ATMI Appoints New Board Member.DANBURY, Conn. -- ATMI ATMI American Textile Manufacturers Institute ATMI Association for Technology in Music Instruction ATMI Advanced Technology Materials, Inc. ATMI Application-to-Transaction Manager Interface ATMI According to My Information ATMI Atm Interface Unit , Inc. (Nasdaq: ATMI), a supplier of specialty materials and high-purity materials handling Materials handling The loading, moving, and unloading of materials. The hundreds of different ways of handling materials are generally classified according to the type of equipment used. and delivery solutions to the world's leading semiconductor manufacturers, today announced the appointment of former U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology, Cheryl L. Shavers, Ph.D., to the board of directors. Gene Banucci, Chairman of the Board of ATMI, said, "We are delighted to welcome to the ATMI board a leader with the depth of experience and global perspective of Dr. Shavers, who represents the perfect blend of scientific expertise and practical business development acumen." Dr. Shavers said, "ATMI is playing a pivotal role in enabling successful, efficient production of the most advanced designs in integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. . It's an exciting time to be joining an industry-leading company." Dr. Shavers, who is Chief Executive Officer of Global Smarts, Inc., a global business and technology strategy firm based in Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , CA, has more than 25 years of experience in the high-tech industry in various engineering and managerial positions at Fortune 500 companies such as Motorola, Hewlett-Packard, Varian Associates, and Intel Corporation. Dr. Shavers also is a member of the board of directors of Rockwell Collins and director of Strategic Investments and Relationships at Media Tech Capital Partners, a private merchant bank. From 1999 to 2001, Dr. Shavers was Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology at the Department of Commerce, in which capacity she oversaw the Commerce Department's Technology Administration and the Office of Technology Policy, as well as the National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institute of Standards and Technology, governmental agency within the U.S. Dept. of Commerce with the mission of "working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards" in the national interest. (NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology. ), the National Technical Information Service, and the Office of Space Commercialization. She held a variety of positions from 1987 to 1999 at Intel, including Director of Emerging Technology in the Microprocessor Sector Group at Intel Capital, where she led technology assessments of emerging technologies, structured strategic business alliances, and oversaw domestic and international equity investments and/or acquisitions of high-tech companies. Dr. Shavers holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, a Ph.D. in Solid State Chemistry, both from Arizona State University Arizona State University, at Tempe; coeducational; opened 1886 as a normal school, became 1925 Tempe State Teachers College, renamed 1945 Arizona State College at Tempe. Its present name was adopted in 1958. , and an Honorary Master's degree in Engineering Management from California Polytechnic State University This article is about the university in San Luis Obispo, California. For Cal Poly Pomona, see California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. California Polytechnic State University, commonly called Cal Poly . She is also a practicing registered Patent Agent with the Patent & Trademark Office of the Department of Commerce. ATMI provides specialty materials and high-purity materials handling and delivery solutions to the worldwide semiconductor industry. For more information, please visit atmi.com. Statements contained herein that relate to ATMI's future performance, including, without limitation, statements with respect to ATMI's anticipated results of operations or level of business for 2006 or any other future period, are forward-looking statements within the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. 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