Cognex Corporation receives purchase orders totaling $1.9 million from Therma-Wave.NATICK, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 1996--Cognex Corporation (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 :CGNX), the world's leading supplier of machine vision systems, has received purchase orders totaling $1.9 million from Therma-Wave, Inc., a Fremont, CA-based manufacturer of film measurement and implant monitoring systems for the semiconductor industry. Therma-Wave integrates the Cognex vision systems into its Opti-Probe equipment, which is used to measure the thickness of films placed on semiconductor wafers during manufacturing. The Cognex vision systems are used to automatically align each semiconductor wafer prior to thin film measurement to ensure accurate results. Therma-Wave, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets process control systems that use proprietary laser-based technology to provide nondestructive non·de·struc·tive adj. Of, relating to, or being a process that does not result in damage to the material under investigation or testing. non inspection techniques on product wafers to enhance yield and reliability of semiconductor devices. Cognex Corporation Cognex Corporation is an American corporation that manufactures commercial machine vision systems. Cognex is the world leader in its field, holding an array of patents and employing academic experts. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets machine vision systems, or computers that can "see," which are used to automate a wide range of manufacturing processes where vision is required. Cognex is the world's leader in the machine vision industry, having shipped to date more than 40,000 machine vision systems valued in excess of $350 million. In addition to its headquarters in Natick, Massachusetts Natick (Pronunciation IPA: /ˈneɪtɪk/) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Natick is located near the center of the MetroWest region of Massachusetts, with a population of 32,170 at the , the company has remote offices located throughout 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. , Japan, Europe, and Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, region of Asia (1990 est. pop. 442,500,000), c.1,740,000 sq mi (4,506,600 sq km), bounded roughly by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and the Pacific Ocean on the east. . In addition, Cognex has two wholly-owned subsidiaries: Acumen, based in Portland, Oregon, which specializes in machine vision systems for automated product identification, and Isys Controls, based in Alameda, California, which specializes in automated, high-speed surface inspection. CONTACT: Cognex Corporation Kathy Bedrosian Corporate Communications Manager 508/650-3000, ext. 3352 |
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