Obducat AB
Obducat receives essential NIL patent in Europe and China
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Malmö, March 22, 2006 – Obducat has been granted a patent in Europe and
China for its unique Soft Press function, representing a vital part of the
Obducat NIL technology (nano imprint lithography). The technology offers
performance advantages in comparison with competing technologies. Pattern
transfer using Soft Press enables even pressure across large surfaces,
creating small and highly accurate structures in thin polymer layers with
very high density. Another advantage of the Soft Press function is that
high repeatability of the imprint result is achieved, which is vital in
industrial production, resulting in a high degree of cost-efficiency.
The patent regards a solution that enables the customer to obtain very even
pressure across large surfaces when fabricating structures using the
Obducat NIL technology. The Soft Press function allows the customer to
produce structures in very thin polymer layers. For competing technologies
this involves several additional process steps, which in turn increases the
scrapping and thereby costs. It is also possible to produce structures with
very high density without losing CD (Critical Dimensions) control in the
continuous manufacturing process. The Soft Press function also allows for
high repeatability of the imprint result, which is of vital importance at
industrial manufacturing. Process accuracy is crucial for the overall
cost-efficiency at large scale manufacturing of electronics products.
Patrik Lundström, Obducat’s CEO, says: ‘ This is certainly one of the most
important cornerstones in our NIL technology, seeing that Europe and China
are major manufacturing and market areas for consumer electronics products.
Among other things the Soft Press function enables production of the
components that form an integral part of Samsung’s consumer electronic
product that will be launched on the market in May this year.’
Of immediate interest within the application area opto electronics is Light
Emitting Diodes (LED). This type of component is already being used in the
rear lights on cars, for example. The advantage of LEDs include lower power
consumption and that they can switch on faster than standard lights. The
LEDs used in cars and those intended for general lighting purposes are
so-called HB-LED (High Brightness LED) as well as Ultra HB-LED. These high
intensity diodes are made of a material that is different to the standard
LEDs, which calls for another type of production technique. Obducat’s NIL
technology has proved highly suitable for fabricating this new type of LED.
As early as 2007 it will be necessary to produce 3,3 million substrates
(The Yole Dévelopment Magazine, March 2006) in order to manufacture high
intensity diodes.
For further information, please contact:
Patrik Lundström, CEO, + 46 40 – 36 21 00 or 703 – 27 37 38
Henri Bergstrand, Chairman of the Board, + 46 40-36 21 00 or 708 – 88 72 45
Obducat AB is an innovative developer and supplier of technologies,
products and processes used for the production and replication of advanced
micro and nano structures. Obducat’s products and services are intended to
serve the demands of companies within the information storage,
semiconductor, printed circuit board, and sensor industries. Obducat’s
technologies include electron beam and nano imprint technology. Obducat has
offices in Sweden and the UK, with the head quarters located in Malmö,
Sweden. The Obducat shares are publicly traded on the Swedish NGM stock
exchange. Read more at www.obducat.com
Patrik Lundström, CEO, + 46 40 – 36 21 00 or +46 703 – 27 37 38
(c)DGAP 22.03.2006
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language: English
emitter: Obducat AB
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SE-201 25 Malmö Schweden
phone: +46-(0)40-3621-00
fax: +46-(0)40-3621-50
email: info@obducat.com
WWW: www.obducat.com
ISIN: SE0000514705
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