Brooks Automation, Inc. Showcases Fab-Ready--TM-- Solutions for 300mm at SEMICON Japan 2000, Booth #6-B0004, Hall 6.Business/Technology Editors SEMICON SEMICON Semiconductors Equipment and Material International Conference Japan 2000 Booth #6-B0004, Hall 6 CHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2000 Brooks' proven, pre-integrated automation solutions for advanced 200mm and 300mm support profitable growth at low risk and low cost. Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRKS BRKS Brooks (street suffix) ), a leader in semiconductor tool and factory automation solutions for the global semiconductor industry, will demonstrate integrated automation solutions for advanced 200mm and 300mm at SEMICON Japan 2000, to be held December 6-8 at the Makuhari Messe Makuhari Messe (幕張メッセ| in Chiba, Japan. Brooks' Booth #6-B0004 in Hall 6 will feature demonstrations of FABworks, Brooks' integrated automation solution for advanced 200mm and 300mm manufacturing; the 3 Load Port Module configuration of the Gemini Express(TM) 200/300 Bridge/Hybrid Transport System; and FabExpress(TM), Brooks' self-contained equipment front-end module (EFEM EFEM Equipment Front End Module ) for semiconductor processing equipment. FABworks demonstrates Brooks' integrated solution to the demanding automation and tracking requirements of advanced 200mm and 300mm manufacturing. Brooks' solution includes the integration of FACTORYworks(TM) Manufacturing Execution System – Manufacturing execution system (MES) describes a set of integrated functions within a packaged software system or it can also describe the accumulated functionality within the production management infrastructure of a manufacturing or production company. , STATIONworks(TM) equipment automation solution, Real Time Dispatcher Software that determines what pending tasks should be done next and assigns the available resources to accomplish it. It may execute other programs or generate a list for human operators to follow. See scheduler. (TM) (RTD RTD returned to duty (US DoD) RTD Rated RTD Ready to Drink RTD Richmond Times-Dispatch RTD Regional Transportation District RTD Research, Technological Development RTD Research and Technology Development RTD Real-Time Data ) real-time scheduling and dispatching solution and CLASS MCS material control system. The Brooks solution incorporates proven best practices and world-wide professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. to ensure the success of its advanced semiconductor manufacturing customers. "Brooks' FABworks solution helps customers ramp production quickly--a crucial requirement for companies that intend to get to market first with their product while keeping costs down," said Jim Pelusi, Senior Vice President, Brooks Automation, Inc. "Brooks products have been addressing the challenges of 300mm for over two years. Our 300mm solutions and professional services are grounded in a thorough understanding of 300mm operations and are focused on helping companies sustain profitable growth in a constantly changing market, without assuming unacceptable levels of risk. With Brooks, customers get a proven, low-risk solution for 300mm," said Robert J. Therrien, President and Chief Executive Officer, Brooks Automation, Inc. Brooks' demonstration of its 3 Load Port Module configuration will show how this configuration enables increased WIP WIP Work In Progress WIP Work in Process WIP World Internet Project WIP Women in Prison (movie genre) WIP World Institute of Pain WIP Wash-In-Place WIP Women in Publishing WIP Work In Place WIP Wireless Internet Protocol for high throughput applications or integration to support metrology stations. "The modularity, ease of integration and configuration of the Gemini Express 200/300mm hybrid cluster tool allows maximum equipment utilization and optimal throughput," said Chuck McKenna, Executive Vice President, Brooks Automation. "As our latest innovation in cluster tool technology, the Gemini Express reflects Brooks' many years of cluster tool design and controls expertise." Brooks is also demonstrating the FabExpress 3000 system, an addition to the FabExpress product family introduced by Brooks in June 2000. The 3 load port system rounds out the FabExpress product family, which now consists of 2, 3 and 4 load port units. The FabExpress product line has enjoyed tremendous success since its introduction with a dozen customers and more are signing on every month. "The basis for this success has primarily been the readiness of the system with full integration in the controls of Semi software standards and the capability of the system to handle 200mm and 300mm wafers simultaneously without any hardware changes. This allows OEMs to employ their equipment with a FabExpress front end into any fab situation, whether it is a 300mm fab or a 200mm 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 , AGV AGV Automatic Guided Vehicle AgV Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Verbraucherverbände (Germany: Working Party of the Consumer Associations) AGV Automotrice à Grande Vitesse (French high speed train, successor to the TGV) or open cassette fab," said Mr. McKenna. Brooks Introduces APCLink(TM) in Automated Process Control Seminar December 8 Brooks will offer an APC (1) (American Power Conversion Corporation, West Kingston, RI, www.apcc.com) The leading manufacturer of UPS systems and surge suppressors, founded in 1981 by Rodger Dowdell, Neil Rasmussen and Emanual Landsman, three electronic power engineers who had worked at MIT. seminar for show attendees on December 8 from 10 am to 3 pm at the Makuhari Prince Hotel. The APC seminar will feature two guest speakers: Mr. Brad Van Eck, who will discuss APC Status in the North America Semiconductor Industry; and Tsujide-san, who will address APC Manufacturing Techniques in the Japan Semiconductor Industry. The seminar will provide technical overviews of automated process control, run-to-run control, and fault detection, classification and monitoring. It will also include a product overview of APCLink, Brooks' automated process control solution for semiconductor manufacturing. APCLink includes a SEMI APC Framework compliant integration architecture and an extensive library of plug-ins to provide specific APC capabilities and benefits. Brooks to Participate in SEMInvest Japan 2000 on December 5 Brooks' Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. group will take part in SEMInvest Japan 2000, to be held December 5 from 9 am to 5pm at the Diamond Hotel. Brooks' inclusion in SEMInvest will provide institutional investors with an opportunity to learn more about Brooks' strengths in the marketplace, Brooks' perception of the semiconductor market, and Brooks' product and business strategies. This presentation can be viewed at our investor relations web site: http://investor.brooks.com. Brooks Automation, Inc. Brooks Automation, Inc. is a leading supplier of integrated automation solutions for the global semiconductor, data storage and flat panel display A thin display screen for computer and TV usage. The first flat panels appeared on laptop computers in the mid-1980s, and the LCD technology became the standard. Stand-alone LCD screens became available for desktop computers in the mid-1990s and exceeded sales of CRTs for the first time manufacturing industries. As an established market leader in hardware and software automation, Brooks continues to pioneer "best-in-class" technologies that outperform their competitors-from vacuum and atmospheric robots, cluster tool platforms and modules, ultra-clean mini-environments for isolating processing equipment and wafers-to factory and tool automation software and integration services. Both OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and and fab customers leverage Brooks Automation's products and services to optimize total fab performance in dynamic manufacturing environments. The Company has ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 certification, is headquartered in Chelmsford, MA and has direct operations in the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Singapore. Brooks' web site is www.brooks.com. "Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. 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These statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, risks relating to the manner in which customers use the Company's products and integrate the products with other components, the Company's dependence on the cyclical semiconductor industry, the ability of the Company to continue to successfully develop and market new products and product enhancements on a timely basis, the Company's dependence on relatively few customers for a significant portion of its revenues, the Company's reliance on sales to OEM customers and the lengthy sales cycles of those customers, the highly competitive nature and rapid technological change that characterize the industries in which the Company competes, and other risks and uncertainties described in the Company's reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result, there can be no assurance that the Company's future results will not be materially different from those projected. The forward-looking statements contained herein speak only of the Company's expectations as of the date of this press release. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such statement to reflect any change in the Company's expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. |
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