REHOVOT, Israel, July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Nova
(Nasdaq: NVMI) announced today two break-through Integrated
Metrology solutions, reinforcing the company's Optical CD portfolio
technology leadership. The new platforms, Nova i570 HP and Nova
ASTERA, will enhance Nova's ability to support customers in the
most advanced Memory and Logic nodes. The new portfolio will
strengthen Nova's partnerships with its customers for the
development and manufacturing of next- generation IC
architectures.
The continuous efforts to scale chips' performance create
multiple process complexities, growing challenges in development
time and difficulties in yield building. To meet the demand for
tighter specs and smaller process windows, IC manufacturers require
solutions that provide better metrology performance and reduce the
overall measurement uncertainty. The ever-growing fabrication
complexity dictates the need to measure in-die with minimal
within-wafer and within-die variation. Furthermore, measuring
in-die, requires even more accurate solutions, which traditional
integrated metrology solutions cannot provide.
The Nova ASTERA platform is a first of a kind in the industry,
providing stand-alone level performance in a compact form factor of
integrated metrology. The new platform utilizes multi-channel
measurements, providing the best solution in the market in terms of
accuracy, precision, tool-to-tool matching and extendibility. The
platform brings unmatched capability to the world of integrated
metrology, enabling robust measurement for challenging OCD
applications in DRAM, 3DNAND and Logic. Nova ASTERA offers the
fastest available application time-to-solution, utilizing advanced
physical and machine learning algorithms. The platform's rich
spectral information content provides the necessary sensitivity for
solving complex 3D Optical CD applications that require monitoring
growing number of parameters. Nova ASTERA is targeted to support
the development of the most advanced device technologies, beyond
3nm Logic and 256 Layers, multi-deck 3D-NAND nodes, and as such, is
expected to enter the market over the course of the coming
years.
The Nova i570 HP normal channel SR platform is the embodiment of
Nova's mission, as the Integrated Metrology market leader, to
provide the highest performance platform for high
volume manufacturing fabs. The new addition to the i5XX series
offers the highest throughput in the market, supporting the new
faster CMP polishers and allowing better within-wafer variation
control by measuring more sites, as well as pre and post-wafer
measurements. Enriched with Nova's advanced modeling and
algorithmic solutions, the i570 HP provides major enhancements in
metrology accuracy, precision and tool matching capabilities.
"As the market leader in the Integrated Metrology domain, we
have a strong commitment to always redefine the limits of what our
customers can achieve through our technology," said Effi Aboody, GM, Dimensional Metrology Division
at Nova. "The Nova i570 HP will provide customers with the highest
productivity and metrology performance available in the market
today, while the Nova ASTERA is a game changer that trailblazes
into new, never-before-achieved performance from IM tools. These
new additions to our portfolio will allow our customers to shorten
R&D cycles and increase efficiency in high volume
manufacturing. Coupled with our advanced machine learning and
modeling suite, we set the bar higher than ever before for
Integrated Metrology solutions."
About Nova: Nova is a leading innovator and key
provider of metrology solutions for advanced process control used
in semiconductor manufacturing. Nova delivers continuous innovation
by providing state-of-the-art high-performance metrology solutions
for effective process control throughout the semiconductor
fabrication lifecycle. Nova's product portfolio, which combines
high-precision hardware and cutting-edge software, provides its
customers with deep insight into the development and production of
the most advanced semiconductor devices. Nova's unique capability
to deliver innovative X-ray and Optical solutions enable its
customers to improve performance, enhance product yields and
accelerate time to market. Nova acts as a partner to semiconductor
manufacturers from its offices around the world. Additional
information may be found at www.novami.com.
Nova is traded on NASDAQ & TASE under the symbol NVMI.
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, but are not
limited to, anticipated growth opportunities and projections about
our business and its future revenues, expenses 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. Factors that may affect our results, performance,
circumstances or achievements include, but are not limited to, the
following: our dependency on three product lines; our dependency on
a small number of large customers and small number of suppliers;
the highly cyclical and competitive nature of the markets we target
and we operate in; 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 PEMs; risks related to exclusivity obligations and
non-limited liability that may be included in our commercial
agreements and arrangements; our ability to retain our competitive
position despite the ongoing consolidation in our industry; risks
related to our dependence on our manufacturing facilities; risks
related to changes in our order backlog; risks related to efforts
to complete and integrate current and/or future acquisitions; risks
related to worldwide financial and economic instabilities,
including the implications of the ongoing novel coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic; risks related to our intellectual property;
new product offerings from our competitors; unanticipated
manufacturing or supply problems; risks related to government
programs we participate in; risks related to taxation; changes in
customer demand for our products; risks related to currency
fluctuations; risks related to technology security threats ,
including data breaches, cyberattacks and system disruptions, and
changes in privacy laws; risks related to acquisitions we may
pursue 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, 2019 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 12,
2020. 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:
+972-73-229-5760
E-mail:
info@novami.com
www.novami.com
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