Amtech Systems Inc. Appoints KPMG as Independent Auditor.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers Amtech Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:ASYS) ("Amtech" or the "company") announced that its board of directors has appointed KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm) KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German) KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol ("KPMG") as the company's independent auditor Independent Auditor An external auditor with a certified public accounting designation that qualifies him or her to provide an auditor's report. Notes: These auditors aren't affiliated with the company being audited. for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2002. KPMG replaces Arthur Andersen For the U.S. Supreme Court case commonly known as Arthur Andersen, see . Arthur Andersen LLP, based in Chicago, was once one of the "Big Five" accounting firms (the other four are PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young and KPMG), performing LLP and the change is effective immediately. KPMG is in the process of completing its standard client evaluation procedures and has not yet accepted the engagement. The selection of KPMG was made after careful consideration of several top-ranked public accounting firms by Amtech's board of directors, its audit committee and its management. For more information regarding Amtech's change of auditors, please refer to the company's Form 8-K Form 8-K The form required by the SEC when a publicly held company incurs any event that might affect its financial situation or the share value of its stock. Form 8-K See 8-K. filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Amtech Systems Inc. manufactures capital equipment, including silicon wafer handling automation, semiconductor processing equipment and related consumables used in fabricating semiconductor devices. |
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