BEVERLY, Mass., March 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Axcelis
Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACLS), a leading supplier of
innovative, high-productivity solutions for the semiconductor
industry, announced today that it has received orders for multiple
Purion XE™ high energy systems from a leading chip manufacturer in
the Asia Pacific region. The
new systems will be deployed across multiple fabs and will be used
to support high volume production of 300mm memory and 200mm mature
process technology. The systems are scheduled to ship in the first
quarter.
Executive Vice President, Customer Operations John Aldeborgh commented, "We're very pleased
about this new order. This order, combined with the recent
closure of the Purion M evaluation, allows our customer to utilize
the complete Purion platform across multiple fabs and multiple
applications, including 3D NAND, DRAM, and mature process
technologies to meet the growing demands of the mobile and IoT
markets."
About Axcelis:
Axcelis (Nasdaq: ACLS), headquartered in Beverly, Mass., has been providing innovative,
high-productivity solutions for the semiconductor industry for over
35 years. Axcelis is dedicated to developing enabling process
applications through the design, manufacture and complete life
cycle support of ion implantation systems, one of the most critical
and enabling steps in the IC manufacturing process. Learn more
about Axcelis at www.axcelis.com.
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SOURCE Axcelis Technologies, Inc.