OBDUCAT, the leading manufacturer of lithography solutions based on nanoimprint lithography (NIL), has received an order from DGIST, a research-oriented university and research institute in Daegu, Korea, for the supply of an EITRE® 6 NIL system.

The EITRE system will be installed in the Device Cleanroom at the Center for Core Research Facilities. The EITRE system will be used in research and development work as well as for educational purposes. The order value amounts to 3.3 MSEK.

The DGIST Institute started as a Research Institute and has grown into a research-oriented university

DGIST is an interdisciplinary university and research institute with the aim of becoming "a world-leading convergence research university”, with targeted research areas in Emerging Materials Science, Information & Communication Engineering, Robotics Engineering, Energy Systems Engineering, Brain Science and New Biology.

– "Obducat’s EITRE 6 NIL system will be used for R&D by DGIST’s researchers as well as other research institutes and industry in the Daegu Gyeongbuk area. R&D areas that will benefit from the EITRE 6 tool are solar cells, magnetic sensors, Bio-devices, and nanoelectronic devices", says Dr. Hwan Soo Jang, researcher at the DGIST institute.

– “We are very proud that DGIST has chosen Obducat as its supplier of NIL equipment and technology.  The R&D areas in focus at DGIST holds considerable industrial potential in coming years for NIL.” says Patrik Lundström, CEO, Obducat.

The EITRE system is planned to be delivered to the DGIST Institute during January 2016.

 

This is information that Obducat AB (publ.) is required to disclose pursuant to the Swedish Securities Market Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication on Oktober 6, 2015 at 10.00 CET.

 

For further information contact:

Patrik Lundström, CEO: +46 46 10 16 00 or +46 703 27 37 38

Henri Bergstrand, Chairman: +46 46 10 16 00 or +46 708 88 72 45

 

About DGIST Institute

During the past 10 years, DGIST has become exceptionally innovative and made remarkable advancements under the notion of becoming ‘a world-leading convergence research university’. DGIST started with a research institution in 2004 and grew into a research-oriented university by opening graduate program in 2011, and the undergraduate program in March, 2014. DGIST focuses its research and education in six areas; Emerging Materials Science, Information & Communication Engineering, Robotics Engineering, Energy Systems Engineering, Brain Science, and New Biology.  

Read more at http://en.dgist.ac.kr/site/dgist_eng/menu/157.do   

About Obducat AB (publ)                                                                         

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 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 China and the headquarter is located in Lund, Sweden. The Obducat shares are publicly traded on the Swedish NGM Equity stock exchange. Read more at www.obducat.com