Korean Unit Begins Operations

Lithography light source manufacturer !%Gigaphoton Inc.’s%! wholly owned subsidiary Gigaphoton Korea Inc. began business operations May 1. The subsidiary will promote new business opportunities with Korean device manufacturers and will reinforce its technical support system for existing customers of Gigaphoton DUV lasers for semiconductor lithography systems. Based in Oyama, Japan, Gigaphoton previously operated its excimer laser business through Ushio Korea Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ushio Inc. Gigaphoton is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Komatsu.