IC INDUSTRY AWARDS WINNER 2008
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Award: Start Up Company of the Year
Company: Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. (AMEC)
Website: www.amec-inc.com
Advanced Micro-Fabrication
Equipment Inc. (AMEC)
I
t took just 3 years for the newest industry. In fact, its top executives and Etch and CVD tools, the company's Asia-
Asia-based global semiconductor technologists are inventors of more than based business model is viewed as a
equipment provider to spring 200 patents. And, the Board of Directors distinct advantage. Not only does it afford
forward with a suite of and Board of Advisors contain a selection regional proximity to leading fabs, it also
high-productivity Dielectric Etch and of the world's most highly respected offers unique cultural advantages. With
High-Pressure Thermal CVD tools- business and IC technology executives more than 75% of the world's ICs now
leading-edge process equipment with very who were drawn to this start-up for its produced in Asia, the time is ripe for a
competitive performance for processing differentiated technology and strong strong new supplier of advanced process
65-to-45-nm devices and extendable to customer value proposition. technology with executive leadership and
32-nm device processing. These tools also R&D firmly planted in Asia.
promise to transform the economics of With its R&D and manufacturing hub in
making semiconductors. Founded in Shanghai, AMEC has also built an ● AMEC is in the right place at the right
August 2004, Advanced Micro- extensive infrastructure of regional offices time: 75% of ICs are produced in Asia;
Fabrication Equipment Inc (AMEC) in Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Singapore to time has arrived for a credible new Asia-
leveraged SEMICON Japan 2007 to enable the sale and support of its based innovator to provide higher-
unveil its new Primo tool family and advanced technology solutions globally. performing technology at the leading edge
reiterate its mission: to provide In numerous wafer demos, AMEC's Primo with lower CoO advantages.
leading-edge tools for critical process D-RIE and Primo HPCVD tools ● Unmatched corporate progress:
steps that offer higher productivity and demonstrated better on-wafer Substantial funding, promising process
superior on-wafer performance at a lower performance than the competition. Three brain-trust, high-profile global advisors,
cost of ownership. But this is no ordinary beta tools have already been installed at well-established global sales & support
start-up. In its short life, AMEC has leading-edge fabs in two Asia regions. infrastructure.
raised more than $100M from elite More systems are slated for shipment this ● Substantial technology gains:
global VCs, financial institutions and year to multiple regions in Asia. Developed and commercialized
corporate venture funds that include Exhaustive process and hardware cutting-edge (65/45-nm) tools with
Goldman Sachs, Walden Intl., Lightspeed, marathon wafer runs at AMEC's R&D extendibility to 32nm devices. Tools
Qualcomm, Samsung Ventures and others. facility consistently demonstrate demonstrating 35% productivity and CoO
The company is also nearing closure on an productivity improvements of more than gains when compared to nearest
additional funding round. This, in an 35% and a CoO gain of 35% when competitors.
industry where the barriers to entry are compared to competitive tools. Interest ● Significant customer traction: 3 beta
extraordinarily high and funding is thin. in AMEC is high. tools already in the field; more slated for
The executive team boasts a who's who of shipment this year.
the global semiconductor equipment Beyond the differentiated, cost-efficient
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