VECO - Leading Edge Semiconductor Company Places Multi-System Laser Annealing Order Including First Nanosecond Annealing System | Benzinga
PLAINVIEW, N.Y., May 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:VECO) announced today that a leading edge semiconductor company has placed an order for multiple laser annealing systems to accelerate the design and manufacturing of 2-nanometer gate-all-around logic semiconductor chips. The order includes LSA201™ Laser Spike Annealing Systems in addition to an NSA500™ Nanosecond Annealing System. Gate-all-around is a vertical stacking of planar channels resulting in improved device drive current capability with minimal leakage, less power consumption, and overall enhanced performance.
"We are excited to have our annealing platforms chosen to accelerate next-generation gate-all-around logic device production to meet demand for growing markets such as artificial intelligence," commented Adrian Devasahayam, Ph.D., Veeco's Senior Vice President, Product Line Management. "Veeco's LSA system is widely acknowledged as the optimum annealing solution for low thermal-budget applications in logic. The new NSA500 system offers customers superior performance, scalability, and productivity ...