Portland, OR - Electro Scientific Industries announced today that ProMOS Technologies placed an order for Model 9830HDE laser systems to be used in the production of its 70-nm DRAM devices. Martin Igarashi, semiconductor link processing director stated, “By utilizing the 9830HDE’s 100-kHz laser capability and high-velocity stage, ESI customers can achieve a very high, accurate energy delivery to smaller link geometries."

The company reports that the 9830HDE is designed to boost yields in high-volume manufacturing of advanced-memory devices.