REHOVOT, Israel, July 14, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
- NovaMARS 4.0 Brings a New Level of Accuracy and Speed to
Advanced 3D Measurements at 22nm and Below
Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (NASDAQ: NVMI) provider of
leading edge stand-alone metrology and the market leader of
integrated metrology solutions to the semiconductor process control
market, today introduced its fourth generation NovaMARS optical CD
application development solution. Nova MARS 4.0 provides a solution
for semiconductor manufacturers developing advanced technology of
22nm and below who are faced with a need to visualize complex 3D
structures by non-destructive and highly accurate metrology. The
new NovaMARS 4.0 provides greater details of the 3D structure,
allows shorter time-to-solution and measures with higher accuracy
and sensitivity than before. The new release, deployed on the
state-of-the-art Nova T500 stand-alone optical CD tool,
demonstrated more than 50 times reduction in library calculation
time and generated library sizes that are more than 100 times
smaller on advanced applications such as logic FinFET, Flash
bit-lines and Copper interconnect lines.
Boaz Brill, Nova's Chief
Technology Officer, said: "NovaMARS was the first application
development tool to introduce full 3D modeling capabilities. Today,
3D structures are commonly used as test vehicles, and in-die
measurements are becoming a reality. The fourth generation of
NovaMARS enables new levels of information to be extracted from the
structure, faster than ever before. With this technology, we
foresee increased deployment of our Optical CD solutions in
research and development of advanced technology nodes both at
foundry and memory manufacturers."
NovaMARS 4.0 uses an innovative compact library design that
enables measurement of more parameters of the complex structure
while reducing the size of the library by orders of magnitude.
Novel interpretation algorithms boost sensitivity by increasing the
amount of spectral information attained during measurement. An
improved calculation engine reduces real time regression and
library generation time. A new high power computing architecture
powered by the latest Microsoft Windows HPC platform provide
seamless computing power distribution and multi-user
management.
About Nova: Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. develops, produces
and markets advanced integrated and stand alone metrology solutions
for the semiconductor manufacturing industry. Nova is traded on the
NASDAQ & TASE under the symbol NVMI. The Company's website is
http://www.nova.co.il .
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 relating to future events or our
future performance, such as statements regarding trends, demand for
our products, expected deliveries, transaction, expected revenues,
operating results, earnings and profitability. Forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity,
performance or achievements to be materially different from any
future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements
expressed or implied in those forward looking statements. These
risks and other factors include but are not limited to: our
dependency on two process control product lines; the highly
cyclical nature of the markets we target; our inability to reduce
spending during a slowdown in the semiconductor industry; our
ability to respond effectively on a timely basis to rapid
technological changes; our dependency on OEM suppliers; risks
associated with our dependence on a single manufacturing facility;
our ability to expand our manufacturing capacity or marketing
efforts to support our future growth; our dependency on a small
number of large customers and small number of suppliers; risks
related to our intellectual property; changes in customer demands
for our products; new product offerings from our competitors;
changes in or an inability to execute our business strategy;
unanticipated manufacturing or supply problems; changes in tax
requirements; changes in customer demand for our products; risks
related to currency fluctuations and risks related to our
operations in Israel. We cannot
guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or
achievements. The matters discussed in this press release also
involve risks and uncertainties summarized under the heading "Risk
Factors" in Nova's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended
December 31, 2009 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March
26, 2010. These factors are updated from time to time
through the filing of reports and registration statements with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd.
does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking
information contained in this press release.
Company Contact:
Dror David, Chief Financial Officer
Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd.
Tel: +972-8-938-7505
E-mail: info@nova.co.il
http://www.nova.co.il
Investor Relations Contacts:
Ehud Helft / Kenny Green
GCCG Investor Relations
Tel: +1-646-201-9246
E-mail: nova@ccgisrael.com
SOURCE Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd