Varian Semiconductor Introduces VIISta HCP(TM)
Wednesday July 12, 10:00 am ET
New Single Wafer Ion Implanter Extends Leadership in High Current
GLOUCESTER, MA--(MARKET WIRE)--Jul 12, 2006 -- Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSEA - News) announced today that it has introduced its newest single wafer high current (SWHC) ion implanter, VIISta HCP(TM). This is the fifth generation SWHC product that Varian Semiconductor has successfully brought to market. In addition to holding the number one position in overall implant market share, Varian Semiconductor is also the market share leader in the high current market segment with more than 240 SWHC systems shipped worldwide.
The VIISta HCP builds upon Varian Semiconductor's patented "Dual Magnet Ribbon Beam" architecture to further extend the company's performance leadership. It is designed to meet and exceed the leading-edge manufacturing requirements for 65nm technology and beyond. This new product offers the best productivity, lowest particle contamination and the best reliability in the high current segment. These attributes are expected to allow customers to achieve tremendous savings through lower manufacturing costs and increased yield.
Varian Semiconductor has shipped multiple VIISta HCP systems into 65nm production and 45nm development. The systems have been accepted into high volume manufacturing and the company has received additional follow-on orders from leading logic, memory and foundry chipmakers. The VIISta HCP is available as a new factory shipment and in keeping with the company vision of designing for extendability to reduce customer costs, it is also available as a field upgrade to the VIISta HC(TM) product.
"At Varian Semiconductor, we continue to work with our customers to drive higher yield and lower costs. We recently introduced the VIISta vMask which is designed to significantly reduce R&D costs in the fab. The VIISta HCP improves productivity at ultra-low energies and also reduces contamination levels. This will help our customers to further reduce their manufacturing costs," said Gary Dickerson, Chief Executive Officer of Varian Semiconductor. "We thank our customers for supporting our initiatives and making us number one in total implant and number one in high current. Based on the rapid adoption of the VIISta HCP, we expect to increase our market leadership with the introduction of this product."
About the VIISta HCP
The VIISta HCP delivers superior productivity on a production-proven single wafer architecture. It is the only high current system designed to ensure both high yield and high productivity using a patented dual magnet ribbon beam architecture to achieve excellent particle performance, in-situ interlocked beam steering for repeatable dopant placement, and a simple one-dimensional wafer scanning endstation for highest productivity. The VIISta HCP is a member of the VIISta suite of ion implanters -- the only production-proven single wafer platform solution for all implant segments with over 500 systems installed worldwide. For more information on the VIISta HCP, please visit our website at: vsea.com
About Varian Semiconductor
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. is the 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.
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.
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