Imec e Tokyo Electron rafforzano la loro partnership
L’accordo tra le due società riguarda lo sviluppo della prossima generazione di memorie STT-MRAM
Imec ha reso noto di aver esteso l’accordo di collaborazione con Tokyo Elctron (TEL). La nuova intesa riguarda lo sviluppo congiunto delle avanzate memorie STT-MRAM (spin-transfer torque magnetoresistive random access memory) all’interno del programma di ricerca e sviluppo sulle tecnologie emergenti della stessa Imec.
L’accordo prevede inoltre l’installazione del tool Tactras Etch nelle camere bianche da 300 mm di Imec, che si aggiunge al tool set da 300 mm dedicato alle memorie STT-MRAM.
Il tool Tactras in particolare consente a Imec e Tokyo Electron di sviluppare in modo congiuto i processi di ‘patterning’ per la tecnologia ad alta densità STT-MRAM. Lo strumento è progettato per operare ‘in-situ’ come cluster patterning a livello di stack Magnetic Tunnel Junction (MTJ), che è l’elemento chiave dell’avanzata tecnologia di memoria.
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