<p>ALBANY Nikon Corp. will start producing 450mm wafers in June for computer chip companies at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering in Albany to work on next-generation research and development.</p><p>Nikon's 450mm immersion lithography tool will start patterning and delivering the wafers this summer for the nanocollege's industry partners to build computer chips on the larger platforms.</p><p>"Nikon is proud to reach this key phase," said Kazuo Ushida, Nikon's executive vice president. "450mm scanner development is progressing on target to ensure advanced photolithography tooling will satisfy chipmakers' requirements, and be ready for insertion when the industry decides to make this critical transition."</p><p>Photolithography is the technique of using intense light to imprint circuitry in the computer chip fabrication process. It is one of the major steps in manufacturing transistors for computer chips.</p><p><a href="http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2014/apr/02/nikon-wafers-cnse/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/business/nys-450mm-program-on-pace-for-breakthrough/59686/">New York 450mm program on pace, Cuomo says</a> (Albany Times Union (blog))</p><p><a href="http://www.longisland.com/news/04-02-14/cuomo-global-450mm-consortium.html">Governor Cuomo Announces Milestone for Global 450mm Consortium</a> (LongIsland.com)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=d6SphpTOEtuENaMaWwABQnXxCikFM&authuser=0&ned=us">4 additional articles.</a></p>