Solid State Technology articles from May 2003

Solid State Technology archives from May 2003

Solid state technology on-line.
May 1, 2003... Exclusive Features New this month on www.solid-state.com: Thermal Management A comparison of fluorinated and DI/glycol heat transfer fluids Phil E. Tuma, 3M Electronics Markets Materials Div., St. Paul, MN; Scott Knoll, Lydall...

Single wafer processing-the technology edge.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Take the single wafer advantage in wet cleaning and processing with the superior technology and versatility in every Trilennium[TM] system from SSEC. Single wafer processing means maximum uniformity and processing on demand. Cost of ownership...

A suite of processing power.(SECS-II/GEM software and host emulation)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Clean, coat, develop, wet etch, strip/lift-off. Perform a complete menu of processing functions in a fully automated system that maximizes production volume and efficiency. Monitor and manage the system with SECS-II/GEM software and host...

Big changes come with smaller features. (Editorial).(Editorial)
May 1, 2003... Momentous changes are ahead for the structure and business models of the semiconductor and allied industries, suggested several speakers and panel discussions at the SPIE Microlithography Symposium recently. A wide array of new technologies are...

February chip sales down 3.3%, orders up 6%. (Business Trends).
May 1, 2003... Worldwide semiconductor sales totaled $11.8 billion in February, a 3.3% decrease from the $12.2 billion reported in January, but an 18% increase from the $10.0 billion reported in February 2002, according to the Semiconductor Industry...

International Sematech (ISMT). (Worldwide Highlights).(will work with IMEC)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... IMEC and International SEMATECH (ISMT) have signed an agreement to work together in an advanced technology program aimed at speeding the development of 157nm lithography. In parallel, collaboration agreements between IMEC and several IDMs are...

Applied Materials Inc. (Worldwide Highlights: USA).(will cut 2,000 jobs)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Applied Materials Inc., Santa Clara, CA, will eliminate approximately 2000 positions or 14% of its global work force. About 1400 positions in the North America operations will be affected; the majority of notifications will occur at the end of...

FSI International Inc. (Worldwide Highlights: USA).(to discontinue microlithography operations and cut 292 jobs)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... FSI International Inc., Minneapolis, MN, will discontinue its microlithography operations and focus exclusively on its surface-conditioning business. Approximately 292 of the company's 710 employees will be affected by this decision.

Cymer Inc. (Worldwide Highlights: USA).(opens office in Shanghai, China)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Cymer Inc., San Diego, CA, has established an office in Shanghai, China. Separately, the company has opened a refurbishment facility in Korea. The 25,000 [ft.sup.2] facility is the company's first international chamber refurbishment hub for DUV...

Veeco Instruments Inc. (Worldwide Highlights: USA).(opens 15,000 sq ft epitaxial process integration center)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Veeco Instruments Inc., Woodbury, NY, has opened a 15,000 [ft.sup.2] epitaxial process integration center adjacent to its molecular beam epitaxy manufacturing operations in St. Paul, MN. The center will advance compound semiconductor epitaxial...

Synopsys Inc. (Worldwide Highlights: USA).(acquired Numerical Technologies)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Synopsys Inc., Mountain View, CA, has completed its acquisition of Numerical Technologies Inc. As the final step of the acquisition, Synopsys merged its wholly owned subsidiary, Neon Acquisition Corp., with Numerical.

Amkor Technology Inc. (Worldwide Highlights: USA).(sells wafer fab services business to Korea-based Aman Semiconductor)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Amkor Technology Inc., Chandler, AZ, has completed the sale of its wafer fab services business to Korea-based Aman Semiconductor Inc. for $62 million. The company has also obtained releases from customers regarding Amkor's contractual...

Hynix Semiconductor Manufacturing America. (Worldwide Highlights: USA).(to upgrade DRAM plant in Eugene, OR)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Hynix Semiconductor Manufacturing America, Eugene OR, the US subsidiary of Hynix Semiconductor, Seoul, Korea, is launching a $100 million upgrade to its DRAM facility in Eugene. Production will continue at the site through the upgrade.

