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Spring Issue of PSS e-Newsletter Keeps You Informed
Welcome to the latest issue of the FSI International POLARIS® Systems & Services (PSS) e-Newsletter. We want to keep you up to date on PSS activities to ensure we are maximizing your fab productivity and supporting your objectives. This issue focuses on PSS business updates, late spring POLARIS® Systems User Group Meetings and our Auto Teach™ Upgrade. Read on …
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Grow Your Success This Spring |
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Springtime is here, a time of new opportunities—perfect
for our POLARIS® System
Refresh Program™. Through
this newsletter, we’re planting the seeds to help you
maximize your fab productivity and achieve further growth.
This new season also brings many positive changes to support
our customer offerings from FSI Allen and POLARIS® Systems & Services
(PSS).
A notable change for FSI Allen came this past winter when
we sold our building and, via a lease-back, began sharing
the building with another lessee. We are now aligned with
our business model while retaining full capacity for Class
10,000 POLARIS® System manufacturing,
Class 1 process-development laboratory and inventory space.
We’ve also dedicated
hardware and software engineering development labs to bolster
the efficiency of our engineering and operations teams and
drive long-term growth. In addition, we are actively embracing
the Lean Six Sigma methodology as we pursue new product developments.
The POLARIS® System continues
to link to the industry’s
leading-edge exposure systems with experience in 193nm and
now immersion lithography. We sincerely appreciate that you,
our loyal customers, have trusted us to support your interests
as we developed and refined our ongoing PSS business model.
We welcome the opportunity to tell you more in person, even
before our annual POLARIS® System
User Group Meetings (see dates below). Talk to us today about:
- Support for your existing POLARIS® Systems
- Your suggestions for new systems
- Engineering consultation
- Many productivity upgrades
Read on to learn more about our exciting new Auto Teach™ Upgrade aimed at further reducing the Cost of Ownership (CoO) of
your systems.
We’re ready to help you reap the benefits
of our expertise. Please call or e-mail us to review your
specific requirements.
John Walker
VP, Strategic Initiatives and GM, FSI Allen Operations
972-643-2136
(office)
john.walker@fsi-intl.com |
Join
The Next POLARIS® System
User Group Meeting Near You |
Plan now to attend the next POLARIS® System User
Group Meeting to learn how to maximize your system capabilities.
This FREE information exchange provides an opportunity to
talk face to face with the PSS team about the latest hardware,
software, Refresh
Program™, and process
results.
- See the impressive defect-reduction results
and results of our thermal studies
- Learn ways to achieve
enhanced performance for your tool set
- Discover insights
to extending the POLARIS® system
life span
- Share your suggestions and help shape
our goals for next year
"This is the third year we’ve
had these dialogue sessions,” said Matt Crowder,
PSS Sales and Director of Product Management. “Our
User Group Meetings are a success because they’re
a great forum to communicate our new products and services.
In addition, we solicit ideas from our customers to direct
our efforts for the next year.”
Find a POLARIS® System Users Group Meeting near you:
Region |
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East Coast |
Portland, Maine |
May 16, 2005 |
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Upper Midwest |
Bloomington, Minnesota |
May 19, 2005 |
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West Coast |
Milpitas, California |
May 23, 2005 |
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South-Central |
Allen, Texas |
June 10, 2005 |
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Great Britain |
Hazelgrove, England |
June 23, 2005 |
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Europe |
Nijmegen, The Netherlands |
June 27, 2005 |
Please use our Information
Request Form to request more
information about a particular meeting and for information
on registering to attend a meeting. |
POLARIS® System Auto Teach™ Upgrade Ready With Proven Results |
Save significant time teaching each robot while you eliminate human-induced error with the POLARIS® System Auto Teach™ Upgrade.
- Improves robot repeatability
- Teaches for more accuracy and reliability—the POLARIS® cluster “teaches” exactly the same way every time, no matter which technician uses it
- Reduces breakage with revised handling for precise wafer handoff and pick-up points
Using sophisticated electronics and software, Auto Teach™ eliminates technician-to-technician variability.
“We designed the upgrade to tackle the human-induced errors,” said David Vickers, Sales and Product Manager at the Allen, Texas facility. “The 300-mm testing shows it saves teaching time and greatly improves wafer location teaching accuracy.”
He added that FSI expects similarly successful upgrade results from scheduled 200-mm tests.
Available for all POLARIS® RX90-equipped 200-mm and 300-mm clusters, Auto Teach™ provides innovative, fast and reliable self-teaching kits. The upgrade price is approximately $7500 per robot.
For ordering information in the US, please contact David Vickers, Sales and Product Manager. For ordering information in Europe, please contact Rene ten Bras, PSS European Customer Support Manager.
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FREE Standard Tool Enhancements CDs |
Have you received your FREE Standard Tool Enhancement CD? Reserve yours now and learn detailed information about available upgrades to increase your throughput, improve critical dimensions and reduce defects. Easy to use, the CD shows information by model for fast reference.
At PSS, we look to our customers for from-the-field feedback. We want to develop products and services that bring value to you. Request your CD now and let us know how we can help you improve the performance of your POLARIS® System in the near future.
Please use our POLARIS® Upgrade CD Request Form to request a CD, or for more information, contact Matt Crowder, PSS Sales and Director of Product Management.
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