Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Cymer (CYMI) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: FJB who wrote (15317)	3/3/1998 11:13:00 AM
From: D. K. G.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 25960

Robert, Orion = ArF = 193nm, to my understanding, I cite the C.C. notes. This is from the MAN himself, Dr. Akins. <<< the course of 1998 we are going to be going from truly a single-product company - one product for one particular application - to this family or suite of products I referred to earlier, with our 5000-series laser continuing for sale for a number of years in the future. Our new 5010 model, the new Orion product, the ArFl laser model that we introduced in late 1997. >>> So going back to that article, kindly provided by eddy B: news.semiconductoronline.com Article: <<< Optics are the principal difficulty for 193 nm exposure tools. The ArF laser has inherently broadband emission, and relatively low power (10 -12 watts), Thompson said.>>> Confrence Call (Akins): I didn't mention, in any specific way, what we are doing on the competitive front with the 5010 and the Orion model that we will be introducing over the course of the year. I'll keep my remarks here principally to the Orion, but the Orion is a 2 kilohertz 20 watt average-power machine, with substantial improvements in pulse-to-pulse stability, bandwidth, and other areas ----------------------------------- I do not know if a two fold increase in power out put is sufficient for ArF to overcome the optical problems cited in the article. Cymer does have an ArF tool that exceeds the 10-12 watts specified as being an impediment. I thought this contrast was significant to bring out and discuss. You, like myself are informed laypersons in these matters. We need a Maxwell, Specialist or AV to wiegh in. Regards, Denis