Silterra Places Large Order with Applied Materials for Copper Technologies; Production-Ready Systems to Speed Technology Ramp.KULIM, Malaysia & SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif. -- Silterra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. today announced that it has placed a large order with Applied Materials for systems to manufacture 0.13-micron copper-based chips. The order includes Applied's dielectric deposition, etch, barrier/seed, electrochemical electrochemical /elec·tro·chem·i·cal/ (-kem´i-k'l) pertaining to interaction or interconversion of chemical and electrical energies. e·lec·tro·chem·i·cal adj. plating and chemical mechanical polishing systems -- as well as its defect inspection and SEM/FIB defect analysis systems. "After a careful evaluation of available copper tools, we found that Applied Materials' systems have the best capabilities," said Bruce Gray, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. and interim 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 Silterra. "These production-ready systems will help us bring our 0.13-micron process technology on line very quickly." As part of the order, Applied Materials, Inc., the leading supplier of products and services to the global semiconductor industry, will provide a dedicated team of technical experts from its product and local support groups to bring up and qualify the equipment at Silterra. In addition, a comprehensive training program for Silterra's engineers will be conducted at Applied Materials' facilities. "We are very pleased that Silterra has selected our systems for their new copper production line," said Franz Janker, senior vice president of Applied Materials. "We will focus our extensive resources to help Silterra quickly and smoothly ramp its new technology into volume production. These multi-generation systems will also provide Silterra with the extendibility to move to future technologies." Equipment installation is scheduled to begin in Q3 2004 with qualification completed in Q1 2005. Silterra plans to start pilot production of its 0.13-micron technology by Q2 2005. About Silterra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.: Silterra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. is a leading semiconductor wafer foundry offering customers major foundry compatible 0.25 micron, 0.22 micron and 0.18 micron CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. logic, high-voltage and mixed-signal/RF technologies. Silterra's wafer fab has a designed capacity of 38,000 eight-inch wafers per month. The company, which is committed to world-class service and environmental responsibility, was a winner of the Malaysian Prime Minister's Hibiscus hibiscus: see mallow. hibiscus Any of about 250 species of shrubs, trees, and herbaceous plants that make up the genus Hibiscus, in the mallow family, native to warm temperate and tropical regions. Award for Notable Achievement in Environmental Performance for 2003. Silterra is ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9002/2000 and ISO 14001 certified. The company's headquarters and factory are located in Kulim, Malaysia, and has sales and marketing offices in San Jose (California), Scottsdale (Arizona), Hsinchu (Taiwan) and Munich (Germany). For additional information on Silterra or its services, please visit www.silterra.com. About Applied Materials, Inc.: Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT AMAT Applied Materials (stock symbol) AMAT Average Memory Access Time AMAT Automatic Message Accounting Transmitter AMAT Anti-Materiel (bomb or mine) AMAT Ageing Management Assessment Team ) is the largest supplier of equipment and services to the global semiconductor industry. Applied Materials' web site is www.appliedmaterials.com. |
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