Asyst Wins Multiple System Order for New TSMC Fab.Business Editors/High Tech Writers FREMONT Fremont (frē`mŏnt). 1 City (1990 pop. 173,339), Alameda co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1956. Long an agricultural center, with champagne vineyards founded (1870) by Leland Stanford, it still ships fruits and vegetables. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 2000 Asyst Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: ASYT) today announced that it has received a multi-million dollar order from Taiwan Taiwan (tī`wän`), Portuguese Formosa, officially Republic of China, island nation (2005 est. pop. 22,894,000), 13,885 sq mi (35,961 sq km), in the Pacific Ocean, separated from the mainland of S China by the 100-mi-wide (161-km) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation TSMC Traffic Systems Management Center TSMC Toll Station Management Controller TSMC Transportation Supply Maintenance Command TSMC Technical Services Manager Code ), a leading Taiwanese foundry A semiconductor manufacturer that makes chips for third parties. It may be a large chip maker that sells its excess manufacturing capacity or one that makes chips exclusively for other companies. , for a complete 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 ) system solution. The equipment is intended for TSMC's Fab 6, the first fab to be built at Taiwan's new Tainan Tainan or T'ai-nan (both: tī`nän`), city (1994 pop. 706,811), W central Taiwan, on the Taiwan Strait. The fourth largest city of Taiwan, it has industries producing metals, textiles, machinery, processed foods, and Science-Based Park. Fab 6 is a 200 mm state-of-the-art fab, intended for the manufacture of leading-edge 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. (ICs) and, at 120,000 sq. ft., is one of the largest fabs currently under construction. Asyst Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mihir Parikh noted, "Asyst won this order from TSMC based on their recognition of the benefits derived from our value assurance technology and the level of support we provide to our Asian customers. We are pleased that TSMC chose to continue to use Asyst systems in their new Fab 6. In addition, we are adding an Asyst technical support office in Tainan to supplement our Hsinchu presence and thus ensure that Asyst customers in Tainan have the necessary service and support." "We have been using Asyst's SMIF technology in our fabs for 10 years," said Dr. F. C. Tseng, president of TSMC. "We were the first to build Asyst SMIF technology into a fab from the ground up when we built TSMC Fab 2. Now we are continuing to use their products in Fab 6. Their technology has kept pace with the needs of the industry and continues to deliver the superior solutions we require. Further, they are clearly committed to providing the necessary levels of service and support." "Asyst has established a strong presence in Taiwan over the past 10 years," said Kenneth Leung, Asyst's vice president, Asia-Pacific Operations. "We were one of the first semiconductor equipment companies to establish a local office with a dedicated technical support team. That kind of demonstrated commitment fosters close customer relationships and builds confidence in a company--a critical factor when doing business in Asia." Except for statements of historical fact, the statements in this press release are forward-looking. Such statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. These factors include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions, semiconductor industry cycles, risks associated with the acceptance of new products and product capabilities and other factors more fully detailed in the Company's recent S-3 Registration Statement. About Asyst: Asyst Technologies, Inc. is the leading provider of Standard Mechanical Interface-based minienvironment and manufacturing automation systems that enable semiconductor manufacturers to protect customers' valued assets throughout the manufacturing process while increasing manufacturing productivity. Asyst offers a broad range of 200 mm and 300 mm products that enable the Company to provide semiconductor manufacturers and Original Equipment Manufacturers automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. manufacturing solutions for the transfer of wafers wafers compressed roughage in flat plates useful for feeding to animals in transit. and information between the process equipment and the fab line. Asyst's homepage is located on the World Wide Web at http://www.asyst.com |
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