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Obducat AB has won its first order from Russia - from the Russian Academy of Sciences for a NIL Eitre 6 system worth slightly more than SEK 3 million (~$427,000). The Institute of Semiconductor Physics (Novosibirsk, Siberia) will use the nanoimprint lithography system primarily for R&D of nanoelectronics and photonics.

The Russian Academy of Sciences has purchased a nanoimprint lithography system from Obducat's Eitre line.

During the spring of 2009, the Russian Academy of Sciences evaluated a number of potential suppliers, ultimately deciding to conduct its future research on Obducat's IPS-STU process technology. IPS (Intermediate Polymer Stamp) technology enables contamination control and increases the master stamp lifetime through a two-step process where the master stamp is replicated into a soft intermediate polymer stamp that transfers the structures into the target substrate. STU (Simultaneous Thermal and UV) technology enables simultaneously combined thermal and UV nanoimprint lithography, allowing the complete imprint sequence into UV-curable thermoplastic pre-polymers to be performed at a constant temperature.

Patrik Lundström, Obducat CEO

"Getting an early foothold in the Russian market is of vital importance, seeing that it will allow us to create connections with this customer's partners, i.e. institutions and companies that may be future customers," said Patrik Lundström, Obducat's CEO. "In the light of the investments that RUSNANO, the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies, is planning in areas such as LED and solar cells, there is a clear possibility of strong growth potential in this market in the years to come."

The institute in Siberia has more than 200 people doing research in micro and nanoelectronics, photonics and information technology. The Obducat system is scheduled for delivery this quarter.