Asyst Technologies Inc. (Worldwide Highlights: USA).(installs $10 mil automated materials-handling system at new 200mm fab in Shanghai, China)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Asyst Technologies Inc., Fremont, CA, said that its majority-owned subsidiary and joint venture partner, Asyst-Shinko Inc. (ASI), has substantially completed installation of a $10 million automated materials-handling system in a new 200mm fab...

Nanjing Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (AsiaFocus: China).(starts building $360 mil project)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Construction has started on a $360 million semiconductor Sino-foreign joint venture project, Nanjing Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp., in a high-tech development zone in Nanjing. The project was jointly set up by investors from China,...

Meissner-Baran Ltd. (AsiaFocus: Israel).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Meissner-Baran Ltd., a subsidiary of The Baran Group Ltd., has signed an amendment to a previous contract with Tower Semiconductor to begin Phase II of construction on the turnkey project FAB 2 plant in Migdal Haemek, Israel. The project,...

SEH. (AsiaFocus: Japan).(to ramp up production of 300 mm wafers to 200,000 wafers/month)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... SEH plans to invest some $730 million ([yen]90 billion) to ramp its production of 300mm wafers to 200,000 wafers/month by the middle of this fiscal year, and to 300,000 as demand warrants, within existing space at its Shirakawa plant in...

Nissan Chemical. (AsiaFocus: Japan).(to double capacity for antireflective coatings by mid 2004)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Nissan Chemical will invest about $8 million ([yen]1 billion) to double its capacity to make antireflective coatings (ARCs) by mid2004. Nissan claims a 60-70% share of the $50 million ([**6 billion) Asian ARC market with partner Brewer Science....

Sumitomo Chemical. (AsiaFocus: Japan).(forms new metal-organic epitaxial business)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Sumitomo Chemical has formed a new metal-organic epitaxial business with sites in the US and Japan. The company will use facilities acquired from ATMI in Connecticut and part of Sumitomo's site in Chiba, giving it capacity to process 2000...

Toppan Printing. (AsiaFocus: Japan).(began mass production of masks for 90 nm node)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Toppan Printing has started mass production of masks for the 9Onm node on two lines at each of its two plants in Japan, and one line at its site in Taiwan. Total investment in the new facilities is about $140 million ([yen]17 billion). The...

Marubun Corp. (AsiaFocus: Japan).(to open microchip design center in Shanghai, China)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Marubun Corp., Tokyo, Japan, intends to strengthen its microchip design operations by opening a design center in Shanghai during this fiscal year. The center will employ 20--30 engineers and will carry out semiconductor design operations on...

Dongbu Electronics. (AsiaFocus: Korea).(will spend 300 bil won at plant in Eumseong, North Chungcheong Province)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Chip foundry Dongbu Electronics, Seoul, will initiate capital spending of 300 billion won ($252.04 million) for its plant in Eumseong, North Chungcheong Province. The move comes after the government eased environmental restrictions in the...

Samsung Electronics Co. (AsiaFocus: Korea).(to invest $295.5 mil in memory-chip-producing facilities in 1st-half 2003)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Samsung Electronics Co., Seoul, Korea, will invest some $295.5 million in memory-chip-producing facilities during 1H03 to meet increased demand. The company said it would spend some $167.6 million to upgrade the system large-scale integration...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (AsiaFocus: Taiwan).(government OKs $898 mil investment plan for China)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The Taiwan government has okayed Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s plans to invest US$898 million in a 200mm wafer plant in Songjiang, near Shanghai, China. Final government approval of the TSMC project, however, requires the company to...

Philips Electronics. (Eurofocus).(to eliminate 1,600 jobs in US and Europe)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The semiconductor division of Philips Electronics NV, Amsterdam, will cut 1600 jobs in the US and Europe, and close chip factories in San Antonio, TX, and Albuquerque, NM. The division, which employs about 34,000 people, will also reduce...

STMicroelectronics. (Eurofocus).(partners with Philips and Motorola to open research center in France)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... STMicroelectronics, Geneva Switzerland, Philips, and Motorola recently opened an R&D center near Grenoble, France, as part of the Crolles alliance formed by the chipmakers. The center will be used to develop CMOS technology for 90-32nm...

