ESI Buys XSiL IP

Electro Scientific Industries Inc., a provider of photonic and laser systems for microengineering applications, announced Tuesday that it has purchased all intellectual property (IP) rights, some hardware, and software components from XSiL Ltd. of Dublin, Ireland, for an undisclosed price.

XSiL provided high-yield process solutions that improved die break strength and throughput for semiconductor wafer singulation applications. The agreement became effective during ESI's fiscal 2009 fourth quarter, the company said.

“We plan to combine XSiL's technology IP with our Cignis [semiconductor processing] platform in order to accelerate our entry into the thin wafer laser dicing market," said Nick Konidaris, president and CEO of ESI. “There is a growing demand for a laser-based process that can singulate thin silicon wafers, driven by the need to integrate more memory and functionality into mobile devices."

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