Mycronic Launches a New Control Platform for the Photomask Industry

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Mycronic AB, a developer, manufacturer of high precision equipment for the electronics industry, has launched Evo, a new control platform for mask writers. It is based on the latest technology and designed to enable new requirements in photomask manufacturing regarding production automation, advanced connectivity, and data handling.

Mycronic offers mask writers for the manufacture of photomasks within different fields of application. These areas include display manufacturing (TV, smartphones and tablets) and applications within multi-purpose, a broad segment comprising many different application areas. The industry trend towards an increasing degree of automation and data analysis is driven by the need for a cleaner, optimized and more stable production environment in order to achieve higher yield.

To support this trend, Mycronic has developed the Evo control platform. It is based on a new software and hardware architecture designed to meet the future requirements within both production automation and big data applications. As customers have different solutions for automation and data handling, the Evo platform is designed to be configurable to meet different customer needs in an efficient way.

Evo will initially be launched with the Prexision Series for generation 8 size as well as the FPS series. The first system on the new control platform is expected to be shipped mid-2020. Mask writers produced on the new platform will have Evo added to the product name.