New multiple 200mm product orders show strong worldwide market adoption
Asyst Technologies, Inc. announced that its 200mm products have been selected by multiple semiconductor fabs including EM Microelectronic of Switzerland, Shanghai Huahong NEC Electronics Co., (HHNEC) of China and additional semiconductor fabs in China and Russia. The aggregate multi-million dollar orders include SMIF loadports, indexers and wafer stockers.
Mr. Zheng Jiazheng, vice president of operations for HHNEC, said, "UsingAsyst's products, we are able to provide our customers with advanced memory, logic and mixed signal technologies, lowering our customers' prototyping costs and shortening their time-to-market.Asyst's high product reliability and ability to provide complete automation solutions were key factors in our decision."
Mr. Mougahed Darwish, president of the management board of EMMicroelectronic said, "EM Microelectronic was recognised in 1993 as one of the first European semiconductor companies to implement SMIF technology throughout its wafer production. We continue to be an integral user of SMIF and an early adopter of a range of advancements that help to enhance yield and facilitate our migration to more advanced technology nodes."
"We have more than an 80 percent market share in standard mechanical interface (SMIF) technology. It is very rewarding that our customers see the value and benefits in both our advanced 200mm and 300mm product portfolios", said Alan Lowe, senior vice president of Asyst's Customer Solutions Group.
