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Memory Manufacturer Chooses Nova i500 Integrated Metrology Tool
[July 12, 2012]

Memory Manufacturer Chooses Nova i500 Integrated Metrology Tool


Jul 12, 2012 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Nova Measuring Instruments, a provider of stand-alone metrology and integrated metrology solutions to the semiconductor process control market, announced that a memory manufacturer in Asia selected Nova's Nova i500 integrated metrology tool as Production Tool of Record for its technology nodes.



According to a release, the metrology tools will be used in production for CMP Optical CD and thin film applications for DRAM and Flash memory at 2X and 1X technology nodes.

The company said this selection adds to the list of memory and foundry manufactures who have already selected the i500 for their most advanced tech nodes. The Nova i500 is designed to support both R&D and Production fabs and is certified on all latest generation polishers which are planned to exceed throughputs of 100 wafers per hour. When used in conjunction with the NovaMARS application development software, customers can perform high end Optical CD and thin film measurements, at high throughput and with a short set up time, relying on real time regression and smart modeling capabilities. Its ability to handle quickly and efficiently the high load of recipes and support fast ramp up of multiple products, provide unique advantages for foundries. All customer selections, including the latest one, are for multiple units. The company expects to continue and receive multiple repeat orders from these customers during the second half of 2012.


"We are proud that customers repeatedly vote for Nova's i500 platform as the most advanced platform. The introduction of the i500 to the market has been a great success over the past two years and by now most of our leading customers have already transitioned to it. Following a very successful roll out, we plan to keep developing this powerful platform to solve the most complex technological challenges our customers face today and in years to come," said Gabi Seligsohn, President and CEO of Nova.

More information: www.nova.co.il ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected]))

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