Dr. Klaus Schuegraf Joins Cymer to Lead EUV Product Development
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cymer, Inc. (Nasdaq:
CYMI), the world's leading supplier of light sources used by
chipmakers to pattern advanced semiconductor chips, today announced
that Dr. Klaus Schuegraf has joined
the company as group vice president of EUV product development. In
this role, Dr. Schuegraf will oversee Cymer's EUV engineering and
development programs.
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"We are very pleased to welcome Klaus to Cymer," said
Bob Akins, founder and CEO at Cymer.
"Klaus' deep industry experience and proven product development
track record add significantly to the strength of our EUV
management team, especially important as we transition from 3100
pilot sources to the first 3300 production sources."
Prior to joining Cymer, Dr. Schuegraf was corporate vice
president and chief technology officer for the Silicon Systems
Group of Applied Materials responsible for overseeing the
semiconductor products technology roadmap. Prior to Applied
Materials, Dr. Schuegraf was vice president of technology at
SanDisk Corporation where he defined and executed the company's
non-volatile NAND flash and 3D memory roadmap. Before that, he held
key product and technology development positions at Cypress
Semiconductor, Conexant and Micron Technology.
Dr. Schuegraf received his doctorate in electrical engineering
from the University of California,
Berkeley, a master's degree in electrical engineering from
Stanford University, and a bachelor's
degree in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
About Cymer
Cymer, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYMI) is an industry leader in developing
lithography light sources, used by chipmakers worldwide to pattern
advanced semiconductor chips. Cymer's light sources have been
widely adopted by the world's top chipmakers and the company's
installed base comprises approximately 3,750 systems. Continuing
its legacy of leadership, Cymer is currently pioneering the
industry's transition to EUV lithography, the next viable step on
the technology roadmap for the creation of smaller, faster chips.
The company is headquartered in San
Diego, Calif., has more than 1,200 employees on payroll
(expressed in full time equivalents) and supports its customers
from numerous offices around the globe. Cymer maintains a website
to which it regularly posts press releases, SEC filings, and
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