It was a busy last week for Dutch lithography toolmaker ASML, which not only cleared the first hurdle in its merger with American rival Silicon Valley Group Inc. (SVG), but also rolled out its latest ...

Dutch lithography tool vendor ASML became the industry leader both in terms of units shipped, as well as revenues in 2002, according to market research company VLSI Research Inc. Having tabulated ...

ASML carries stepper marketNews from E-InSiteDutch lithography tool vendor ASML became the industry leader both in terms of units shipped, as well as revenues in 2002, according to market analyst VLSI ...

The ASML stepper is ideal for all types of MEMS and IC production with throughput of up to 71 wafers per hour. The 5000 platform provides world class ASML phase grating alignment and stage precision.

VELDHOVEN, The Netherlands — ASML today introduced its latest 193nm stepper andscanner tool, the PAS 5500/1100, aimed at high-volume production at the 0.10-microntechnology node. A 200mm wafer tool, ...

ASML entered the 193nm lithography equipment market two years ago when it introduced its PAS 5500/900TM tool, the semiconductor industry's first wide-field, 193nm Step & Scan system.

Building on R&D that had been in the pipeline since the early 1970s, ASML’s first system, called the PAS 2000 stepper, was quickly realized by the team. According to the company's post, the ...

ASML is a semiconductor equipment company that is basically a monopoly in EUV lithography. ... Its most advanced machine is the 600 series stepper, which has a 90nm resolution.

ASML owns the semiconductor lithography market. ASML has tried to stay ahead of the technology curve and competition with DUV steppers. Competitors Nikon and Canon have their own strategies for ...

Micron Corp., a longtime supporter of the microelectronic engineering program, recently donated a wafer stepper to the Kate Gleason College of Engineering. The equipment, the ASML PAS 5500/200, an ...