August Technology Expands Worldwide Headquarters by Fifty Percent; Facility Grows From 43,000 to 63,000 Square Feet.Business Editors BLOOMINGTON, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2000 August Technology Corporation (Nasdaq: AUGT), a leading supplier of inspection equipment to the semiconductor industry, has expanded its headquarters to 63,000 square feet, a fifty percent increase in space over the previous 43,000 square feet occupied by the Company. "This expansion will provide us with three new clean rooms, an engineering lab, increased production area and additional space for our continually expanding engineering and customer service groups," said David Klenk, August Technology's 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. . "Our facility is unique in that it allows us to continue to expand at our own pace, providing space for our strong growth without interrupting our daily operations," Klenk continued. "This flexibility is extremely valuable, allowing us to maintain our high level of customer service and new product development without disruption disruption /dis·rup·tion/ (dis-rup´shun) a morphologic defect resulting from the extrinsic breakdown of, or interference with, a developmental process. ." In the past year August Technology has nearly doubled its employee base and has dramatically increased its production capabilities in response to the high demand for the Company's 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. defect inspection systems. The Company has options on an additional 50,000 square feet available for future occupancy. August Technology Corporation, based in Bloomington, Minnesota Bloomington is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, and a southern suburb of Minneapolis. As of 2005, it had a population of 84,347, making it the largest Twin Cities suburb, and the fifth largest city in the state[1]. , is a leading supplier of automated visual defect inspection equipment for the semiconductor industry. The inspection solutions designed, manufactured and marketed by August Technology, including the NSX NSX New Sportscar eXperimental (concept name for Acura vehicle; originally NS-X) NSX Namespace Extension (Windows Shell Programming) NSX N Syndrome NSX Network and Security Experts NSX New Sports Experimental Series for wafer (1) A small, thin continuous-loop magnetic tape cartridge that has been used from time to time for data storage and specialized applications. (2) The base unit of chip making. It is a slice taken from a salami-like silicon crystal ingot up to 12" (300mm) in diameter. , die and bump inspection, provide semiconductor device manufacturers with quality and process information. August Technology has established service and sales representation in all major semiconductor markets worldwide including the USA, Europe, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and others. Additional information can be found by visiting August Technology's web site at www.augusttech.com. |
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