ASM Qualifies New Higher-k Gate Process for 14nm Manufacturing
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Milestone Achieved at Key Customer Development Fab
ALMERE, The Netherlands, December 5, 2011 -ASM International N.V. (www.asm.com)
(NASDAQ: ASMI and Euronext Amsterdam: ASM), the leader in atomic layer
deposition (ALD) of high-k gate materials, today announced the successful
demonstration of a new 14nm high-k gate dielectric process that achieved less
than 6 angstroms equivalent oxide thickness (EOT) at a customer's 14nm R&D line,
an improvement of about 40% from the current advanced nodes. The new high-k
process improves device performance by enabling faster switching and lower
leakage current, while reconfirming the extendibility of hafnium based high-k
dielectrics. Using ASM's most advanced Pulsar ALD tool, a hafnium based
material with a higher-k value than the current baseline was qualified at the
customer's R&D facility.
"ASM was the first to introduce hafnium-based high-k dielectrics for transistor
gates, and we are now working with key device manufacturing leaders on scaling
next-generation high-k metal gate technology," said Glen Wilk, Sr. Director of
ALD Products at ASM. "The new process leverages ASM's extensive understanding of
high-k metal gates, our technology leadership in ALD, and the extendibility of
our Pulsar ALD process module. Together, these three factors give ASM a clear
advantage in providing our customers with the smoothest transition to
manufacturing nodes below 20nm, for both planar and 3D devices."
Developed on the Pulsar ALD tool without the need for additional clustered
process steps, the new process achieves less than 6Å EOT while maintaining gate
leakage below 1A/cm(2) to meet 14 nm high-k metal gate (HKMG) logic technology
requirements.
About ASM International
ASM International N.V., headquartered in Almere, the Netherlands, and its
subsidiaries design and manufacture equipment and materials used to produce
semiconductor devices. ASM International and its subsidiaries provide production
solutions for wafer processing (Front-end segment) as well as assembly and
packaging (Back-end segment) through facilities in the United States, Europe,
Japan and Asia. ASM International's common stock trades on NASDAQ (symbol ASMI)
and the Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange (symbol ASM). For more information,
visit ASMI's website atwww.asm.com.
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Erik Kamerbeek
Investor Relations
+31 881008500
Erik.Kamerbeek(at)asm.com
Mary Jo Dieckhaus
Investor Relations
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MaryJo.Dieckhaus(at)asm.com
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