Asyst Technologies Awarded Multimillion-Dollar Follow-On Order from National Semiconductor; Asyst providing SMIF solution for National's first eight-inch wafer fab.FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 1996--Asyst Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ASYT), the leading supplier of SMIF-based technology and automation systems to the worldwide semiconductor industry, today announced National Semiconductor, Inc. (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.) has placed a multimillion-dollar follow-on order for Asyst's SMIF-based solutions, which will be used at National's new fab in Portland, Maine Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maine, with a 2004 population of 63,882. Portland is Maine's cultural, social and economic capital. Tourists are drawn to Portland's historic Old Port district along Portland Harbor, which is at the mouth of the Fore River and part -- the company's first production eight-inch wafer facility. The order follows on the heels of a large order placed by National in December 1995 for its Arlington, Texas Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas (USA) within the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area. According to a U.S Census Bureau release, as of July 1, 2006 Arlington has an estimated population of 367,197. facility. Together, the two orders from National exceed $5 million. Asyst was chosen again based on its comprehensive and integrated product offerings, as well as its ability to ramp-up quickly to meet National's advanced manufacturing requirements for its new facility. Asyst's minienvironments, material control and wafer management systems will provide National with a better-than-Class 1 manufacturing environment to produce 0.25micron complementary metal oxide semiconductor See CMOS. (integrated circuit) Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor - (CMOS) A semiconductor fabrication technology using a combination of n- and p-doped semiconductor material to achieve low power dissipation. (CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. ) technology. Installation of the systems will begin first-quarter calendar 1997. Kim Wisneski, National Semiconductor's fab operations manager, explained National's selection process for a SMIF-provider for its new Portland facility. "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 has become an integral part of our manufacturing methodology," stated Wisneski. "The use of the SMIF/minienvironment concept was determined to be the most cost-effective solution based on the benchmarking we did." Terry Moshier, Asyst's executive vice president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , observed that this order demonstrates National's confidence in Asyst's technology. "National's repeat order is evidence that our integrated SMIF solutions are helping customers achieve their goals of increasing throughput, reducing cycle times and optimizing yields," said Moshier. "We are extremely pleased to help National bring their first production eight-inch facility on-line." Asyst reports that, with this order, it now has SMIF systems totaling over $60 million installed in East Coast semiconductor facilities. Additionally, the company reports that Asyst SMIF solutions are now installed in 42 fabs worldwide and it has partnered with over 90 original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). About Asyst: Asyst Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of material control and automation systems that help semiconductor manufacturers improve their integrated circuit (IC) manufacturing productivity. The company's Asyst-SMIF(TM) System combines state-of-the-art minienvironments with advanced robotics to create ultraclean processing environments that are both comprehensive and flexible. The SMART-Traveler(TM) System (STS (Synchronous Transport Signal) The electrical equivalent of the SONET optical signal. In SDH, the European counterpart of SONET, STS is known as STM (Synchronous Transport Module). ) works in tandem with SMIF to eliminate misprocessing. Both Asyst-SMIF and its companion STS products are integral to seamless factory automation. Asyst's subsidiary, Asyst Automation, Inc., focuses on material handling control software and inter-bay/intra-bay automation systems. The company's newest subsidiary, Asyst Software, Inc., is dedicated to the development of software products for equipment communications and automated material handling, identification and tracking. Founded in 1984, Asyst Technologies, Inc. is headquartered in Fremont, Calif., with facilities in Europe and the Far East. Asyst Automation, Inc. is located outside Boston, Mass., with Asyst Software located in San Jose, Calif. The company's common stock trades on the NASDAQ Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. under the symbol ASYT. About SMIF: SMIF stands for Standard Mechanical InterFace, the material handling approach that enables wafer transfer to and from sealed SMIF environments without exposure to cleanroom ambient conditions. SEMI standards exist for 150- and 200mm wafer sizes and are now being defined for 300mm. CONTACT: Asyst Technologies, Inc. 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