ATMI Establishes ATMI Japan KK.Business/Technology Editors DANBURY, CT, USA and TOKYO, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 2000 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) announced today that it had registered ATMI Japan KK in order to further its strategy of participating in the Japanese semiconductor market. Registration was effective July 26, 2000 and an office has been opened in Tokyo. Dr. Duncan W. Brown will serve as President of ATMI Japan KK. Board members include Dr. Gene Banucci, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of ATMI and Mr. Hajime Yagi ya·gi n. pl. ya·gis A directional radio and television antenna consisting of a horizontal conductor with several insulated dipoles parallel to and in the plane of the conductor. , of Sony Corporation. In making the announcement, Doug Neugold, President of ATMI, said, "Japanese semiconductor manufacturers account for over 20% of the world's supply of semiconductors and have made significant contributions toward advancing process technology. Greater participation in the Japanese market is an important component of our global product management plan and to the achievement of our strategic intent -- to become the supplier of innovative materials and related technologies and services to the microelectronics industry." Gene Banucci said, "Establishing ATMI Japan KK is the first step in our strategy to increase ATMI participation in the Japanese semiconductor materials Semiconductor materials are insulators at absolute zero temperature that conduct electricity in a limited way at room temperature (see also Semiconductor). The defining property of a semiconductor material is that it can be doped with impurities that alter its electronic properties market -- a market which has historically been difficult for us to penetrate in a meaningful way. We expect partnerships to be very important to our future in Japan and we look forward to expanding business in collaboration with our partners Nippon Sanso and Nissan Chemical." Duncan Brown Duncan Brown was the bass player for British indie band Stereolab. He joined the band in 1993 and stayed until 1996, performing on each release from Space Age Batchelor Pad Music until Emperor Tomato Ketchup. said, "The challenge of building ATMI's long term participation in the Japanese market is exciting. We are committed to increase our ability to support our Japanese customers, to grow our businesses in Japan, and to support ATMI's global strategy. ATMI Japan KK will initially provide customer support, applications support, and technical service in cooperation with our existing distribution channels. Over time, ATMI Japan KK activities will expand to include R&D and manufacturing. Japan-based manufacturing, partnerships, mergers, and acquisitions could all play a part in the future. The semiconductor manufacturing process consists of numerous processes including thin film deposition Placing thin films of material onto metal, ceramic or semiconductor substrates. See sputtering. (chemical vapor deposition Vapor deposition Production of a film of material often on a heated surface and in a vacuum. Vapor deposition technology is used in a large variety of applications. & physical vapor deposition  This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one or [ improve this article] yourself. See the talk page for details. ), ion implantation Ion implantation A process that utilizes accelerated ions to penetrate a solid surface. The implanted ions can be used to modify the surface composition, structure, or property of the solid material. , photolithography, and surface preparation (CMP CMP (cytidine monophosphate): see cytosine. (1) (CMP Media LLC, Manhasset, NY, www.cmp.com) Part of United Business Media, CMP is a leading integrated media company that offers a wide variety of publications and services in the information and cleaning). ATMI's strategy is to develop and commercialize innovative materials, delivery systems, and processes which enable new devices or significantly improve the productivity of semiconductor fab operations, and provide the needed services to allow customers to get to market quickly with these products. ATMI provides specialty materials, and related equipment systems and services for the worldwide semiconductor industry. Related equipment includes delivery, treatment, monitoring, and analytical process monitoring systems. Services include material management, equipment servicing, and thin film wafer deposition. In Japan, Nippon Sanso and ATMI are partnered to provide safer and more productive process gas delivery systems; Nissan Chemical and ATMI are partnered to provide liquid solutions used in cleaning semiconductor wafers. Statements which are not historical information are forward looking, and involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to: changes in semiconductor industry growth or ATMI's markets; competition, problems, or delays developing and commercializing new products; problems or delays in integrating acquired operations and businesses into ATMI; and other factors discussed in ATMI's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ from those projected. http://web.atmi.com |
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