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<<AMD Orders Additional Quantum Implant System from Applied Materials for High Performance Processors; System to Be Used to Manufacture AMD Athlon and AMD Opteron Processors
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 18, 2002--Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT), the leading supplier of high-current ion implanters, announced that Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has purchased an additional Quantum LEAP(TM) (Low Energy Advanced Processing) ion implant system. The latest Quantum(TM) system was recently shipped to AMD's high volume Fab 30 manufacturing facility in Dresden, Germany, and will be used in the manufacture of its current AMD Athlon processors as well as its upcoming eighth-generation AMD Athlon and AMD Opteron processors.
Peter Adam, AMD's Fab 30 module manager for Diffusion/RTA and Implant, said, "The introduction of several Quantum LEAP systems to our fab line last year allowed us to quickly ramp Fab 30 to meet demand for our latest products. The systems played a key role in the formation of shallow junction transistors, increasing the performance of our AMD Athlon family of microprocessors by enabling higher switching speeds. We expect to use the new Quantum systems for our future eighth-generation 0.13 micron processors, which will include the use of silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology.
"The advanced technology and proven productivity of the Quantum low energy implant systems enabled us to reduce the time it takes to perform each implant, thereby increasing our production levels. The Quantum systems' high beam currents and long ion source life translate directly to high wafer output and continuous production," Adam further noted.
Applied Materials' Quantum ion implanters cover the entire "conductive" implant spectrum, which includes high-current implant technology from 200eV ultra-low energy implants to 120keV. Low energy implantation is an essential technology for the fabrication of semiconductors using 0.18 micron and below geometries. Featuring a small-footprint platform that bridges 200mm and 300mm wafer sizes, Quantum implanters are the most widely used ultra-low energy implanters for 0.13 micron production processing at major chip manufacturers in the U.S., Asia, Japan and Europe.
"With its high performance microprocessors, AMD is one of the most advanced ion implant users in the global semiconductor community," said Craig Lowrie, vice president and general manager of Applied Materials' Implant Division. "Having AMD choose our Quantum systems for their ultra low-energy applications demonstrates the effectiveness of the systems in high-volume, cost-critical manufacturing."
AMD (NYSE:AMD) is a global supplier of integrated circuits for the personal and networked computer and communications markets with manufacturing facilities in the United States, Europe, Japan, and Asia. AMD, a Fortune 500 and Standard & Poor's 500 company, produces microprocessors, Flash memory devices, and support circuitry for communications and networking applications.
Founded in 1969 and based in Sunnyvale, California, AMD had revenues of $3.9 billion in 2001. AMD's website is www.amd.com.
Applied Materials (Nasdaq:AMAT), the largest supplier of products and services to the global semiconductor industry, is one of the world's leading information infrastructure providers. Applied Materials enables Information for Everyone(TM) by helping semiconductor manufacturers produce more powerful, portable and affordable chips. Applied Materials' web site is www.appliedmaterials.com. |
