Press release - SANTA CLARA, California, April 4, 2002
ASML MaskTools, Inc. today announced that Macronix International Co., Ltd., a leading Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer, has purchased its MaskRigger product for widespread usage. Macronix will use MaskRigger to perform production optical proximity correction (OPC) treatment across multiple generations of specialized memory devices.
"We are very pleased to be working with a leading company such as Macronix in implementing solutions for their OPC needs. Their adoption of our MaskRigger product supports the growing recognition of the depth and breadth of our optical extension technology," said Dinesh Bettadapur, president and CEO of ASML MaskTools. "We were able to meet all of Macronix's unique requirements by delivering a customized and complete solution that demonstrates the most compelling value in the market place. MaskTools unique expertise in mask making and lithography, coupled with our patented scattering bar technology and a production-proven OPC product such as MaskRigger, convinced Macronix to make a decision in our favor."
