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To: Ken Zeller who wrote (20225)	11/18/1998 1:48:00 PM
From: BillyG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25960

Korean high-power semiconductor laser. I assume this is entirely unsuitable for DUV applications............ eet.com Korean companies announce semiconductor advances By B.H. Seo EE Times (11/18/98, 12:05 p.m. EDT) SEOUL, South Korea — Korean companies are moving on several fronts to develop next-generation semiconductor technologies. LG Industrial Systems and its LG Technology Complex said on Nov. 12 that they will jointly commercialize a high-powered semiconductor laser. The development marks the first time a Korean manufacturer has brought a high-powered laser system to market, the companies said. Separately, Jusong Engineering, a provider of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, concluded a strategic alliance with Mattson Technology Inc. (Fremont, Calif.) to jointly develop next-generation equipment. LG's work to commercialize a high-powered semiconductor laser marks a first for a Korean manufacturer. U.S., German and French systems are already commercially available. LG's diode-based AlGaAs system is capable of producing a high-powered laser light of more than 20 watts. LG said the compact system is more stable and offers greater efficiency than currently available systems that use discharge tubes as the excitation light source for a solid-state laser. LG Industrial Systems oversaw IC development on the project while LG Technology Complex developed bonding and packaging technology, company officials said. Elsewhere, Jusong and Mattson said their alliance, concluded Nov. 12, goes beyond a co-development agreement and aims to expand the companies' share of the global equipment market. The equipment developed under the agreement will be sold worldwide. Mattson produces equipment for wafer pre-processing, including photoresist strip, isotropic etch and rapid thermal processing systems. The company has annual sales totaling $100 million in the Asian and European markets. Through the alliance, Jusong said it will gain access to Mattson's wafer processing technology related to deposition and etching, including chemical vapor deposition (CVD). In return, Mattson will get sole overseas marketing rights to Jusong's process technology, such as CVD equipment for capacitors, epitaxial growth systems and high-density plasma-enhanced CVD. The alliance also allows Mattson to market Jusong's products worldwide, the partners said. — Exclusive to EE Times by Chom Dan Inc. (Seoul, South Korea).