August Technology Receives NSX Order from Service Provider GDSI; NSX Series Continues to Demonstrate Value to Service Providers.Business Editors & Technology Writers MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2002 August Technology Corporation (Nasdaq:AUGT) today announced that it has received an order for an NSX-95 from GDSI, a leading provider of wafer backgrinding, polishing, dicing dicing Trauma surgery Multiple 0.5-1.0 cm, cube-like lacerations of the skin seen in MVA victims who strike shattered tempered glass car windows and tape and reel services in Silicon Valley. The system is scheduled to ship in the current quarter. "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 provides the flexibility that service providers such as GDSI require when working with a variety of devices and substrates, at several process steps - including both pre and post saw - from a myriad of customers," explained Mayson Brooks, August Technology's vice president of worldwide sales and field operations. "GDSI will be using the NSX to inspect their customers' products prior to shipment, to ensure they continue to meet the exacting standards required in this industry." "We performed a thorough evaluation of several comparable systems before deciding on August Technology's NSX-95 for its quality and value offered," said Noor Haq, president of GDSI. The NSX Series automated inspection systems are used by microelectronics device manufacturers to inspect products for visual defects down to one half micron micron: see micrometer. One micrometer, which is one millionth of a meter or approximately 1/25,000 of an inch. The tiny elements that make up a transistor on a chip are measured in micrometers and nanometers. See process technology. . These defects may cause affected devices to under-perform or fail. The information provided by the NSX Series allows manufacturers to control the quality of products being shipped and enhance their manufacturing processes, resulting in higher yields and faster time to market. Forward-Looking Statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. : This release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties including statements regarding this order that has not yet been delivered, installed or accepted. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements, including but not limited to any unforeseen difficulties in the development or manufacture, shipment, delivery and acceptance of our products or in the economy in general. Please refer to additional risk factors stated in August Technology's 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. as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. GDSI, located in Silicon Valley, California, is a leading provider of wafer backgrinding, wafer backside BACKSIDE, estates. In England this term was formerly used in conveyances and even in pleadings, and is still, adhered to with reference to ancient descriptions in deeds, in continuing the transfer of the same. property. polishing, wafer sawing and pick and place service to the semiconductor industry since 1992. They provide full service turnkey grinding and back-metal service for silicon, GaAs and quartz wafers as well as wafer polishing to less than 100um, and tape/reel service for flip chip A chip packaging technique in which the active area of the chip is "flipped over" facing downward. Instead of facing up and bonded to the package leads with wires from the outside edges of the chip, any surface area of the flip chip can be used for interconnection, which is typically done products. Additional information can be found by visiting GDSI's web site at www.wafergrind.com. 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 microelectronics industry and has established service and sales representation in all major microelectronics manufacturing markets worldwide. The inspection solutions designed, manufactured and marketed by August Technology provide microelectronic device manufacturers with cost-saving quality and process information. August Technology is a founding member of the Advanced Packaging and Interconnect Alliance (APiA) and is an active member of the Die Products Consortium (DPC DPC Department of Premier and Cabinet (Victoria, Australia) DPC Dutch Power Cows DPC Deferred Procedure Calls (Microsoft Windows NT 4. ). Additional information can be found by visiting August Technology's web site at www.augusttech.com. |
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