BEVERLY, Mass., May 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Axcelis
Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACLS), a leading supplier of
innovative, high-productivity solutions for the semiconductor
industry, announced today that it has received multiple follow on
orders for the Purion H™ high current and Purion XE™ high energy
system from several leading chip manufacturers in the Asia Pacific
Region. These orders include both 200 and 300mm systems that
will support high volume production of 3D NAND, DRAM and mature
logic devices to support the expanding IoT, mobile and data storage
markets. The systems will ship in the second quarter.
Executive Vice President, Customer Operations John Aldeborgh commented, "We're pleased to
support our customers as they expand their manufacturing
capabilities to support growth across DRAM, 3D NAND and mature
market segments."
President and CEO Mary Puma
commented, "Continued strength in mobile, IoT and China has created demand for both 200 and
300mm systems. The Purion platform's flexible architecture
allows us to meet the needs of both emerging and mature device
technology, while simultaneously delivering exceptional reliability
and capital efficiency."
About Axcelis:
Axcelis (Nasdaq: ACLS), headquartered
in Beverly, Mass., has been
providing innovative, high-productivity solutions for the
semiconductor industry for over 35 years. Axcelis is dedicated to
developing enabling process applications through the design,
manufacture and complete life cycle support of ion implantation
systems, one of the most critical and enabling steps in the IC
manufacturing process. Learn more about Axcelis at
www.axcelis.com.
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978.787.9552
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SOURCE Axcelis Technologies, Inc.