More 9300 orders
ESI Announces Order in Excess of $2 Million From Toshiba for
Memory Yield Improvement Systems
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESIO) announced today a multi-unit order of ESI Model 9300 Memory Yield Improvement Systems for Toshiba's fabrication facility in Yokkaichi, Japan.
Toshiba is focusing on factors such as process window and throughput to remain cost-effective and competitive. The 1.3 micron laser and larger process window of the Model 9300 allows Toshiba to use higher levels of energy to remove larger amounts of conducting material more efficiently, with less damage to the device. The result is increased repair yields with higher throughput.
ESI's Model 9300 Memory Yield Improvement System offers new standards for throughput, yield and uptime performance. The Model 9300 is an enabling technology for the next generation of memory fabrication. The system features a patented application of laser system technology that operates at a wavelength of 1.3 microns. This system offers memory manufacturers a much wider process window and higher repair yields than systems using conventional 1.0 micron laser technology.
Tom Richardson, General Manager of ESI's Semiconductor Products Division, said, "We won this order after a thorough review by Toshiba of our products as well as our competitors. Our 1.3 micron technology, with its wider process window, was the deciding factor. We look forward to a continued productive relationship with Toshiba."
About Toshiba
Headquartered in Tokyo, Toshiba Corporation is a world-leading semiconductor manufacturer. The company is implementing a number of key programs to further enhance its capabilities for the system-on-silicon era, including the start of 0.25 micron based embedded DRAM production at its Oita plant in Japan.
About ESI
ESI, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, designs and manufactures sophisticated products used around the world in electronics manufacturing including: laser manufacturing systems for semiconductor yield improvement; production and test equipment for the manufacture of surface mount ceramic capacitors; laser trim systems for precise electrical tuning of circuits; precision laser and mechanical drilling systems for electronic interconnect; and machine vision systems. Electro Scientific Industries is traded on the Nasdaq National Market System under the symbol, "ESIO." ESI's web site is esio.com.
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