Micronic announces laser pattern generator for new generation plasma display panels
12/19/2002 4:18 AM EST
Micronic announces laser pattern generator for new generation plasma
display panels
Täby, Sweden - December 19, 2002 - Micronic Laser Systems AB (OM
Stockholm Exchange: MICR), a leading manufacturer of laser pattern
generation equipment for the semiconductor and display industries, today
introduced a new laser pattern generator designed to meet the new
requirements for plasma display panels (PDP). The Micronic MP185+ is the
first pattern generator to address the market for the new generation of
PDPs, and is capable of producing photomasks up to 1400 by 1850 mm. The
system will be used to manufacture chrome PDP photomasks in volume
production and R&D.
"The new generation of PDP substrates require larger photomasks and a
different material, chrome," said Jorge Freyer, Sr. vice president for
marketing & business development of Micronic Laser Systems. "The
Micronic MP185+ is the first system of its kind that can handle such
large chrome photomasks. The system is based on technology from the
field-proven Micronic MP170+. By entering the market early with our new
generation PDP solution, Micronic is positioned to capture a substantial
portion of this market segment."
The MP185+ can be configured with up to four optical levels, allowing
users to select the optimum balance between throughput and resolution.
The Automatic Changeable Optics (ACO) option automates the level changes
so each mask is written with optimal performance. The first system is
scheduled for delivery
in Q4, 2003.
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 Taiwan. Micronic maintains a web site at: http://www.micronic.se
Company contact: Agency contact:
Ulf Sundstrom Dylan McGrath
VP Customer Operation The Loomis Group, Inc.
Tel: +46 8 638 52 00 Tel: +1 415 882 9494