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Article: CYPRESS TO IMPROVE MANUFACTURING YIELD USING WAMA TECHNOLOGY.
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- Electro Manufacturing
- Article date:
- October 1, 2002
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Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE:CY) and WaferYield, Inc. have announced that Cypress has expanded its non-exclusive commercial license agreement to use WaferYield's WAMA(TM) technology. WAMA technology is expected to improve the yield, throughput, and profitability of Cypress's wafer fabrication operations, which support its manufacture of integrated circuits.
"In this challenging economic climate, all capital expenditures are highly scrutinized and need to be strongly justified," said Christopher Seams, Cypress EVP of technology and worldwide manufacturing. "It makes much better sense to find ways to improve the yield of existing equipment. By expanding ...