Jan. 12, 2007 — Heidelberg Instruments, a German manufacturer of maskless lithography systems, announced a record order intake in 2006.

The company said system order intake increased by more than 70 percent compared to the 2005 fiscal year and roughly 25 percent over the previous record set during the 2000 fiscal year.

It said various geographic markets, particularly Europe and North America, had significant growth. There was expansion in the research and development market, and a healthy increase in the production related segment, according to a company statement.

“Outstanding performance by development, marketing and production, as well as the strong commitment of our sales partners in the individual countries, made this good result possible. We look forward to an even better 2007,” said Michael Fangerau, chief executive officer, in a prepared statement.

With an installation base in more than 30 countries, Heidelberg Instruments is a leader in production of high precision maskless lithography systems. These systems are used for direct writing and photomask production by universities and industrial organizations in the areas of microelectronic packaging, MEMS, bioMEMS, nanotechnology, ASICS, TFT, plasma displays, micro optics, and many other related applications.

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