Asyst Technologies Establishes Matching Gift Fund.Business Editors FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2001 Asyst Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASYT), the leading provider of Standard Mechanical Interface (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 )-based automation manufacturing systems, today announced the establishment of a matching gift relief program for Asyst employees who wish to aid the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Asyst will make a donation to the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. of $10,000 and will match all employee contributions up to a total of $15,000. In addition, Asyst is partnering with the Red Cross to conduct a corporate blood drive in November. "We join all Americans in our sorrow over the recent tragic events in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Washington and Pennsylvania," said Dr. Mihir Parikh, chairman and chief executive officer of Asyst. "The employees of Asyst are making this donation and organizing the blood drive to lend support to the thousands of victims and their families." About Asyst: Asyst Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of integrated automation systems for the semiconductor manufacturing industry, which enable semiconductor manufacturers to increase their manufacturing productivity and protect their investment in silicon wafers during the manufacture of integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. , or ICs. Through its "Value-Assured Fab" strategy, Asyst offers a broad range of 200mm and 300mm solutions that enable the safe transfer of wafers and information between the process equipment and the fab line throughout the IC fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. process, while reducing IC damage caused by human, environmental, mechanical and chemical factors. Encompassing isolation systems, work-in-process materials management Materials management is the branch of logistics that deals with the tangible components of a supply chain. Specifically, this covers the acquisition of spare parts and replacements, quality control of purchasing and ordering such parts, and the standards involved in ordering, , substrate-handling robotics, automated transport and loading systems, and connectivity automation software, Asyst's modular, interoperable solutions allow chipmakers and original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, to select and employ the value-assured, hands-off manufacturing capabilities that best suit their needs. Asyst's homepage is http://www.asyst.com. |
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