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Lam Research Corporation Secures $18.5 Million Order from Texas Instruments-Acer Inc.

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Fremont, CA-based Lam Research Corporation has announced that it has been awarded an $18.5 million order from Texas Instruments-Acer Inc., a Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer. The order includes Lam's Advanced Capability Rainbow 4420 polysilicon etch systems and Rainbow 4520 oxide etch systems, which will be installed in TI-Acer's fab in Hsin-Chu, Taiwan. The new systems will be used to manufacture 4-megabit dynamic random access memory (DRAM) devices and will be used for volume production of 16-megabit DRAMs with half-micron feature sizes during 1996. System installations began earlier this month and will continue through August 1995.

Key Takeaways:

  • Lam Research Corporation has been awarded an $18.5 million order from Texas Instruments-Acer Inc. for Advanced Capability Rainbow 4420 polysilicon etch systems and Rainbow 4520 oxide etch systems.
  • The systems will be installed in TI-Acer's fab in Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, and will be used to manufacture 4-megabit dynamic random access memory (DRAM) devices and 16-megabit DRAMs with half-micron feature sizes during 1996.
  • The Taiwanese market for Lam's etch systems is expected to grow to $160 million by 1995, a 45 percent increase over $110 million in 1994.
  • TI-Acer will have the second largest installed base of Lam etch systems in Taiwan, following this order.
  • Lam Research Corporation's global customer support network, which includes centers in the US, Europe, Japan, and Asia/Pacific, is tailored to meet the unique requirements of each major chip manufacturing region.

Statistics:

  • $18.5 million: Value of the order from Texas Instruments-Acer Inc.
  • 45 percent: Projected growth of Lam's etch systems market in Taiwan by 1995.
  • $160 million: Estimated market value for Lam's etch systems in Taiwan by 1995.
  • $110 million: Value of the Taiwanese market for Lam's etch systems in 1994.
  • 1995: Calendar year during which system installations will be completed.
  • 1996: Calendar year during which TI-Acer will use the new systems for volume production of 16-megabit DRAMs.

Sources:

  • "Lam Research Corporation Announces $18.5 Million Order from Texas Instruments-Acer Inc.," Business Wire, April 18, 1995.
  • "Dataquest Estimates Taiwanese Market for Lam Etch Systems to Reach $160 Million by 1995," Dataquest, 1995.
  • "Lam Research Corporation," Lam Research Corporation, 1995.

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