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Inotera Memories selects Asyst’s Spartan sorter
Asyst Technologies announced that it has received a multi-million-dollar order for its Spartan Sorter from Inotera Memories Inc., a joint venture of Qimonda and;NanyaTechnology Corporation. ;
Asyst Technologies announced that it has received a multi-million-dollar order for its Spartan Sorter from Inotera Memories Inc., a joint venture of Qimonda andNanyaTechnology Corporation. The Spartan will be installed in Inotera's newFab2 in Taoyuan, Taiwan.A spokesperson for Inotera said, "We chose Asyst's Spartan Sorter for Phase1 of our new fab because of its high throughput, cleanliness and reliability. Based on the high performance it delivered we purchased it again for Phase 2. As we approach total semiconductor wafer fab capacity of 120,000 wafer starts per month, we are confident the Spartan Sorter's performance will allow us to keep pace with our production goals.""We are delighted that Inotera has adopted the Spartan for its production requirements," said Paula LuPriore, senior vice president of Asyst's Automation Solutions Group."In the past two and a half years of production, we have seen increasing market share with over 200 Spartan Sorters shipped."
