upon various materials designs or patterns in relief by mechanical means. The material is pressed between a pair of dies especially adapted to its hardness and the depth of the design needed. system. The EVG570PMI is a low cost and flexible fabrication tool for the aligned double-side imprinting imprinting, acquisition of behavior in many animal species, in which, at a critical period early in life, the animals form strong and lasting attachments. Imprinting is important for normal social development. of patterned media. "By developing a unique process technology with this high-throughput and cost-effective manufacturing tool, Komag has once again demonstrated technology leadership in the mass data storage industry," said T.H. Tan, Komag's Chief Executive Officer. "Komag has made it clear that we plan to license DTR technology to other disk manufacturers to ensure that its proven cost and performance benefits reach a wide audience," said Mr. Tan. "This development, license and sales agreement with EV Group will facilitate dual-vendor sourcing of disks for our customers, and bring DTR to the market more quickly." About Komag Founded in 1983, Komag is a leading independent supplier of thin-film disks, the primary high-capacity storage medium for digital data. Komag leverages the combination of its world-class U.S. research and development center and Malaysian manufacturing operations to produce disks that meet the high-volume, stringent quality, low cost and demanding technology needs of its customers. By enabling rapidly improving storage density at ever lower cost per gigabyte, Komag seeks to create extraordinary value for consumers of computers, enterprise storage systems and electronic appliances such as digital video recorders, game boxes and consumer electronic storage systems. For more information about Komag, visit Komag's Internet home page at http://www.komag.com. The Investors section of the website provides a variety of financial and investor information, including an investor presentation. To request an investor packet, call Komag's Investor Relations at 408-576-2901. About EV Group Founded in 1980, EV Group is a global supplier of wafer bonders, aligners, photoresist coaters, cleaners and inspection systems for semiconductor, MEMS and emerging nanotechnology markets. EV Group holds the dominant share of the market for wafer bonding equipment (especially SOI (Silicon On Insulator) A chip architecture that increases transistor switching speed by reducing capacitance (build-up of electrical charges in the transistor's elements), and thus reducing the discharge time. The power requirement is also reduced in some designs. bonding) and is a leader in lithography for advanced packaging and nanotechnology. The company's unique Triple I approach (Invent - Innovate - Implement) is supported by a vertical infrastructure, allowing EV Group to respond quickly to new technology development, apply the technology to manufacturing challenges and expedite volume production. Headquartered in Scharding, Austria, EV Group operates via a global customer support network, with subsidiaries in Tempe, Arizona; Albany, New York For other uses, see Albany. Albany is the capital of the State of New York and the county seat of Albany County. Albany lies 136 miles (219 km) north of New York City, and slightly to the south of the juncture of the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers. ; Yokohama and Fukuoka, Japan; and Chung-Li, Taiwan. For more information, visit www.EVGroup.com. |
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