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To: etchmeister who wrote (12242)	11/30/2004 2:37:03 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25522

Applied Materials Launches Breakthrough 45nm PVD Copper Barrier/Seed Technology Tuesday November 30, 2:29 pm ET SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2004--Applied Materials, Inc. today introduced the Applied Endura® CuBS II, a breakthrough system that enables PVD copper barrier/seed deposition at 45nm and beyond. The system's new SIP EnCoRe II process chambers feature novel, high power density sputtering sources that create extremely dense, CVD-like conformal films for thin tantalum barrier and copper seed layers with minimal overhang, even at the bottom of very deep, small via holes. Also, sputtering target lifetime has been doubled to more than 20,000 wafers, significantly reducing cost of ownership and maintenance requirements. "The SIP EnCoRe II chambers' unique design elevate barrier/seed technology to a level never before achieved by PVD technology and provides customers with the major leap forward in the deposition performance needed for extendibility to sub-65nm chips," said Dr. Farhad Moghadam, senior vice president and general manager of Applied Materials' Thin Films Product Business Group. "Combining the simplicity and reliability of the Endura2 platform with new, high-performance SIP EnCoRe II process chambers dramatically cuts operating cost and enables a vast range of copper chip designs to power future electronic products," added Dr. Moghadam. The new Applied Endura® CuBS II system is fully qualified and slated for 65nm production by a major chipmaker. Multiple Applied SIP EnCoRe II process chambers have already been shipped worldwide to North America, Asia and Japan. For more information on the Applied Endura CuBS II system, please visit appliedmaterials.com. Applied Materials' first generation Endura Cu Barrier/Seed system was instrumental in jump-starting the industry's successful move to copper chips. Since 1998, Applied has shipped nearly 300 copper barrier/seed systems to customers worldwide. Applied Materials, Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, California, (Nasdaq:AMAT - News) is the largest supplier of equipment and services to the global semiconductor industry. Applied Materials' web site is www.appliedmaterials.com. MULTIMEDIA AVAILABLE: businesswire.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Applied Materials, Inc.

To: etchmeister who wrote (12242)	12/1/2004 1:29:40 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25522

SIA calls for government-funded sub-10-nm research By Peter Clarke Silicon Strategies 12/01/2004, 12:45 PM ET SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has announced a research program aimed at providing the United States with leadership in information technology through leadership in semiconductor manufacturing technology. The Nanoelectronics Research Initiative (NRI) would attempt to link research efforts at universities, the federal government, and the U.S. semiconductor industry, to find solutions beyond CMOS technology, the SIA said Wednesday (Dec. 1). It would target research on materials, device structures and assembly methods for microelectronic devices with feature sizes smaller than 10 nanometers, the SIA said. However, despite the initiative's significance, which the industry organization said would influence the standard of living and security of citizens of the United States far into the future, the SIA did not indicate how much money would be required to fund the project, or how long it would be expected to last. The SIA said CMOS is likely to become obsolete within 15 years. "The stakes in the race for technology leadership in the era beyond CMOS are extremely high," said George Scalise, president of the SIA in a statement. "Because semiconductors provide the enabling technology for virtually all computation and communications systems, leadership in semiconductor technology is essential to being competitive in the industries that drive the world's economy. Our ability to maintain a high standard of living, grow our economy, and assure our nation's security are all heavily dependent on being a leader in semiconductor technology." "Most scientists now agree that our ability to continue the scaling of CMOS technology — the dominant technology of the semiconductor industry for the past 20 years — will reach its ultimate limit some time before 2020. We are now in a worldwide race to develop new technologies that will enable progress in semiconductor devices to continue at the pace we have seen for nearly 40 years. The Nanoelectronics Research Initiative (NRI) will attempt to link research efforts by leading universities, the federal government, and the U.S. semiconductor industry in a mission-oriented effort to continue the rate of progress that has prevailed since the mid 1960s." "We are still in the very early stages of launching the NRI," Scalise continued. "Our first order of business is to get consensus among all parties on defining and prioritizing the specific technical challenges on which to focus research. The only certainty at this point is that the existing technology, materials and production methods simply won't work when feature sizes must be smaller than 10 nanometers." Scalise said that the SIA is not proposing federal subsidies for chipmakers. "We are calling upon the federal government to support university-based research in addressing basic scientific challenges as it has done virtually since the founding of our republic," he said.