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pointed to Intel recently raising its guidance to investors as a very positive sign for the industry (see story on page 3 Wafer News ). White cited several reasons why this recovery may be particularly strong for equipment makers: Chipmakers will have to compensate
European Technologists to Combine Cu/low-k, Packaging Belgium's independent R&D center IMEC has begun research to develop technology that will give the industry integrated wafer-level packaging on copper low- k IC interconnect, to be done in wafer processing's back end of the line.
developments. References D. Vogler, “Process Control Capability Needed to Take Advantage of Lower- k Materials,” Wafer News , July 4, 2005. D. Bennet, et al., “Real-time Profile Control for Improved Copper CMP,” Solid State Technology
Choi, and top finance executives come from Dongbu's construction and steel businesses. Paula Doe is a contributing editor at Solid State Technology and its sister publication, Wafer News . She can be reached at paulandoe@aol.com.
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separate “split-lot” experiments using ASML’s initial beta-prototype AT:1150i (0.75NA) scanner (see Wafer - News , V12n05, Jan. 31, 2005). In a technical paper presentation at SPIE on March 1, TSMC researchers reported a 50
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new 400-mm version in 1998 based on results with this tool. SSI's roadmap for 400-mm development. (Courtesy of Wafer News ) Click here to enlarge image Also on the supplier list are Ferrofluidics and Japan Electro-Optical Ltd. (JEOL
Contributing Editor O verall revenues at the top 50 suppliers of semiconductor equipment and materials tracked by Wafer - News edged down 1% sequentially in 4Q04, but some performance benchmarks still kept moving up as top companies continued
pointed to Intel recently raising its guidance to investors as a very positive sign for the industry (see story on page 3 Wafer News ). White cited several reasons why this recovery may be particularly strong for equipment makers: Chipmakers will have to compensate