Brooks Selected to Automate Wafer Handling for Philips Advanced Metrology Systems
Monday July 14, 10:49 am ET
Brooks provides complete atmospheric tool automation system, enabling Philips AMS to focus engineering resources on its core technology.
CHELMSFORD, Mass., July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRKS - News), which delivers automation solutions for semiconductor and precision electronics manufacturing, today announced that Philips Advanced Metrology Systems, Inc., the metrology business unit of Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG - News), has purchased Brooks' integrated EFEM (equipment front-end module) and mini-environment system for its advanced copper metrology tool, the Series 3300. The integrated EFEM system, the FabExpress(TM) (FX), includes Brooks' FIXLOAD(TM) load port, Reliance(TM) atmospheric robot for handling wafers, Brooks' ExpressLink(TM) controls software and iLink(TM) 300mm communications software for managing host-to- supervisory communications. The EFEM is coupled with a custom mini- environment enclosure for the Series 3300, providing a contamination-free environment. In addition, Philips AMS has purchased Brooks' CCS 300mm testing software for testing the hardware and software against 300mm standards.
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Bill Gately, General Manager of Philips Advanced Metrology Systems, Inc., said, "We selected Brooks to be the automation provider for our new business because they were able to provide the most complete and tightly integrated solution for our automation needs. With Brooks, we are able to automate our hardware infrastructure and efficiently integrate our hardware environment with host communications and controls. We felt that Brooks is the only company that can provide integration at three different levels of automation-at the equipment, controls and host levels."
Santo Dinaro, senior vice president of the Factory Hardware Group of Brooks Automation, said, "Brooks is able to provide comprehensive, integrated automation solutions for companies such as Philips AMS so that they can concentrate on bringing their core technology to market faster and more cost effectively. Equipment manufacturers are continuing to outsource what they view as their non-core technology, such as automation, to companies like Brooks, creating a win-win situation for both the customers and suppliers. We are pleased to be supporting the automation requirements for Philips' exciting new business, and we are confident that our solutions will help them achieve faster time to market in the growing copper metrology market."
The integrated EFEM and mini-environment system from Brooks is a contamination-free environment that ensures the highest level of cleanliness in wafer processing tools and equipment. The FIXLOAD load port provides maximum reliability, the industry's fastest wafer-access time, ultra-clean operation, and optimized load port interoperability. ExpressLink software provides a full supervisory control solution including a graphical user interface, scheduling and recipe management. iLink provides an advanced COM interface, enabling host communication in 200mm and 300mm fabs. CCS software provides the industry de facto standard for certification of 200mm and 300mm Host Communication standards.
About Brooks Automation
Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRKS - News) delivers automation solutions to the global semiconductor and related industries. The company's factory and tool automation hardware, software and professional services can manage every wafer, reticle and data movement in the fab, helping semiconductor manufacturers optimize throughput and yield while reducing cost and time to market. Brooks products and services are used in virtually every fab in the world. For more information, visit brooks.com.
About Royal Philips Electronics
Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands is one of the world's biggest electronics companies and Europe's largest, with sales of $30.1 billion (EUR 31.8 billion) in 2002. It is a global leader in color television sets, lighting, electric shavers, medical diagnostic imaging and patient monitoring, and one-chip TV products. Its 170,000 employees in more than 60 countries are active in the areas of lighting, consumer electronics, domestic appliances, components, semiconductors, and medical systems. Philips is quoted on the NYSE (symbol: PHG), London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and other stock exchanges. News from Philips is located at www.philips.com .
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