Aera and Applied Materials Sign Agreement for Mass Flow Controllers.AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 1998--Aera Corporation, the world's leading supplier of flow control products and feedback systems to the semiconductor industry, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Applied Materials Applied Materials, Inc. NASDAQ: AMAT (HKSE: 4336 ) is the global leader in nanomanufacturing technology solutions with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, service and software products for the fabrication of semiconductor chips, flat panel solar displays, solar to supply mass flow controllers A mass flow controller (MFC) is a device used to measure and control the flow of gases. A mass flow controller is designed and calibrated to control a specific type of gas at a particular range of flow rates. (MFCs). This agreement also stipulates that Aera's state-of the-art digital MFC (Microsoft Foundation Class) An application framework for writing Microsoft C/C++ and Visual C++ applications. See application framework. MFC - Microsoft Foundation Class , the FC-D980, will be the default standard on select Applied Materials etch To create a design in a material by digging out the material. The circuit designs on printed circuit boards and chips are etched by acid. See chip and printed circuit board. platforms. Applied Materials, 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. , Calif., is the leading supplier of semiconductor wafer processing systems and services worldwide. Aera's contract with Applied Materials will allow Aera to more effectively meet the needs of Applied Materials and its mutual end-user customers in the areas of advanced product technologies and demand dynamics. Aera's mass flow control products are designed to meet the performance and reliability needs for manufacturing today's advanced semiconductor devices. For more than 21 years, Aera Corporation AERA Corporation refers to a prospective space tourism company that claims it will operate the "the safest space flight system ever created." Altairis, SACI's first generation suborbital spacecraft. has offered technically innovative products, unsurpassed reliability and a dedicated worldwide service and support network. Aera has more than 250 employees and distributes its products throughout the world. The company's U.S. headquarters are located in Austin, Texas, with sales and manufacturing facilities throughout Asia and Europe. The U.S. headquarters are at 8601 Cross Park Drive, Austin, TX 78754. The telephone number is 512/339-7100 and the fax number is 512/339-8889. Aera can also be found on the World Wide Web at www.massflow.com.
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