Success in the New Product Line - Micronic Receives Order for MMS15000 Metrology System
Success in the New Product Line - Micronic Receives Order for MMS15000 Metrology System Täby, Sweden - April 1, 2004 - Micronic Laser Systems AB (Stockholmsbörsen's Attract 40: MICR), a leading manufacturer of laser pattern generation equipment to the display and semiconductor industries, today announced it has received an order for an MMS15000 mask metrology system for advanced TFT-LCD photomask measurement from a customer based in Asia. The tool is expected to ship during the first half of 2005. This marks the third MMS15000 order since its introduction in October 2003, confirming the industry's growing need for this new measurement capability. "We are extremely pleased with the quick market acceptance of our mask metrology system," said Sven Löfquist, president and CEO of Micronic Laser Systems AB. "The pace of booking for this new product has exceeded our expectations". The MMS15000 is a registration measurement system for TFT-LCD photomasks. The system is needed to verify that the pattern placement in the different photomasks for a display match. This is critical in the production of advanced LCD displays.The MMS15000 is based on Micronic's technology for pattern generators. The registration measurement accuracy is better than 100 nm and the maximum mask size is 1300 x 1500 mm. Company contact: Sven Lofquist President & CEO Tel: +46 8 638 52 00 sven.lofquist@micronic.se Agency contact: Luz Rodriguez Loomis Group, Inc. Tel: +33 1 58 18 59 30 rodriguezl@loomisgroup.com 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. The company has 342 employees. 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/2004/04/01/20040401BIT20070/wkr0006.pdf Complete document