BOC Edwards to Be Rebranded as Edwards; New Identity Launched at SEMICON(R) West 2007.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Following its change of ownership in May 2007 from The Linde Group, BOC (Bell Operating Company) One of 22 companies that was formerly part of AT&T and later organized into seven regional companies. See RBOC. Edwards announced today that it will become Edwards, effective immediately. "As a leading supplier of vacuum, abatement, chemical management equipment and services to the world's semiconductor OEMs and fabs, Edwards will continue to provide superior technology and global service and support to its customers worldwide," said Nigel Hunton, Chief Executive Officer, Edwards. "With the support of our new owners, CCMP CCMP Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan CCMP Counter-Mode/CBC-Mac Protocol (IEEE 802.11I encryption algorithm) CCMP Capacitively Coupled Microwave Plasma CCMP Coalition of Concerned Medical Professionals Capital, we intend to invest in growing Edwards as a newly-independent privately-owned company, offering greater responsiveness and flexibility to surpass our customers expectations." Edwards is the global vacuum technology Vacuum Technology is a 5B$ market, it includes several disciplines Vacuum Pump Vacuum Gauges or Measurement Leak detection equipment Process monitoring equipment Gas analyser company that industry has known and trusted for nearly 100 years. Founded by F.D. Edwards in 1919, Edwards High Vacuum International was acquired by The BOC Group in 1968 and became BOC Edwards in 1997. The BOC Group was acquired by The Linde Group in September 2006. CCMP Capital purchased BOC Edwards' equipment business from The Linde Group in May 2007. This newly independent, privately-owned company will now be known to the industry as Edwards--a global company with over 4,000 skilled employees. Please visit www.edwardsvacuum.com for more information about the company, or visit Edwards at SEMICON SEMICON Semiconductors Equipment and Material International Conference ([R]) West 2007, July 17 - 19, 2007, in the Moscone Center The Moscone Center is San Francisco, California's largest convention and exhibition complex. The complex consists of two main underground halls underneath Yerba Buena Gardens, Moscone North and Moscone South, as well the three-level Moscone West exhibition hall across 4th Street. , South Hall, booth 730. Editor Background About Edwards Edwards (formerly BOC Edwards) is a leading supplier of integrated solutions for the manufacture of microelectronics devices, including semiconductors and flat panel displays. It is also a world leader in vacuum technology for industrial, scientific, process, and R&D applications. Edwards employs around 4,000 people globally, in the design, manufacture and support of high technology vacuum equipment. Edwards invented the concept of the commercial oil-free 'dry' vacuum pump Vacuum pump A device that reduces the pressure of a gas (usually air) in a container. When gas in a closed container is lowered from atmospheric pressure, the operation constitutes an increase in vacuum in this container. and now supplements this with a wide range of other pumping technologies as well as related products and services. |
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