In January, Gigaphoton Inc. (Head office: Oyama City, Tochigi Prefecture. President & CEO: Katsumi Uranaka), a major manufacturer of lithography light sources, announced the shipment of an ArF Excimer Laser for advanced immersion exposure (lithography) devices, the “GT65A” Unit 1, as a new product that meets the growing demand for semiconductors in recent years. The new technology of the GT65A significantly contributes to the rise in productivity of lithography equipment by providing stable operation of the laser and improvement of process margins.
The GT65A will also deliver a 50% reduction in service downtime. This
key feature is realized by increasing chamber lifetime by 30% as well as
improving maintenance efficiency through the utilization of extensive
service data expertise acquired through many years of successful service
execution.
In addition, the stabilization technology “eMPL Solid”
and the control function “hMPL,” which form the spectrum control
function, enable the improvement of CD uniformity as well as expanding
process latitude.
Furthermore, the GT65A has successfully
eliminated the need to use helium gas. Due to this, we are able to
contribute to enhancing customers' sustainability and CSR activities by
not only reducing environmental impact, but also by greatly reducing
risks associated with future helium gas supply deficits and price
increases.
Katsumi Uranaka, President & CEO of Gigaphoton
commented, “With the boom in recent years of the semiconductor market,
improving the availability of lithography equipment is an important
issue for each manufacturer. With the new technology in line with our
new roadmap ‘RAM Enhancement,’ we have further strengthened and improved
the Reliability, Availability and Maintainability of lithography light
sources, contributing to the semiconductor manufacturing industry.”
Past
news releases on the GT65A can be found here.
Past
news releases on RAM Enhancement can be found here.
Past
news releases on helium free can be found here.
About Gigaphoton
Since it was founded in 2000, Gigaphoton has
delivered valuable solutions to semiconductor manufacturers throughout
the world as a laser supplier. In every stage from R&D to manufacture,
sales, and maintenance services, Gigaphoton is committed to providing
world-class support delivered from the perspective of everyday users.
For more information please visit www.gigaphoton.com
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