ADVISORY/ Synetics Solutions Inc. at SEMICON WEST 2000 First Appearance for New Company Offering Customized Mini-Environments to OEMs.

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ADVISORY... for Monday (July 10)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

Interviews Now Available

Who:        Synetics Solutions Inc. is one of the few companies that
            designs, manufactures, installs and tests customized
            mini-environments for semiconductor manufacturers.
            Synetics was formed in June 2000 when Yaskawa Electric
            Corp., one of the world's leading manufacturers of factory
            automation products, acquired the assets of the Huntair
            isolation technology division, an Oregon-based
            manufacturer of mini-environments. The Yaskawa ownership
            brings worldwide infrastructure and expertise in robotics
            and automation to the new company.

What:       Synetics will unveil its new corporate identity and
            capabilities to the world at the SEMICON WEST 2000 show,
            the semiconductor industry's largest trade show.

            Interviews are now being scheduled with 38-year-old
            Synetics President Greg Marvell.

When:       Monday, July 10, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
            Tuesday, July 11, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
            Wednesday, July 12, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where:      Booth 3518, SEMICON WEST
            Moscone Center, 747 Howard Street, San Francisco