Axcelis Receives Partners in Excellence Award From STMicroelectronics For Commitment to Service Quality and Continuous Improvement.Business/Technology Editors BEVERLY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2001 Axcelis Technologies Axcelis Technologies, Inc. NASDAQ: ACLS engages in the design, manufacture, and servicing of capital equipment for the semiconductor manufacturing industry worldwide. , 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 : ACLS ACLS abbr. advanced cardiac life support ), today announced that it has received the `Partners in Excellence Award' from STMicroelectronics' Carrollton, Texas Carrollton is a city in Texas, partially in Dallas County, partially in Denton County, and partially in Collin County. As of 2005, census estimates the city's total population to be 122,699.[1] Carrollton is a suburb of Dallas. facility. The award recognizes Axcelis for its commitment to service quality and continuous improvement programs during the year 2000. Axcelis was rated in a variety of categories, including system uptime, overall equipment efficiency, service and spares support. Axcelis previously won the award in 1997. Avon Zielinski, director of supplier quality for STMicroelectronics, said, "Axcelis' commitment to a high level of service quality and ongoing improvement efforts are the primary reasons we selected the company again as the recipient of our Partners in Excellence Award. The Axcelis implanters we have installed in Carrollton have provided proven reliability and high productivity." Axcelis regularly participates in continuous improvement programs in formal equipment benchmarking meetings with STMicroelectronics. The chipmaker's Carrollton fab has a large installed base of Axcelis ion implantation Ion implantation A process that utilizes accelerated ions to penetrate a solid surface. The implanted ions can be used to modify the surface composition, structure, or property of the solid material. tools and has been a customer since the fab started operations. "We are extremely proud to be recognized for our commitment to providing STMicroelectronics with the best value and service for our implant products and services. It is an honor to receive this award for the second time. This acknowledgment demonstrates that our efforts to continually improve Axcelis' services are a success," said Mary Puma, 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. of Axcelis. Axcelis has received multiple customer satisfaction awards from its customer base this year. In June, the company was named a 10 BEST chip equipment supplier in VLSI VLSI: see integrated circuit. (1) (Very Large Scale Integration) Between 100,000 and one million transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, LSI and ULSI. (2) (VLSI Technology, Inc., Tempe, AZ, www.semiconductors. Research's annual customer satisfaction survey, an honor Axcelis has achieved for 11 consecutive years. The VLSI Research 10 BEST Award is the industry's principal indicator of how well equipment manufacturers perform in meeting their customers' needs. Axcelis ranked fourth on this year's list, up from the eighth spot a year ago. About STMicroelectronics STMicroelectronics is the world's third largest independent semiconductor company. The Company shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. , on Euronext Paris and on the Milan Stock Exchange Milan Stock Exchange The largest regional stock exchange in Italy, facilitating more than 90% of the country's trading volume. . The Company designs, develops, manufacturers and markets a broad range of semiconductor integrated circuits (ICs) and discrete devices used in a wide variety of microelectronic applications, including telecommunications systems, computer systems, consumer products, automotive products and industrial automation and control systems. In 2000, the Company's net revenues were $7,813.2 million and net earnings were $1,452.1 million. Further information on ST can be found at www.st.com. About Axcelis Technologies, Inc. Axcelis Technologies, Inc., headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts, provides innovative, high-productivity manufacturing solutions for the semiconductor industry. Axcelis is dedicated to the design and manufacture of high current, medium current and high energy ion implantation equipment; rapid thermal processing Rapid Thermal Processing (or RTP) refers to a semiconductor manufacturing process which heats silicon wafers to high temperatures (up to 1200 C or greater) on a timescale of several seconds or less. systems; and photostabilization and photoresist stripping equipment. Axcelis Technologies has manufacturing facilities in Beverly and Rockville, Maryland, as well as in Toyo, Japan through its joint venture Sumitomo Eaton Nova. The Company's Internet address is http://www.axcelis.com. |
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