Applied Materials Introduces Innovative Manufacturing System to Meet the Strong Demand for Advanced Touch Panels
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
* Latest mobile devices driving the need for more efficient, lower-cost
manufacturing of the most advanced multi-touch screen technology
* Applied AKT-Aristo Twin system enables customers to achieve up to 50% more
capacity using half the manufacturing space
TOYKO, Japan, April 13, 2011 - Applied Materials, Inc. today announced its new
Applied AKT(®)-Aristo(TM) Twin system for manufacturing touch-enabled displays.
Featuring two independent processing tracks on a single system, the AKT-Aristo
Twin is the only system that enables the simultaneous fabrication of two
different film stacks- providing customers with unprecedented productivity and
flexibility in the manufacturing of advanced touch panels.
There are several touch screen technologies on the market, with capacitive
multi-touch displays being the preferred technology for mobile applications.
Advanced multi-touch displays require the deposition of up to 15 or more PVD
film layers during manufacturing. The new AKT-Aristo Twin system is ideally
suited to the demands of fabricating both glass and rigid plastic-based advanced
touch panels, providing up to 50% higher throughput than competing systems and
using half the manufacturing space.
"Touch screens are enabling the next wave of growth in flat panel displays
providing smartphone and tablet PC users with a faster, more intuitive
interface," said Tom Edman, group vice president and general manager of
Applied's Display Business Group. "Due to its innovative design, Applied's AKT-
Aristo Twin PVD technology enables manufacturers to offer this essential
component at a consumer-friendly price. Customers have been very enthusiastic
about the AKT-Aristo Twin system; we've already shipped multiple systems,
especially to major manufacturers in China and Taiwan."
Based on the industry-standard AKT New Aristo PVD platform, a production proven
system with 175 units shipped worldwide for LCD color filter and touch panel
applications, the AKT-Aristo Twin system is capable of handling a wide range of
substrate sizes up to 5.5m(2) (2.2m x 2.5m). The parallel architecture provides
the most compact touch panel solution, minimizing clean room space requirements
and potentially eliminating the need for multiple systems. The system also
features leading-edge rotary target technology to achieve high production yield
and the lowest available cost-per-substrate.
Applied Materials will showcase the capabilities of its AKT-Aristo Twin system
at the 2011 FineTech Japan Exhibition and Conference, April 13-15 in Tokyo. To
learn more about Applied's innovative solutions for touch-enabled display
manufacturing, please visit www.appliedmaterials.com/display.
Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT) is the global leader in providing
innovative equipment, services and software to enable the manufacture of
advanced semiconductor, flat panel display and solar photovoltaic products. Our
technologies help make innovations like smartphones, flat screen TVs and solar
panels more affordable and accessible to consumers and businesses around the
world. At Applied Materials, we turn today's innovations into the industries of
tomorrow. Learn more at www.appliedmaterials.com. # # #
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Michael Sullivan (financial community) 408.986.7977
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