Brooks Automation Will Automate the Eight-Inch STMicroelectronics Fab in Rousset, France; STMicro plans significant additional enhancements to the Rousset fab in 2001.Business/Technology Editors [pilcrow (paragraph sign)] CHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2000 Brooks Automation, 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 :BRKS BRKS Brooks (street suffix) ), a leader in semiconductor tool and factory automation solutions for the global semiconductor industry, today announced it has signed a multi-million dollar deal to provide a full 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 automation and tracking solution for the STMicroelectronics eight-inch fab in Rousset, France. The Brooks Automation Factory Interface business unit, formerly Jenoptik Infab, will be responsible for automating the Rousset fab with Brooks' full suite of fab automation solutions, including its ERGOSPEED II(TM) SMIF robotics, mini-environments, lot identification systems, wafer logistics stations (sorters) and cell control solutions. Brooks has contracted with STMicroelectronics to automate approximately half of the Rousset fab, with the option of extending the contract for the next phase of automation. STMicroelectronics based its choice of Brooks' factory automation systems on Brooks' proven track record in solving challenges related to SMIF automation, as well as on the advanced capabilities of Brooks' lot ID and global tracking solution. The decision was further based on the company's assessment of the high reliability and cleanliness of Brooks SMIF solutions. "We are pleased that STMicroelectronics, one of the world's leading semiconductor suppliers, will continue to rely on Brooks Automation's products for all areas of semiconductor fab See fab. automation," said Robert J. Therrien, President and Chief Executive Officer of Brooks Automation, Inc. "The STMicroelectronics order demonstrates that Brooks Automation is the low-risk choice to deliver turnkey SMIF automation solutions to meet the reliability and cleanliness requirements of today's leading eight-inch fabs." Brooks Automation, Inc. We are a leading supplier of integrated tool and factory automation solutions for the global semiconductor manufacturing and related industries. Our automation solutions are designed to optimize equipment and factory productivity. These solutions include tool automation modules, complete semiconductor wafer handling systems and automation software and integration services. We sell our tool automation products principally to manufacturers of process equipment used in semiconductor fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. facilities, or fabs. We sell our factory automation products principally to semiconductor manufacturers. We also sell our products to 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 manufacturers. We believe that we are the largest independent producer of vacuum tool automation systems and a leading independent producer of tool software and controls. 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, Mass. and has direct operations in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada, Europe, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Singapore. The Brooks' web site is www.brooks.com. STMicroelectronics STMicroelectronics (formerly SGS-THOMSON Microelectronics) is a global independent semiconductor company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of semiconductor integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. (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. Additional information on STMicroelectronics can be found at www.st.com. "Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995: The foregoing discussion contains forward-looking statements relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc the expected benefits of Brooks Automation's products sold to STMicroelectronics' eight-inch fab in Rousset, France. These statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, risks relating to the manner in which the customer uses the products and integrates 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 (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 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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