Nova Measuring Instruments Announces Multiple Installations of its NovaScan® 3090-SA Stand Alone Optical CD System
REHOVOTH, Israel, January 29 // -- Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (Nasdaq: NVMI), the market leader in
integrated measurement and process control for the semiconductor industry, today announced multiple installations of its NovaScan(R) 3090-SA Stand Alone system.
The company reported that it has been successful in its initial penetration of the stand alone Optical CD market during 2006, with multiple installations of its NovaScan(R)3090-SA Stand Alone system. The installations were a result of a selection process of the NovaScan(R)3090-SA as the global process tool of record for a major memory manufacturer. The tools are used in a wide range of 2D and 3D applications in Lithography, Etch and CMP. Nova expects to continue supplying several more tools to the same customer throughout 2007.
"We are very pleased with our initial penetration of the Optical CD market" said Avron Ger, Vice President of Thin Film Business Unit at Nova.
"We expect revenues from the NovaScan3090(R)-SA to account for more than 10% of Nova's total system's revenues for the fourth quarter of 2006 and we plan to continue to prolifirate this high-end product into additional customers during 2007. Additionally, as part of the adoption of both stand alone and integrated metrology Optical CD products, customers have started to use our unique NovaMARS(TM) modeling and application development software, which is strengthening our market position. The NovaMARS(TM), which was sold and installed in each customer site that uses the NovaScan(R)3090-SA, provides a solution to the latest industry requirements for advanced structure modeling."
In July 2006, Nova announced its NovaScan(R)3090Next-SA Stand Alone tool.
One of the highlights of the NovaScan(R)3090Next-SA is its ability to run at throughputs of up to 150 wafers per hour with a single metrology module. With this high throughput rate and high reliability, the NovaScan(R)3090Next-SA can support larger sampling rates, allowing it to keep up with high throughput process tools such as photolithography tracks, leading to a very attractive cost of ownership model.
About Nova
Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. develops, produces and markets advanced integrated and stand alone metrology solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing industry. Nova is traded on the NASDAQ & TASE under the symbol NVMI. The Company's website is www.nova.co.il.
Source: Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd
