PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA--(Marketwire - April 12, 2010) - With support from the Pennsylvania NanoMaterials Commercialization Center and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Integran Technologies USA and the Kurt J. Lesker Company are undertaking the commercial development of high purity copper sputtering targets for use in the fabrication of the latest generation semiconductor devices.

The high purity, fine-grained copper targets, known as "nCu", will be manufactured using Nanovate coating technology developed by Integran and represent a significant advancement in the quality of copper targets available in the market.

"This next generation product combined with the global presence and manufacturing experience of the Kurt J. Lesker Co, makes for a great match of products, technology and commercial opportunity." said Robert Heard, President, Integran USA.

"The nCu commercialization is an important step in providing the next generation deposition materials to keep pace with the ever shrinking architecture of semiconductor devices." said Kurt J. Lesker, President, Kurt J. Lesker Company.

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