Mapper Receives Subsidy From EU's 'Magic' Program
Staff -- Semiconductor International, 2/27/2008 7:54:00 AM
Mapper Lithography (Delft, Netherlands) said it has received a €3.5M (US$5.3M) subsidy from a new €12M (US$18.1M) European Union program called maskless lithography for IC manufacturing (MAGIC).
Mapper, founded in 2001, is developing a direct write system that uses parallel electron beams to write patterns directly without a mask. According to the company, the machine uses light to direct the electron beams individually and incorporates a MEMS lens arrays to accurately focus the parallel electron beams.
The company said its prototype machine is able to write 32 nm patterns. In the next phase, the company will expand its staff by ~60 people this year from the current 120, focusing on developing a 300 mm wafer-capable system.