Infineon. (Eurofocus).(joins IMEC's industrial affiliation program)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Infineon, Munich, Germany, has joined IMEC's industrial affiliation program (IIAP), which focuses on technology for reconfigurable systems. Infineon is the second organization to join IIAP, and will use IMEC's design technology for future SoC...

ASML Holding NV. (Eurofocus).(wins unfair practices case brought by Nikon Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... ASML Holding NV, Veldhoven, The Netherlands, said that the US International Trade Commission has ruled in its favor on all claims filed by competitor Nikon Corp., Tokyo, Japan. The commission denied a petition by Nikon seeking review of the...

Wacker Siltronic AG. (Eurofocus).(building wafer factory in East Germany)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Wacker Siltronic AG is on track with the construction of its 300mm wafer fab in Freiburg (Saxony/Eastern Germany). The new production line is scheduled to go on line in June 2004. Capacity will start at 60,000 wafers/month and may be increased...

Process enhances spin-on low-k dielectric processing. (Technology News).
May 1, 2003... A new processing scheme allows for the solid-phase processing of spin-on porous low-k materials, overcoming the issues of barrier layer integrity, mechanical polishing, process-induced k value increases, and other integration concerns that have...

Diamagnetic levitation may enhance ultra-clean manufacturing. (Technology News).(SRI International patents frictionless transport technology)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, has received a US patent for a frictionless transport technology based on diamagnetic levitation, a technique that can be used to levitate objects. The new technology offers the potential to improve various...

OLED flexibility on display. (Technology News).(organic light emitting diodes)
May 1, 2003... Making flexible displays using organic LEDs (OLEDs) is a relatively recent undertaking, and making them able to withstand real-world usage conditions requires a moisture barrier that has been elusive. Universal Display Corp.'s and Vitex...

KLA-Tencor takes "AIM" at overlay control. (Technology News).
May 1, 2003... A new optical overlay metrology solution uses a grating technology that addresses problems associated with traditional box-in-box (or frame-in-frame) overlay targets as the industry moves to the 65nm node. At that node, the overlay requirement...

Innovation from small companies: pervades Semicon Europa. (Show Report).
May 1, 2003... SEMICON Europa, held last month in Munich, Germany, was less crowded than usual, and many companies shared booths with others. The war in Iraq and global economic conditions tempered the usual hoopla, but plenty of technical innovation was on...

SPIE Microlithography report: LIL may bridge 157nm, EUV gap. (Front End of Line).(Liquid immersion lithography)
May 1, 2003... Although there were mixed messages about an uncertain lithography future at the SPIE Microlithography Symposium in Santa Clara, CA, Feb. 23-28, it appears that immersion optics may save the day. Nikon showed a revised roadmap, including...

The growing need for equipment lifecycle management. (Advertisement).
May 1, 2003... Driven by Moore's Law, the semiconductor business is built upon steady advancements in equipment technology, making it one of the most capital-intensive industries in the world. Leading-edge semiconductor process manufacturers need to...

Near speed-of-light velocities for on-chip: transmission of electrical signals. (Interconnect).
May 1, 2003... Using a design that takes advantage of the inductance-dominated, high-frequency regime of on-chip interconnect, comparable or better performance than proposed on-chip optical interconnects is possible without the additional associated...

Praxair Electronics. (Advertisement).(said to serve as a strong, integrated source for various materials, equipment, services)
May 1, 2003... Praxair Electronics serves as a strong, integrated source for a wide array of materials, equipment and services used in the production of advanced silicon and compound semiconductors. With manufacturing facilities and technical support...

Advantages and implementation of integrated: after-develop inspection. (Cover Article).(Cover Story)
May 1, 2003... OVERVIEW In an industry moving rapidly to full automation, integrated metrology has been somewhat elusive. The combination of risks has kept its adoption at 2% or less. However, working from a clear set of requirements necessary to make...

Progress and opportunities in: atomic layer deposition. (Deposition).
May 1, 2003... OVERVIEW A newer a in film deposition control in semiconductor technology is being ushered in with atomic layer deposition. Milestones include the extension of cylinder and deep trench DRAM capacitors Atomic laye

Hard disk drive performance: enhanced by MEMS devices. (Mems).
May 1, 2003... OVERVIEW Microelectromechanical systems technology is a collection of miniature sensors and actuators that are fabricated using semiconductor-manufacturing techniques. MEMS have been used since the early 1990s in airbag sensors and ink-jet...

