Asian Customer Places Repeat Order for Two Micronic Tools
Asian Customer Places Repeat Order for Two Micronic Tools Taby, Sweden - November 3, 2004 - Micronic Laser Systems AB (Stockholmsborsen's Attract 40: MICR) today announced receipt of a repeat order from an Asian customer. The order includes two tools - an LRS series pattern generation tool for TFT-LCD photomask production, and an MMS15000 photomask metrology system. The systems are scheduled for delivery during 2005. "We are in the midst of a huge technology shift from cathode ray tubes to flat panel displays," said Sven Lofquist, Micronic president and CEO. "Consumer demand for LCD-TV continues to fuel a surge in manufacturing. Analysts believe that the growth of LCDs will continue - by 2008, LCDs are expected to make up 30 percent of all displays." LCD (liquid crystal display) is the most common technology for flat panel displays and the basis for the fast-growing high-definition television displays. There are two technologies, passive and active LCD. The TFT-LCD is an active LCD providing better image quality and faster response than a passive LCD. The active LCDs have a thin film transistor (TFT) in each pixel. Company contact: Ulf Sundstrom Sr VP, Corporate Sales . Tel: +46 8 638 52 00 ulf.sundstrom@micronic.se Agency contact: Luz Rodriguez Loomis Group, Inc Tel: +33 1 58 18 59 30 rodriguezl@loomisgroup.com About Micronic Laser Systems AB Micronic Laser Systems is a Swedish high-tech company engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of a series of extremely accurate laser pattern generators for the production of photomasks. The technology involved is known as microlithography. Micronic´s systems are used by the world´s leading electronics companies in the manufacture of television and computer displays, semiconductor circuits and semiconductor packaging components. Micronic is located in Taby, north of Stockholm and at present has subsidiaries in the United States, Japan and in Taiwan. Micronic maintains a web site at: http://www.micronic.se ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/11/03/20041103BIT20350/wkr0001.pdf Complete document