ASML wins contract with ProMOS for new fab in Taiwan

ASML Holding NV (ASML) today announced that it had won a contract from ProMOS Technologies (ProMOS, or the Company), a leading memory manufacturer, to supply lithography equipment to its new 300 mm wafer fab in Taiwan. This contract increases the presence of ASML in the Taiwanese memory market, which produces one-fifth of the world’s DRAM devices. No financial details are being disclosed.

“ProMOS is positioning itself to be a long-term winner in the DRAM industry through technology advancement in 300 mm fab and nanometer technology node," said Dr. Len Mei, senior vice president of the manufacturing group at ProMOS. “Our new facility and the systems supplied by ASML will be at full production for the anticipated market growth in 2006.”

The ProMOS Taichung facility expects to produce 80,000 wafers per month by 2009, giving it the largest capacity of all 300 mm fabs. ASML began installing equipment, including its TWINSCAN AT:850, in April 2005.

"ASML has the largest installed base of advanced 300 mm systems in the world due to its superior value of ownership. The high productivity delivered by ASML systems will help strengthen the competitive position of ProMOS,” said Eric Meurice, president and CEO, ASML.