(COMTEX) B: Isonics Delivers Silicon-28 Wafers to Second Microprocess
B: Isonics Delivers Silicon-28 Wafers to Second Microprocessor Manufacturer
GOLDEN, Colo., Sep 21, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Isonics Corporation (Nasdaq:
ISON/ISONW, FRANKFURT: IO9) announced that it has received an order for and
delivered silicon-28 epitaxial wafers to one of the world's leading
microprocessor manufacturers. These wafers will be used to quantify the process
and product improvements obtainable with silicon-28 compared to standard silicon
epitaxial wafers.
Dr. Stephen Burden, Isonics' Vice President of Semiconductor Materials,
remarked, "We are very pleased that another of the world's leading
microprocessor manufacturers has decided to evaluate our isotopically purified
silicon wafers for their products. The microprocessor industry is proceeding
with the implementation of copper interconnects, low-k dielectrics, and
silicon-on-insulator wafers in an effort satisfy the demand forever faster
products. We believe silicon-28 will be the next breakthrough technology for the
semiconductor industry."
Laboratory tests have shown isotopically pure silicon-28 to have 60% higher
thermal conductivity than natural silicon. Isonics believes that the improved
thermal conductivity of silicon-28 will facilitate the manufacture of higher
density integrated circuits resulting in increased performance and improved chip
yields. Silicon-28, in addition to improved thermal conductivity, can be used
without any changes in existing semiconductor manufacturing processes. Isonics
is delivering epitaxial wafers now and will be providing bulk silicon-28 wafers
next year for evaluation.
Isonics is a world leader in isotopically engineered materials and produces
isotopically pure silicon-28 chemicals and wafers for the semiconductor
industry. Isonics also markets and sells stable isotopes for the health care
industry such as carbon-13 for diagnostic breath tests and drug design, and
oxygen-18 for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. Stable isotopes can be
thought of as ultra pure materials. This high degree of purification provides
enhanced properties as compared to natural materials. Additional information may
be obtained at www.isonics.com.
Except for historical information contained herein, this document contains
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve known and unknown risks
and uncertainties that may cause the Company's actual results or outcomes to be
materially different from those anticipated and discussed herein. Further, the
Company operates in industries where securities values may be volatile and may
be influenced by regulatory and other factors beyond the Company's control. In
assessing forward-looking statements contained herein, readers are urged to
carefully read all cautionary statements contained in the Company's filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
CONTACT: Cameron Associates, New York
Michael Brod, 212/245-8800
michael@cameronassoc.com
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Isonics Corporation, Golden
Stephen J. Burden, 303/279-7900
sburden@isonics.com
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