San Jose, Calif., – April 7, 2010— Maskless Lithography, Inc., a manufacturer of advanced direct-write
digital imaging technology to the printed circuit board (PCB) industry, today announced that it has signed
an exclusive agreement with Technica, USA to represent the company’s sales and distribution for the
North America market. The news follows the introduction of Maskless Lithography’s new MLI-2027
direct-write lithography system, the industry’s first that combines high throughput and yield with
unparalleled accuracy using standard Non-LDI resists.
“We have been very deliberate in our approach to market the MLI-2027,” stated Bill Elder, Maskless
Lithography’s President and CEO. “Tool acceptance at Sanmina was the first notable milestone for our
business, and partnering with a first-class distributor is the next. By engaging with Technica, USA, we are
building on our solid foundation and believe we have the best partner in the business to drive sales in
North America.”
Established in 1985, Technica, USA has a rich history in the PCB fabrication industry, providing
technical sales and service; engineering support and design; and local inventory of materials and spare
parts through their local customer service offices.
“Maskless Lithography and their advanced technology is a perfect match for Technica,” stated Frank
Medina, President and CEO at Technica, USA. “Our simple philosophy is to bring together only the
industry leading suppliers, who have developed innovative products that will provide manufacturers with
a true technological advantage to produce complex electronic products. The MLI-2027 is a great example
of innovation delivering true value and we are delighted to be able to provide this exciting new product to
the North American market.”
About Technica, USA
Technica, USA provides the highest quality equipment and process materials, manufactured domestically
and internationally, to the printed circuit board fabrication and assembly markets as well as the
microelectronic, photovoltaic, printed electronics and flat panel/LCD display markets. For more
information on Technica, USA, please contact Frank Medina at +1-408-240-5950 or visit
www.technica.com
About Maskless Lithography
Maskless Lithography designs and manufactures low cost of ownership direct-write lithography
production equipment for high-yield PCB manufacturing. Headquartered in San Jose, California, the
company was founded in 2005 by Dr. Dan Meisburger who has more than 20 years experience managing
and developing lithography and metrology products. He has held senior roles at Ultratech Stepper, IBM,
Hewlett-Packard and KLA-Tencor where he was responsible for developing the world’s first high-speed
electron beam wafer inspection tool. Meisburger is joined on the executive team by CEO and President,
Dr. William Elder, and COO, Edward Carignan. Silicon Valley veteran Elder founded Genus, Inc., a
semiconductor capital equipment company which he took public in 1988. Genus was acquired by Aixtron
AG in 2005. Carignan is a 25-year veteran in the global PCB industry, holding senior roles with Sanmina-
SCI where he had profit and loss responsibility for fabrication divisions in Malaysia, Singapore and
China, and also led the division’s overseas expansion strategy.
For more information visit us at www.maskless.com
