ALMERE, The Netherlands - October 29, 2009 - ASM International N.V.
(NASDAQ: ASMI and Euronext Exchange in Amsterdam: ASM) announced that
a leading logic manufacturer, a member of a key semiconductor
industry technology alliance, has decided to purchase a Pulsar®
high-k atomic layer deposition (ALD) tool. The system, delivered
earlier this month, will be used to deposit hafnium-based higk-k gate
dielectrics for 32 and 28 nm logic chips.
"This order is highly representative of ASM's core strength of taking
customers from process development to high volume manufacturing,"
said Glen Wilk, product manager for ALD and Epitaxy at ASM. "We have
worked with this customer extensively to demonstrate the Pulsar
reactor's ability to scale the gate dielectric and overcome all the
challenges of integrating high-k into their device. We have now
entered the next phase of our collaboration and are actively engaged
in the successful transition to volume manufacturing."
Pulsar is the industry's leading ALD process tool, and the first to
be used in high volume manufacturing of high-k logic gates. Initially
implemented at the 45 nm node, the Pulsar has been qualified for high
volume manufacturing down to the 28 nm node. ASM enables advanced
high-k and metal gate integration solutions through Pulsar's ALD
process that deposits one atomic layer at a time, enabling faster and
smaller chips.
ASM also delivers a broad portfolio of high-k gate films including
multiple hafnium-based oxides that enable high-k integration for both
high performance and low standby power devices and are already proven
through the 22 nm node.
About ASM International
ASM International N.V., headquartered in Almere, the Netherlands, and
its subsidiaries design and manufacture equipment and materials used
to produce semiconductor devices. ASM International and its
subsidiaries provide production solutions for wafer processing
(Front-end segment) as well as assembly and packaging (Back-end
segment) through facilities in the United States, Europe, Japan and
Asia. ASM International's common stock trades on NASDAQ (symbol ASMI)
and the Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange (symbol ASM). For more
information, visit ASMI's website at www.asm.com.
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