ASM International N.V.
History
| Year | Detail |
|---|---|
| 1968 | ASM (Advanced Semiconductor Materials) was founded in the Netherlands by Arthur del Prado. |
| 1960s | Advanced Semiconductor Materials initially entered the furnace deposition market. |
| 1970s & 1980s | The company founded its subsidiaries ASMPT in Hong Kong, ASM America, ASM Japan. ASM’s started a joint venture with Philips in the mid-1980s to develop lithography technology. |
| 1990s & 2000s | ASM has focused its efforts on deposition. This includes investing in the novel technique of ALD (atomic layer deposition), leading to acquisitions of ASM Microchemistry in 1999 and ASM Genitech Korea in 2004. ASMs Pulsar ALD tool became the first system used in the high-volume manufacturing of devices using a new hafnium-based high-k gate dielectric material. |
| 2010s & 2020s | Advanced Semiconductor Materials acquired LPE, Italy, a silicon carbide epitaxy equipment company and established a centralized manufacturing facility in Singapore. |
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