The product is used to clean the photoresist and in the removal of heavy metals in silicon wafers. Dubbed ANV , the process integrates the industry s broadest range of components and is ideal for applications where single-cell operation or extended battery life is critical. As a result, we are redoubling our commitment to aggressive cost controls. Faubert continued, 'Although this is an extremely difficult operating environment, we remain encouraged by the favorable response to the leading-edge Momentum system. 300mm Single Wafer Platform Systems Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc., the leading supplier of ion implantation systems, today announced that it has shipped multiple 300mm high current and medium current implanters to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world's largest memory chipmaker.
Materials believes long-term outlook for industry is strong.
By doing so, Amkor is positioning itself to capture a large share of manufacturing of these popular memory storage devices used extensively in portable and hand-held applications. Unique Packaging Technology Microsemi Corp. announced that it has licensed Diodes Inc. of Westlake Village, Calif., to manufacture and market discrete semiconductor devices using Microsemi's patented Powermite 3 surface mount package. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, Taiwan's largest contract wafer manufacturer, broke even in the first half of 2001, while United Microelectronics Co Ltd, a leading manufacturer of semiconductor products in Taiwan, recorded losses for the period. If the semiconductor industry is bouncing along the bottom of a canoe-shaped trough, then the silicon suppliers might have just fallen out of the canoe this month. In a continuation of its manufacturing renewal strategy to improve asset management, Motorola's Semiconductor Products Sector will phase out two wafer fabrication lines at its Mesa, AZ facility over the next two and a half years.