Defining, designing, and evaluating a: 300mm test wafer stocker. (Automation/Wafer Handling).
May 1, 2003... OVERVIEW Despite thoughts that a wafer fab's use of test wafers is becoming passe, test wafers are used today more than ever to qualify processing and contamination control. This means that the overhead of test wafer storage and handling can be...

Principles and design issues of: bulk specialty-gas systems. (Gases/Gas Handling).
May 1, 2003... OVERVIEW In recent years, gas suppliers have installed numerous bulk specialty-gas supply (BSGS) systems. Daily use of these systems has proven that their supply is a safe and reliable means of providing an entire facility's requirements,...

Beyond the 100nm node: single-wafer RTP. (Thermal Processing).
May 1, 2003... OVERVIEW Key developments such as improved spike anneal temperature control, enhanced low-temperature processing capability, and a radical-based oxidation process are extending the capabilities of rapid thermal processing for applications such...

An optimized process for: dry stripping photomasks. (Stripping).
May 1, 2003... OVERVIEW Increasingly, new photoresists and novel polymer-rich plasma etch processes used in photomask manufacturing require that conventional wet stripping must be replaced with dry plasma-stripping techniques. But these dry processes...

Forming dielectric films using: high-rate DC reactive processes. (Deposition).
May 1, 2003... OVERVIEW High-rate processes for deposition of dielectric films have been developed using DC reactive sputtering on scanning batch tools. A typical high-rate process for the deposition of silicon dioxide films from a conductively doped...

Nikon Corp. (People in the News).(Nikon Precision Europe names Hiroshi Sano president)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Nikon Precision Europe, Langen, Germany, has appointed Hiroshi Sano president. He has worked for Nikon since 1979, most recently at Nikon Precision Singapore Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of Nikon Precision Equipment Co. Outgoing president Ryoji...

Therma-Wave Inc. (People in the News).(names Papken Der Torossian board chairman)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Therma-Wave Inc., Fremont, CA, has named Papken Der Torossian chairman of its board of directors. Der Torossian was formerly on the board of directors of the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group and the Semiconductor Industry Supplier...

Veeco Instruments Inc. (People in the News).(names Don Kania president)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Veeco Instruments Inc., Woodbury, NY, has promoted Don Kania to president of the company. Kania joined Veeco in 1998 as CTO, and currently serves as president of the company's metrology division.

Cymer Inc. (People in the News).(names Tsunehisa Yamashita president of Cymer Japan Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Cymer Inc., San Diego, CA, has appointed Tsunehisa Yamashita president of Cymer Japan Inc. Prior to joining Cymer, Yamashita was GM of the Japanese division of Teradyne Inc.

Tokyo Electron (TEL). (People in the News).(names Kiyoshi Sato president)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Tokyo Electron (TEL), Tokyo, Japan, has promoted Kiyoshi Sato to president and CEO of the company. Lie has worked for TEL since 1979 in a number of senior management positions. He was most recently GM of the company's Clean Track business unit....

International Sematech. (People in the News).(former president Bob Helms named dean at University of Texas at Dallas)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Bob Helms has been appointed dean of The University of Texas at Dallas, Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science. Helms, a professor emeritus at Stanford University, was most recently president and CEO of International SEMATECH.

Entegris Inc. (People in the News).(elects Paula Olson to board)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Paula Olson has been elected to the board of directors of Entegris Inc., Chaska, MN. She is founding executive officer of Sterling Commerce Inc.

Newport Corp. (People in the News).(vice president named steering committee chairman for Photonics Manufacturing Association Council)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Randy Heyler has been named 2003 Steering Committee Chairman for the Photonics Manufacturing Association Council. He is VP of business development at Newport Corp., Irvine, CA.

ASAT Holdings Ltd. (People in the News).(appoints Stephen Shaw to board of directors)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... ASAT Holdings Ltd., Hong Kong and Fremont, CA, has appointed Stephen Shaw to its board of directors. Shaw recently retired as a senior partner at McKinsey and Co. George Shaw Jr. has been named senior VP of operations and managing director of...

