Mattson Technology is a worldwide creator of dry strip and rapid thermal processing solutions essential to front-end fabrication of current-generation integrated circuits. The company ranks in top positions in the strip and in RTP market share worldwide and is a leader in the industry of strip and RTP technology. Mattson is vital to customers because it consistently delivers low total cost of ownership through proprietary process improvements, error reduction and elimination, better wafer-handling performance and increased yields. The company s manufacturing equipment utilizes technology to deliver advanced processing capability and high productivity for both 200- and 300-millimeter production at sub-90 nanometer technology nodes. Its customers include the top 20 worldwide IC manufacturers, and it has systems installed in major fabrication facilities throughout the world. Mattson Technology is headquartered in Fremont, Calif.