Lam Research buys Coventor
- Autore:Ella Cai
- Rilasciare il:2017-09-04
Lam Research has bought Coventor – the simulation and modeling specialist for semiconductor process technology and MEMS.
The combination of Lam and Coventor supports Lam’s advanced process control vision and is expected to accelerate process integration simulation.
“We see a strong synergy between our modeling capability and Lam’s desire to enable virtual experimentation of process development for customers and within its business units,” says Coventor CEO Mike Jamiolkowski, “we believe that our combination will increase the value we can deliver to our customers by providing more capability and improving their time to market.”
Customers rely on Coventor software and expertise to help predict the structures and behavior of designs before committing to time-consuming and costly wafer fabrication. This “virtual fabrication” allows technology developers and manufacturers to understand process variation effects early in the development timeframe and reduce the number of silicon learning cycles required to bring a successful product to market.
“To keep pace with future design requirements, new technologies such as virtual fabrication and processing will be crucial to improve time to market,” says Lam vp Rick Gottscho.
The combination of Lam and Coventor supports Lam’s advanced process control vision and is expected to accelerate process integration simulation.
“We see a strong synergy between our modeling capability and Lam’s desire to enable virtual experimentation of process development for customers and within its business units,” says Coventor CEO Mike Jamiolkowski, “we believe that our combination will increase the value we can deliver to our customers by providing more capability and improving their time to market.”
Customers rely on Coventor software and expertise to help predict the structures and behavior of designs before committing to time-consuming and costly wafer fabrication. This “virtual fabrication” allows technology developers and manufacturers to understand process variation effects early in the development timeframe and reduce the number of silicon learning cycles required to bring a successful product to market.
“To keep pace with future design requirements, new technologies such as virtual fabrication and processing will be crucial to improve time to market,” says Lam vp Rick Gottscho.
