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Technology Stocks : Cymer (CYMI)
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To: Bruce Dorval who wrote (5787)10/23/1997 12:42:00 AM
From: Reseller  Read Replies (1) of 25960
 
>>Though Cyner and Nikon are refusing any public comments as the what the problems are, there appear to be multiple problems with the Cymer laser that is used in Nikon's steppers, including possible gas leaks.<<

These reports draw conclusions that Cymer lasers are negatively impacting Nikon Corp.'s ability to ship DUV steppers to chip makers. Such conclusions are not supported by Cymer or Nikon.

''Nikon is concerned by the recent reports and disputes the suggestion that Cymer's product or performance is limiting our DUV stepper and scanner ramp-up,'' said Teruo Shimamura, managing director of Nikon's IC and LCD Equipment Business Headquarters.

''There are no technical problems in Cymer's lasers that are keeping Nikon from shipping DUV steppers. Our lithography tools using Cymer excimer lasers have been successfully installed in many chip-maker production lines and are in use for the production of advanced integrated circuits.''

''We take our responsibility as the market leader very seriously,'' stated Robert Akins, Cymer's chief executive officer and president. ''As we have previously announced, we began a continuous improvement program (CIP) in the first quarter of this year.

''The ongoing objective of the CIP program is to improve our product's mean-time-between-failure (MTBF) performance and reduce its cost of ownership (COO).''

I quess tomorrow will tell.

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