DALSA Receives $1.4 Million Order For Digital Mammography Cassettes.WATERLOO, Ontario -- DALSA Corporation (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :DSA (1) (Directory Server Agent) An X.500 program that looks up the address of a recipient in a Directory Information Base (DIB), also known as white pages. It accepts requests from the Directory User Agent (DUA) counterpart in the workstation. ) announced today that it has received orders totaling $1.4 million to produce digital cassettes for a leading manufacturer of digital mammography equipment. The order will be delivered to the customer by the first quarter of 2005. The DALSA film-less digital x-ray cassette is an innovative CCD camera for small field (50mm x 50mm), high resolution radiography applications such as diagnostic spot mammography, needle localization Customizing software and documentation for a particular country. It includes the translation of menus and messages into the native spoken language as well as changes in the user interface to accommodate different alphabets and culture. See internationalization and l10n. , and stereotactically guided needle breast biopsy. The cassette replaces film-based x-ray cassettes, and provides for a less intrusive procedure for breast biopsy and reduced x-ray levels for the patient. "We're pleased to announce this contract with this valued customer," commented Savvas Chamberlain, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of DALSA Corporation. "I am proud to see DALSA products improving throughput and efficiency at hospitals and clinics while minimizing patient discomfort." About DALSA Corporation DALSA is an international high performance semiconductor and electronics company that designs, develops, manufactures, and markets digital imaging products and solutions, in addition to providing wafer foundry services. DALSA's core competencies are in specialized integrated circuit and electronics technology, and highly engineered semiconductor wafer processing. Products include image sensor components; electronic digital cameras; and semiconductor wafer foundry services for use in MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) Tiny mechanical devices that are built onto semiconductor chips and are measured in micrometers. In the research labs since the 1980s, MEMS devices began to materialize as commercial products in the mid-1990s. , high voltage semiconductors, image sensors and mixed-signal CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. chips. DALSA is a public company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. under the symbol "DSA". Based in Waterloo, ON. Canada, the company has operations in Bromont, PQ; Colorado Springs, CO; Eindhoven, NL; Munich, Germany and Tokyo, Japan. This press release contains forward looking statements based on assumptions, uncertainties and management's best estimates of future events. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward looking statements are detailed from time to time in DALSA's periodic reports filed with the Ontario Securities Commission The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is a regulatory agency which administers and enforces securities legislation in the Canadian province of Ontario. The OSC is an Ontario Crown corporation which reports to the Ontario legislature through the Minister of Finance. and other regulatory authorities. DALSA has no intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. |
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