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To: niek who wrote (1092)	2/23/2006 6:26:22 AM
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ASML and Nikon shared lead in lithography in 2005, says Information Week Press release; Esther Lam, DigiTimes.com [Thursday 23 February 2006] On the strength of its US$26 million immersion tool, ASML maintained its lead in the US$4.3 billion-worth new lithography tool market in 2005, according to Information Week. ASML maintained its lead in revenues with a 48.4% share, down from a 50.3% share in 2004. Nikon held a 33.1% share in 2005, up from 26.8% in 2004. In terms of the number of new lithography tools sold in 2005, Nikon regained the lead in unit shipments with a 36% share of the market for new lithography tools sold, up from 34.1% in 2004 and ahead of ASML (33.6% in 2005 and 38.7 in 2004). “While unit shipments were down 6.4% in 2005, average selling prices (ASPs) increased 7.2%, thanks to the large growth in immersion DUV-based tools,” notes Dr. Robert N Castellano, president of The Information Network. “Immersion 193nm tools from ASML cost US$26 million each versus US$21 million for dry, and will increase to US$27.2 million each in 2006.” On a unit basis, 40.3% of total tools sold were 248nm DUV, down from 46.2% in 2004. Sales of 193nm tools increased from 14.3% in 2004 to 23.1% of the total market in 2005. The Information Network forecasts that the semiconductor lithography market will grow 8.0% in 2006 to US$4.7 billion, and 27.5% in 2007 to US$5.9 billion.