Intel and Media Lario Announce Investment and Commercial Agreements; Agreements to Further Reinforce and Accelerate Roadmap to EUV Lithography.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA, Calif. & MILAN Milan, prince and king of Serbia Milan (Milan Obrenović) (mĭl`än ōbrĕ`nəvĭch), 1854–1901, prince (1868–82) and king (1882–89) of Serbia; grandnephew of Miloš Obrenović. , Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 2004 Intel Corporation and Media Lario International S.A., a leading manufacturer of high-accuracy optical components, today announced two agreements aimed at the development of key optical components for Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV EUV Extreme Ultraviolet EUV Exclusive Use Vehicle EUV Extreme Ultra Violet ) Lithography. The agreements include an equity investment by Intel Capital and a commercial agreement that is designed to accelerate Media Lario's research and development activity for EUV. Specific terms of the agreements were not disclosed. EUV Lithography is positioned for commercialization by 2009, but several technical hurdles have to be overcome for the timely delivery of the technology. In particular, some of the most stringent technical requirements need to be addressed through the design and manufacture of very high accuracy reflective optical components, the core capability of Media Lario. Media Lario has a 10-year history in the manufacturing of high-accuracy optical components and systems on the basis of a proprietary process based on electro-forming. The company's core technology allows for the high-volume production of reflective optical components of unprecedented physical quality with compelling cost of ownership. Among its many achievements, Media Lario was a key contributor to the success of the European Space Agency European Space Agency (ESA), multinational agency dedicated to the promotion, for exclusively peaceful purposes, of cooperation among European states in space research and technology. XMM XMM - Extended Memory Manager mission, which resulted in the launch in 1999 of the most powerful X-Ray telescope ever built. "These agreements will help accelerate the development, and commercialisation, of high accuracy reflective mirrors and mirror systems to meet the ever-stringent optical performance and cost of the current and Next Generation Lithography equipment (EUV)," commented Dr Giovanni Nocerino, president 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 Media Lario. "We're delighted with Intel's support of our efforts to provide enabling EUV optical mirror systems. Their highly valued sponsorship of collaborative work with lithography and source suppliers will lead to the timely establishment of EUV Lithography systems." "Developing EUV optics technology to enable affordable EUV source and lithography systems for high-volume manufacturing on the 32nm node in 2009 is a key challenge at Intel," said Peter Silverman, Intel Fellow and director of Intel's Lithography Capital Equipment Development. "These agreements will help enable Media Lario to focus on the development of EUV optics technology to meet the technology performance and cost requirements." About Media Lario S.A. Media Lario International S.A. is a world leader in the manufacturing of high-accuracy reflective optical components. It specialises in the design manufacture, characterisation and assembly of high precision mechanical and opto-mechanical systems. The core competence is based on a highly accurate replication technology that uses a high-precision electroforming Electroforming is a highly specialized process of metal part fabrication using electrodeposition in a plating bath over a base form or mandrel which is subsequently removed. nickel process specially developed for the production of X-Ray, optical and radio frequency telescopes. The Company has developed its leading technology position over the last 10 years through its involvement in the aerospace and defence sectors, where it has supplied groundbreaking optical components to a variety of customers including the European Space Agency ("ESA 1. (architecture) ESA - Enterprise Systems Architecture. 2. (body) ESA - European Space Agency. "), the Italian Space Agency The Italian Space Agency (Italian: Agenzia Spaziale Italiana; ASI) was founded in 1988 to promote, coordinate, and conduct space activities in Italy. Operating under the Ministry of the Universities and Scientific and Technological Research, the Agency cooperates ("ASI ASI, n See Anxiety Sensitivity Index. ") in cooperation with The National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), civilian agency of the U.S. federal government with the mission of conducting research and developing operational programs in the areas of space exploration, artificial satellites (see satellite, artificial), ("NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. "), Alcatel, EADS-ASTRIUM, Alenia and other major industry participants worldwide. For more information on Media Lario visit www.media-lario.com About Intel Corporation Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom About Intel Capital Intel Capital, Intel's strategic investment program, focuses on making equity investments and acquisitions to grow the Internet economy in support of Intel's strategic interests. Intel Capital invests in hardware, software and services companies in several market segments, including computing, networking, and wireless communications. |
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