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Alliances & Mergers<br />
Carl Zeiss SMT acquires<br />
NaWoTec<br />
Carl Zeiss SMT and a group of investors led by<br />
Wellington Partners, CIPIO, Target Partners, and Intel<br />
Capital have signed an agreement under which Carl<br />
Zeiss SMT acquires 100% of the shares of NaWoTec<br />
GmbH, Rossdorf, Germany, for its Semiconductor<br />
Metrology Systems Division. This move will further<br />
strengthen Carl Zeiss SMT's technology base in the<br />
area of nanostructuring and mask repair technology<br />
and aims at further broadening the semiconductor<br />
equipment related business of Carl Zeiss SMT beyond<br />
lithography optics. NaWoTec's operations will be closely<br />
integrated with the Semiconductor Metrology<br />
Division of Carl Zeiss SMT, and the transaction is<br />
expected to close during the second quarter of 2005.<br />
http://www.smt.zeiss.com<br />
Key Data<br />
Sequential decline in semiconductor sales in April<br />
Worldwide sales of semiconductors<br />
declined slightly in April to $18.2 billion,<br />
a sequential decline of 1.2 percent from<br />
the $18.4 billion reported in March,<br />
reported the Semiconductor Industry<br />
Association (SIA). April sales were up<br />
6.9 percent from the $17.0 billion reported<br />
in April of 2004. The SIA noted that<br />
April is traditionally a strong month for<br />
semiconductor sales.<br />
http://www.sia-online.com<br />
April 2005 ($ Billions)<br />
Month-to-Month Sales<br />
Market<br />
Americas<br />
Europe<br />
Japan<br />
Asia Pacific<br />
TOTAL<br />
Year-to-Year Sales<br />
Market<br />
Americas<br />
Europe<br />
Japan<br />
Asia Pacific<br />
TOTAL<br />
Last Month<br />
3.25<br />
3.38<br />
3.84<br />
7.91<br />
18.37<br />
Last Year<br />
3.19<br />
3.22<br />
3.67<br />
6.90<br />
16.99<br />
Semiconductors<br />
Trikon sells 2 new etchers<br />
to Zetex<br />
Trikon Technologies Inc. announced the sale of two<br />
Omega etchers to Zetex Semiconductors PLC, a<br />
leading innovator in the manufacture of analog<br />
power devices for the consumer, automotive and<br />
industrial electronics sectors. The sale to Zetex<br />
includes an Omega 201 ICP to be used for silicon<br />
trench etching and polysilicon etch-back processes<br />
and an Omega i2L fitted with PERIE & Isopod process<br />
modules, to be used for a range of dielectric<br />
etches including contact, via, hard-mask open and<br />
planarisation. The Omega 201 ICP will add additional<br />
production capacity to an equivalent Omega<br />
etcher that has already been running these processes<br />
at Zetex for approximately one year.<br />
http://www.trikon.com<br />
http://www.zetex.com<br />
Yole Développement is currently launching a multi-customer action on<br />
photovoltaic : "How will the third generation of PV technologies enter<br />
the market ?".<br />
The topics analysed are:<br />
- State of the art of the 3G technologies, highlight of the major bottlenecks<br />
- Overview and strategy of the players (industrial and R&D)<br />
- Analysis of the evolution of the value chain, from raw materials and equipments to modules, and comparison<br />
with mono and poly silicon technologies<br />
- Market estimate 2005-2015<br />
- Possible evolution of the PV market segmentation<br />
To get more detailed information, do not hesitate to contact Isabelle Cuisinier, cuisinier@yole.fr<br />
Current Month<br />
3.22<br />
3.32<br />
3.71<br />
7.90<br />
18.15<br />
Current Month<br />
3.22<br />
3.32<br />
3.71<br />
7.90<br />
18.15<br />
You can send us press releases to mouly@yole.fr<br />
% Change<br />
-0.7%<br />
-1.6%<br />
-3.4%<br />
-0.1%<br />
-1.2%<br />
% Change<br />
1.0%<br />
3.0%<br />
1.0%<br />
14.4%<br />
6.8%<br />
Today, more than 10,000 readers trust Yole Développement through Micronews!<br />
July 2005 - n° 38 27<br />
Source: SIA, May 2005
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