Hyundai Semiconductor America Selects ASML as Preferred Supplier of Deep UV Step & Scan Lithography Tools.TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 1999-- Subsidiary of Korean Semiconductor Giant Orders New PAS 5500/550B Systems For Use in Memory Production at its New Fab in Oregon; Press release issued by 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 Holding N.V. (Ticker symbol Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors "ASML ASML Abstract State Machine Language ASML Anisotropic Shielded Microstrip Line " on both Amsterdam Exchanges and Nasdaq National Market System) To equip its new wafer fab in Eugene, Ore., Hyundai Semiconductor America (HSA HSA Health Savings Account (US) HSA Human Serum Albumin HSA Human Services Agency (Nevada) HSA Health Services Agency HSA Health and Safety Authority (Ireland) ) has ordered multiple PAS 5500/550B deep UV Step & Scan systems from ASM Lithography (ASML). Installation of the high-throughput, 180 nm-resolution tools is scheduled to begin in March. HSA will use the PAS 5500/550B deep UV systems to develop and manufacture its next-generation 64 Mbit, 128 Mbit and 256 Mbit dynamic random access memory Dynamic random access memory (DRAM) is a type of random access memory that stores each bit of data in a separate capacitor within an integrated circuit. Since real capacitors leak charge, the information eventually fades unless the capacitor charge is refreshed periodically. (DRAM) chips. 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. HSA, the purchasing decision was made after a thorough competitive analysis. "We found that the ASML system offered both the fine resolution we needed and the high productivity that is critical for memory manufacturing," an HSA spokesman said. "A critical factor in our decision was the demonstrated customer support and solid working relationship between Hyundai Electronics and ASML that has been established in recent years." ASML's partnership with HSA officially began in September 1997, when Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., HSA's parent company, placed a significant multi-system order for ASML deep UV steppers. That equipment is being used for volume manufacturing of DRAMs at Hyundai fabs in Ichon, Korea. This latest order, however, represents the first delivery of ASML systems to Hyundai's U.S. subsidiary, Hyundai Semiconductor America. The PAS 5500/550B deep UV system is capable of processing more than 104 wafers per hour with resolution of 180 nm or better. Step & Scan technology A method for testing chips on the printed circuit board by building the chip with additional input and output pins that are used only for test purposes. Full scan methods test all the registers on the chip. allows this system to achieve a large field size of up to 26 mm x 33 mm. This is large enough to pattern at least two 1 Gbit DRAMs or advanced microprocessors in one exposure field without requiring larger, more expensive lenses. "We are very pleased that HSA in Eugene has selected ASML as its preferred supplier of deep UV Step & Scan systems," said Dave Chavoustie, ASML's vice president of worldwide sales. "Facing critical decisions about next-generation processes, HSA chose to integrate our lithography systems into its 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. , further validating our Step & Scan technology. "This purchase order demonstrates growing market acceptance of our high-productivity Step & Scan technology," Chavoustie said. "We are pleased to support Hyundai Electronics in its global IC manufacturing operations, both in Korea and now in Eugene, Oregon The city of Eugene is the county seat of Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about 60 miles (100 km) east of the Oregon Coast. ." About ASML ASM Lithography was founded in 1984 and is a world leader in advanced photolithography systems that are essential to the fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. of modern integrated circuits. The company now has an installed base of more than 1,200 systems at customer sites around the world. Recognized by Dataquest as the second largest supplier of wafer steppers and Step & Scan systems in the world, ASML operates demonstration and application laboratories at its corporate headquarters located in Veldhoven, The Netherlands, and at its U.S. headquarters in Tempe, Arizona. Regional sales and service facilities are located worldwide near its customers' premises. Since March 1995, ASM Lithography has been publicly traded on both the Amsterdam Exchanges and the Nasdaq National Market System. Please visit the company's web site at http://www.asml.com for more information on ASM Lithography. |
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