Asyst Extends SMIF Market Leadership With Multiple New 200mm Orders.FREMONT, Calif. -- Asyst Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASYT), a leading supplier of integrated automation systems that enhance semiconductor and flat panel display A thin display screen for computer and TV usage. The first flat panels appeared on laptop computers in the mid-1980s, and the LCD technology became the standard. Stand-alone LCD screens became available for desktop computers in the mid-1990s and exceeded sales of CRTs for the first time manufacturing productivity, announced today that its 200mm products have been selected by multiple semiconductor fabs including EM Microelectronic of Switzerland, Shanghai Huahong NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Electronics Co., Ltd (HHNEC) of China and additional semiconductor fabs in China and Russia. The aggregate multi-million dollar orders include SMIF SMIF Standard Mechanical Interface SMIF Stream-based Model Interchange Format SMIF Shared Materials Instrumentation Facility (Duke University) SMIF Stanford Management Internship Fund SMIF SMAD4-Interacting Transcription Factor loadports, indexers and wafer stockers. Mr. Zheng Jiazheng, vice president of operations for HHNEC, said, "Using Asyst's products, we are able to provide our customers with the most advanced memory, logic and mixed signal technologies, ultimately lowering our customers' prototyping costs and shortening their time-to-market. Asyst's high product reliability and ability to provide complete automation solutions were key factors in our decision." Mr. Mougahed Darwish, president of the management board of EM Microelectronic, said, "EM Microelectronic was recognized in 1993 as the first European semiconductor company to implement SMIF technology throughout its wafer production. We continue to be a leading user of SMIF and an early adopter of a range of advancements that help to enhance yield and facilitate our migration to more advanced technology nodes." Alan Lowe Alan Lowe (born July 26, 1961, in Victoria, British Columbia) is a Canadian politician. He is the mayor of Victoria, British Columbia, and was elected to this position in 1999. , senior vice president of Asyst's Customer Solutions Group, said, "As pioneers of standard mechanical interface (SMIF) technology and with over two decades of industry experience, we are extremely well placed to offer our customers the most reliable and proven solutions. We continue to be the leader in the SMIF market with greater than 80 percent market share. It is very rewarding that our customers see the value and benefits in both our advanced 200mm and 300mm product portfolios." Asyst's SMIF family of products include SMIF-LPT[TM], SMIF-LPI[TM], SMIF-VersaPort[TM], SMIF-Indexer[TM] (INX INX Information Exchange INX Increment Index Register INX Ion Exchange INX Internet Exchange INX Increment Register Pair ) and Narrow Reticle ret·i·cle n. A grid or pattern placed in the eyepiece of an optical instrument, used to establish scale or position. [Latin r Indexer (NRI NRI Nomura Research Institute (Tokyo, Japan) NRI Non-Resident Indian NRI Natural Resources Institute NRI National Resources Inventory NRI Networked Readiness Index NRI Natural Resources Inventory NRI National Research Institute ). They are designed to protect products from contamination while providing a standard mechanical interface to wafer fab production tools. SMIF products have better than Iso Class 1 particle performance, low cost of ownership and improved tool utilization. Asyst's automated material handling (AMHS AMHS ATS Message Handling System (air traffic control) AMHS Alaska Marine Highway System AMHS Automated Message Handling System AMHS Aeronautical Message Handling System AMHS Academic Magnet High School ) products include advanced overhead rail systems, automated vehicles and stockers. About Asyst: Asyst Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of integrated automation solutions that enable semiconductor and flat panel display (FPD (1) (Flat Panel Display) See LCD, plasma display, EL display, FED and flat panel display. (2) (Field Programmable Device) An umbrella term for all chips that can be programmed by the customer including SPLDs, CPLDs and FPGAs. See PLD. ) manufacturers to increase their manufacturing productivity and protect their investment in materials during the manufacturing process. Encompassing isolation systems, work-in-process materials management, substrate-handling robotics, automated transport and loading systems, and connectivity automation software, Asyst's modular, interoperable solutions allow chip and FPD manufacturers, as well as original equipment manufacturers, to select and employ the value-assured, hands-off manufacturing capabilities that best suit their needs. Asyst's homepage is http://www.asyst.com. "Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. 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These factors include, but are not limited to: customer delay, reduction, or cancellation of planned projects, bookings, or opportunities (and thus the delay, reduction or cancellation in our anticipated bookings or revenue); delays in customer acceptance of systems, which could lead to a delay in our expected revenues or cash collections; potential competitive pressures, which could lead to losses in market share or price reductions by us; our ability to reduce costs and increase efficiency in our new AMHS product offerings; and other factors more fully detailed in the company's annual report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and 10-K/A as amended for the year ended March 31, 2006, and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Asyst is a registered trademark and SMIF-LPT[TM], SMIF-LPI[TM], SMIF-VersaPort[TM], SMIF-Indexer[TM] (INX) are trademarks of Asyst Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
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