Yoav Nissan-Cohen. (People in the News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Co-CEOs Yoav Nissan-Cohen and Rafi Levin of Tower Semiconductor, Migdal Haemek, Israel, have announced their intent to resign from the company. Additionally, Idan Ofer has elected to step down as the company's chairman, although he will...

Ellipsiz Ltd. (People in the News).(names Ong Puay Han president of engineering division)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Ellipsiz Ltd., Singapore, has promoted Ong Puay Han to president of its engineering solutions division. Ong joined Eilipsiz four years ago as GM of its wafer fab engineering services division. Roger Li has been appointed country manager at...

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Inc. (People in the News).(names chief operating officer Kazuo Tabata)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Inc., Gloucester, MA, has appointed Kazuo Tabata COO at Varian Semiconductor Equipment KK, Yokohama, Japan. Additionally, Tabata has been named as a board member of the Japanese subsidiary.

AmberWave Systems. (People in the News).(names Mitch Tyson acting CEO)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... AmberWave Systems, Salem, NH, has named Mitch Tyson interim CEO. He is a former CEO of PRI Automation and a member of AmberWave's board of directors. Tyson takes over for Mark Wolf, who will continue his affiliation with the company as a...

Fairchild Semiconductor. (People in the News).(chairman, president and CEO Kirk Pond renews contract)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Fairchild Semiconductor, South Portland, ME, said that Kirk Pond, president, CEO, and chairman, has extended his contract with the company and will remain in his current roles for an additional two years.

Applied Materials Inc. (People in the News).(CEO James Morgan accepts position on President's Export Council)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... James Morgan, chairman and CEO of Applied Materials Inc., has been appointed vice chairman of the President's Export Council (PEC) by President George W. Bush. The PEC is a national advisory body on international trade.

AMD. (People in the News).(promotes Bertrand Cambou to senior VP of memory group)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... AMD, Sunnyvale, CA, has promoted Bertrand Cambou to officer of the company and senior VP of the memory group. He was previously group VP of the memory group.

Axcelis Technologies Inc. (People in the News).(William Jennings named to board of directors, Eric Hso named Asia VP)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Axcelis Technologies Inc., Beverly, MA, has named William Jennings to its board of directors. Jennings is a former partner of PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and most recently led the company's Risk Management and Internal Controls Consulting Practice....

Enthone Inc. (People in the News).(names Yun Zhang research director)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Enthone Inc., West Haven, CT, a Cookson Electronics PWB materials and chemistry business, has named Yun Zhang research director. Prior to joining Enthone, Zhang was research director of tin and tin alloy technologies at Technic Inc. Amy Tsang...

Novellus Systems Inc. (People in the News).(names Chien Chiang VP of research and development)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Novellus Systems Inc., San lose, CA, has appointed Chien Chiang VP of R&D. He joins Novellus after having served almost two decades at Intel Corp. Chiang replaces Bob Havemann, who recently assumed the role of VP of process integration and...

VSI Alliance (VSIA). (People in the News).(names Michael Kaskowitz president)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The VSI Alliance (VSIA), Los Gatos, CA, has elected Michael Kaskowitz, GM of the IP division of Mentor Graphics Corp., president. Timothy O'Donnell is leaving his post as VSIA president.

MRL Industries Inc. (People in the News).(names Paul Allen European sales manager)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... MRL Industries Inc., Sonora, CA, has appointed Paul Allen European sales manager. He was recently product-marketing manager at Applied Materials.

Brooks Automation Inc. (People in the News).(names Joseph Bellini senior VP of software systems group)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Brooks Automation Inc., Chelmsford, MA, has hired Joseph Bellini as senior VP of its Software Systems Group. He was most recently CEO of eXcelon. Robert Woodbury Jr. has been named senior VP and CFO. Prior to joining Brooks, Woodbury was VP and...

Laser dicer won't damage ultra-thin wafers. (Product News).
May 1, 2003... The Xise300D laser-dicing machine is a fully automated system that cleanly cuts silicon without damaging the die even for wafers as thin as 30[micro]m. Using a water-free cutting process, the Xise300D system includes options that allow...

