Varian Semiconductor and Integrated Systems Engineering Announce Joint Development Agreement
Tuesday March 16, 9:05 am ET
GLOUCESTER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 16, 2004--Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSEA - News) announced today that it has entered into a joint development agreement with ISE Integrated System Engineering AG to develop advanced doping and diffusion models for the continued scaling of semiconductor devices beyond the 90 nanometer node.
The advanced doping models for key applications such as low energy implantation and effects of angle control will enable semiconductor manufacturers to use their TCAD capability with greater accuracy leading to faster development of their processes. The models also will help in understanding future doping requirements and applications, thereby allowing Varian Semiconductor to address its customers' needs in a timely fashion with the required product features.
"Our joint development work with ISE will encompass the entire doping regime including mixed species implantation with special emphasis on the impact of ion implant angle and low energy implantation as well as plasma doping," said Varian Semiconductor's director of strategic applications, Sandeep Mehta. "As devices continue to scale, precision of dopant placement in the semiconductor device is becoming increasingly important. This requirement translates into precise angle control of the ion beam, which can only be delivered by parallel beam, single wafer ion implanters. The dopant profiles obtained from such implanters are expected to lead to development of more accurate physical doping models".
ISE's latest Technology CAD (TCAD) software product coupled with the advanced doping technologies of Varian Semiconductor will enable the two companies to deliver accurate TCAD models to the industry for process and device applications to meet current and future needs of semiconductor manufacturers for scaled CMOS devices. "The collaboration with Varian Semiconductor ensures that our joint customers have predictive TCAD to develop their new technologies," added Lars Bomholt, ISE's vice president of applications.
About Varian Semiconductor
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. is a leading producer of ion implantation equipment used in the manufacture of semiconductors. The company is headquartered in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and operates worldwide. Varian Semiconductor maintains a web site at www.vsea.com. The information contained in the company's web site is not incorporated by reference into this release, and the web site address is included in this release as an inactive textual reference only.
About Integrated Systems Engineering
ISE Integrated Systems Engineering AG is a worldwide, leading TCAD solutions provider. ISE offers TCAD tools and consulting services for the semiconductor industry. Their web site address is www.ise.com.
Note: This release contains forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. For this purpose, the statements concerning the company's performance, market share and technology leadership, technological capabilities and benefits are forward-looking statements and any statements using the terms "believes," "anticipates," "expects," "plans," or similar expressions are forward-looking statements. There are a number of important risks and factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those suggested or indicated by such forward-looking statements. These include, among others, volatility in the semiconductor equipment industry; economic conditions in general and as they affect the company's customers; significant fluctuations in the company's quarterly operating results; the impact of rapid technological change; the company's dependence on the development and introduction of new products; the company's concentration on ion implantation systems and related products; concentration in the company's customer base and lengthy sales cycles; the highly competitive market in which the company competes; risks of international sales; foreign currency risks; and general economic conditions; and other factors identified in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, and the most recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company cannot guarantee any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievement. The company undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release. |
