Komatsu

11/01/1997

Komatsu, Tokyo, is beginning its concerted push for a bigger piece of the lithographic excimer laser pie. The company has begun marketing its KLES-G10K long-life, volume production laser. Current production capacity is just 10 units/year, but this is slated to rise to 240 units annually by March 1998, to 400 units by March 1999, and to 500 by March 2001, through expansions at the firm`s Oyama Plant, Tochigi Prefecture. Komatsu, which already supplies lasers for most Japanese deep UV installations, hopes to win a 50% market share worldwide in the 2000 time frame.