Air-bearing positioning stage keeps reticles clean. (Product News).
May 1, 2003... The DynamYX RS air bearing positioning stage is for reticle positioning in next-generation semiconductor manufacturing inspection systems. The DynamYX RS is a dual-axis air-bearing stage platform that occupies a smaller footprint than...

Air sampler for lithographers detects <10ppt. (Product News).
May 1, 2003... The Vantara continuous air sampling system gives lithographers the power to detect and measure molecular contaminants at <10 parts per trillion (ppt), a capability essential to understanding and preventing optics contamination in 193nm and...

Controllers meet needs of nanotechnology applications. (Product News).
May 1, 2003... Digital piezo nanoPositioning/nanoScanning controllers are for applications such as scanning microscopy, metrology, microlithography, mask alignment, surface profiling, material science, nanotechnology, and cell tracking. The E-710.SCN...

System reduces scribe costs. (Product News).
May 1, 2003... The AccuScribe-SS40 is a laser-based sapphire wafer-scribing system that is an alternative to diamond-scribing technology. The system features throughput of >3 wafers/hr, reportedly reducing scribe costs. AccuScribe scribe tips require little...

Surface profiler has 0.1A resolution. (Product News).
May 1, 2003... The Talysurf CCI 3000 noncontact three-dimensional profiler boasts 0.1A resolution over 100[micro]m gauge range. The system offers high stability and 0.03A repeatability, making it suitable for MEMS, semiconductor, data storage, and other...

Fault detector improves efficiency. (Product News).
May 1, 2003... iProcess-FDC software monitors fab-wide process and tool health by providing data visualization, virtual sensor modeling, and univariate and multivariate analysis. The system enables process and equipment engineers to proactively monitor and...

Atomic absorption spectrometer. (Product News).
May 1, 2003... The Mark II version of the M series dual atomizer range of atomic absorption spectrometer retains the same small footprint, high-efficiency echelle optical system, and dual atomizer concept of the original M series product. What has changed is...

Software enables quick response. (Product News).
May 1, 2003... The ChemControl configurable control system replaces traditional custom software solutions with standard software that allows users to rapidly make onsite changes without specialized programming skills. System owners can respond instantly to...

AFM can image in many environments. (Product News).
May 1, 2003... The Digital Instruments EnviroScope atomic force microscope (AFM) system is for a wide range of applications and combines a hermetically sealed sample chamber with modular environmental controls to provide atomic force microscopy scanning under...

MES solution for TAP operations. (Product News).
May 1, 2003... InSite Semiconductor TAP Edition is an MES (manufacturing execution system) specifically designed for global semiconductor TAP manufacturing. InSite is for use in single and multi-site production environments, and enables semiconductor...

Die bonder boasts low cost-of-ownership. (Product News).
May 1, 2003... The model 6500 high-accuracy eutectic die bonder combined high accuracy and speed with a compact footprint, producing a low cost of ownership for precision assembly operations. With a eutectic placement accuracy of <1.5[micro]m, 3[sigma], and a...

Tough surface roughness tester. (Product News).
May 1, 2003... The SJ-201PR handheld surface tester can glide softly to the measuring surface. With an optional nosepiece or user-specified fixture, the tester is claimed to be nearly indestructible on the shop floor. Detector repairs are virtually...

Sensors for use in small spaces. (Product News).
May 1, 2003... The CSM 1/KT 3/LUT 2 mini sensors can identify color, contrast, and luminescence in the smallest of places. The CSM 1 color sensor identifies, sorts, and checks objects on the basis of their color, which is quickly and easily taught-in....

Software cuts 300mm tool integration time. (Product News).
May 1, 2003... GIM300Expert software allows easy conversion of equipment software, with or without a GEM interface, to full 300mm compliance in as little as six to eight weeks, thereby reducing time to market and programming costs. Integration services...

Wafer carriers provide full handling. (Product News).
May 1, 2003... New wafer and reticle carrier products include 300mm front-opening unified pods (FOUPS), 200mm standard mechanical interface (SMIF) pods, 150mm SMIF pods, 150mm single- and multiple-reticle SMIF pods, and 200mm single-reticle SMIF pods....