NuTool Inc. said last week that the U.S. patent office granted it a patent for its electrochemical mechanical deposition (ECMD) technology, which NuTool said can deposit and planarize copper in one ...

BILTHOVEN, The Netherlands — Chipmaking equipment vendor ASM International NV has agreed to buy NuTool Inc, a privately-held semiconductor equipment company based in Milpitas, California. ASMI said ...

ASM International NV said it will acquire the shares of NuTool Inc. that it doesn't already own, in a move aimed at strengthening its unprofitable front-end semiconductor equipment-making operations.

Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TEL) today said it has inked a deal with Milpitas, Calif.-basedNuTool Inc. to provide marketing, sales and support services for NuTool’s copperelectroplating system. TEL, based in ...