Advantest to Install F7000 E-Beam Lithography System to Support imec’s Advanced Semiconductor R&D
May 19 2015 - 8:41AM
Business Wire
Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857, NYSE: ATE) May 19, 2015 -
Leading semiconductor equipment supplier Advantest Corporation
announces that imec has selected its leading-edge F7000
electron-beam lithography system for installation at their research
center in Leuven, Belgium. Imec is a world-renowned center for
advanced research in microelectronics which was founded in 1984.
The F7000 will be utilized at the nanoelectronics research center
to conduct research and development into future leading-edge
semiconductor-related technologies.
The F7000 offers the superior resolution performance and
accuracy needed to expose structures in the 1xnm range, and enables
research and development activities well in advance of current
production nodes. With its unique character projection
capabilities, the F7000 provides the flexibility to expose complex
patterns at fast writing speeds.
“We are excited to be partnering with imec, the world’s foremost
microelectronics research center, and to be working together to
advance the science of semiconductor manufacturing,” said Josef
Schraetzenstaller, managing director and CEO of Advantest
Europe.
The installation at imec’s site in Leuven, Belgium will be
Advantest’s first F7000 e-beam lithography installation in Europe.
Advantest’s leadership in semiconductor test is well known, and
this partnership will put a spotlight on the company’s
nanotechnology division, which has produced leading-edge e-beam
lithography and metrology solutions for decades.
About imec
Click here to learn more about imec: http://www.imec.be/
About Advantest
A world-class technology company, Advantest is the leading
producer of automatic test equipment (ATE) for the semiconductor
industry and a premier manufacturer of measuring instruments used
in the design and production of electronic instruments and systems.
Its leading-edge systems and products are integrated into the most
advanced semiconductor production lines in the world. The company
also focuses on R&D for emerging markets that benefit from
advancements in nanotech and terahertz technologies, and has
introduced multi-vision metrology scanning electron microscopes
essential to photomask manufacturing, as well as groundbreaking 3D
imaging and analysis tools. Founded in Tokyo in 1954, Advantest
established its first subsidiary in 1982, in the USA, and now has
subsidiaries worldwide. More information is available at
www.advantest.com.
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