Silterra Places Large Order with Applied Materials for Copper Technologies; Production-Ready Systems to Speed Technology

Silterra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. today announced that it has placed a large order with Applied Materials for systems to manufacture 0.13-micron copper-based chips. The order includes Applied's dielectric deposition, etch, barrier/seed, electrochemical plating and chemical mechanical polishing systems -- as well as its defect inspection and SEM/FIB defect analysis systems.