Plasma Etch Systems Ordered for Wireless Device Production in Asia Pacific

By: Online staff — Wireless Design & Development Asia
(Business News & Technology News, 17 Oct 2005)

Tegal Corp. recently announced that a major European integrated device manufacturer had placed an order for three additional new 6540 advanced plasma etch systems, valued at over $7.5 million. The 6540 systems, directed at an application that enables the production of very high-density de-coupling capacitor modules incorporated into cell phones and other wireless devices, will be installed in a production facility in the Asia-Pacific region later this year and early next year.

"We are pleased to have won this follow-on production order from a Tier 1 device manufacturer," said Thomas Mika, president and CEO of Tegal. "We achieved this sale based on the success of our recently completed financing, our ability to deliver unique etch technology, and our company-wide commitment to the success of this project with one of our most important customers."

"Tegal has developed significant, patented technology, along with unique process know-how in the area of 'difficult-to-etch' materials such as high-K dielectrics and nonvolatile metals," said John Almerico, Tegal's marketing director for etch products. "Such materials are increasingly important for meeting the size, integration and power requirements of devices incorporated into a wide range of wireless products."