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To: StanX Long who wrote (63094)	4/23/2002 5:09:26 AM
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Powerchip Chooses Applied Materials' 300mm CVD Systems for Production of Advanced DRAMs Wednesday April 17, 7:30 am Eastern Time Press Release SOURCE: Applied Materials biz.yahoo.com Selection Based on High Productivity and Performance of Producer® SE and Ultima X(TM) 300mm Systems SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 2002-- Applied Materials, Inc. today announced that Powerchip Semiconductor Corp., a Taiwan-based manufacturer of DRAMs, has ordered multiple Ultima X(TM) HDP-CVD* systems and Producer® SE systems for its newly constructed 300mm fab located in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Powerchip selected the 300mm dielectric CVD systems to provide the leading-edge performance and high-productivity required for the volume production of future DRAM generations, starting at the 0.15 micron process technology node. Frank Yeh, thin films module manager of Powerchip, said, ``High productivity, reliability and extendibility are especially important requirements in selecting equipment for a new, advanced facility. Through rigorous evaluation, we found that the Producer SE and Ultima X systems offer these key capabilities, which are necessary to achieve volume production quickly and meet critical market windows. An additional important factor in our decision is the Producer system's integrated metrology technology, which further optimizes fab productivity and chip yield.'' The Ultima X HDP-CVD and Producer SE systems, scheduled for shipment to Powerchip beginning in May, will perform a variety of dielectric CVD applications. The Ultima X HDP-CVD system will be used for USG/STI and IMD* applications, while Powerchip plans to use the Producer SE to deposit PECVD TEOS and silane-based films, including DARC(TM) and USG. ``Applied Materials is pleased to have been selected by Powerchip to provide advanced CVD process technologies for its product and manufacturing roadmaps,'' said Dr. Farhad Moghadam, vice president and general manager of Applied Materials' Dielectric Systems and Modules Product Group. ``With our systems' proven and robust 300mm and sub-100 nanometer production worthiness, we believe that Applied Materials will support Powerchip's device designs well into the multiple gigabit generations and beyond.''