Rudolph received lithography orders worth more than $11 million

Semiconductor equipment maker Rudolph Technologies has announced that it has received two orders for its lithography systems, totaling more than $11 million. Purchase orders include a repeat order for the JetStep Lithography System for advanced packaging (AP) applications and a repeat order for a PanelPrinter 9200 System for flat panel display (FPD) lithography. The orders were received in the fourth quarter of 2013, and came from customers who are presently using Rudolph’s lithography systems in volume production, both of whom foresee new capacity needs that require the Company’s lithography systems. The JetStep system was shipped in Q1 2014 and the PanelPrinter system is scheduled to ship before the end of 2014. “This repeat JetStep order is further evidence of the growing acceptance that we are seeing for our lithography systems in back-end applications,” said Rich Rogoff, Vice President and General Manager of Rudolph’s Lithography System Group (LSG). “The requirements of those applications are very different from traditional front-end lithography, and our JetStep system delivers immediate, tangible benefits. The most obvious of these is the increase in throughput and resulting reduction in cost of ownership; but numerous other capabilities, tailored specifically to the needs of AP applications, provide additional improvements in yield and reliability. Our 2X reducti...