SITEK Incorporated Introduces the First of its Kind Magnetic Anneal Wafer
Processing System
The 910 Mag-Anneal System Provides Fast Batch Thermal Processing for The
Rapidly Emerging Magnetic Random Access Memory (MRAM) Market
TEMPE, Ariz., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- SITEK Inc.
(OTC Bulletin Board: SITK), a provider of engineering and manufacturing
solutions to the semiconductor industry, today announced the Model 910
Mag-Anneal System, the first lamp heated magnetic anneal system capable of
processing up to twenty-five 200 mm wafers in a single batch. Competing
systems are single wafer processing units that utilize a heated gas to bring
the wafer to process temperature. The Model 910 System will achieve operating
temperatures of 100 to 1100 degrees centigrade, and is fully computer
automated allowing for temperature stability and repeatability in the range of
plus or minus 0.5 degrees centigrade steady state.
The 910 System rapidly heats and cools the silicon wafers in a precisely
aligned transverse magnetic field. The magnet itself has a field strength of
several thousand gauss. The magnetic field is aligned to within 1 degree with
the surface of the silicon wafer, well within product requirements.
The applications for the system include the pre-alignment of small
magnetic "dipoles" within special thin film structures, which are part of a
new generation of semiconductor devices. The small magnetic films are used to
retain information in the chip logic or memory elements. Other applications
include uses in devices such as micro-miniature biological sensors and new
micro-motor devices. The 910 System also can be used for batch, fast thermal
cycling in a number of semiconductor wafer processing steps, without the
applied magnetic field.
The 910 System was developed by VSM, a wholly owned subsidiary of SITEK.
There are two 910 Systems currently in production at two large electronic
firms in the Midwest.
"The rapid thermal processing of magnetic and other films is an important
and emerging field of semiconductor technology," said Kevin Jackson, President
of VSM Corporation in Tempe. "The Model 910 is another proprietary
development that positions SITEK for a leadership role in manufacturing
semiconductor system supplies for the industry."
VSM plans to have full customer demo capability for the Model 910 System
at their Tempe operations this quarter.
About SITEK Incorporated
SITEK, through its operating subsidiaries and divisions, specializes in
providing technical and manufacturing solutions to the semiconductor industry.
The Company's broad range of products and services include the design and
manufacture of next-generation semiconductor equipment including CMP systems,
diffusion and other high temperature systems, ultra-high purity gas delivery
systems, and magnetic anneal systems. SITEK also specializes in the sale of
pre-owned semiconductor equipment and advanced manufacturing system
automation. The company provides value-added processing of silicon wafers and
semiconductor engineering and technical services. For more information please
call (480) 431-0444 or visit SITEK's Web site at www.SITEKgroup.com.
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statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. Please be cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of future performance and involve significant risks and
uncertainties, and that actual results may vary materially from those in the
forward-looking statements as a result of any number of factors, including the
risk factors contained in the Company's disclosure documents.
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SOURCE SITEK Inc.
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/CONTACT: Christine Nedved, Sales and Marketing, 602-431-0444, or Gloria
Zemla, Chief Financial Officer, 480-921-8555, both of SITEK, Inc./
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