Data Storage Manufacturer Purchases Additional August Technology NSX Series Inspection Systems.Business Editors & Technology Writers BLOOMINGTON, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2001 August Technology Corporation (Nasdaq:AUGT), a leading supplier of automated, 100% micro defect inspection equipment for the microelectronics industry, today announced it has received a repeat order from a leading manufacturer of data storage components, for multiple NSX NSX New Sportscar eXperimental (concept name for Acura vehicle; originally NS-X) NSX Namespace Extension (Windows Shell Programming) NSX N Syndrome NSX Network and Security Experts NSX New Sports Experimental Series inspection systems. The systems, valued at over $1.5 million, will be installed at the customer's production facilities 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. . "The volume of this repeat order emphasizes the importance of the NSX Series as an effective inspection tool for data storage components and reinforces the confidence this customer has in August Technology to provide them with high-quality inspection products and support," said Mayson Brooks, August Technology's vice president of sales and marketing. "Inspection applications solved by the NSX Series continue to expand and currently include microelectronic device arenas such as optoelectronics, photonics photonics, the science and technology based on and concerned with the controlled flow of photons, or light particles. It is the optical equivalent of electronics, and the two technologies coexist in such innovations as optoelectronic integrated circuits. , 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. , disk drives and data storage, while continuing to lead the semiconductor and bump inspection markets." Increased production of data storage components for storage and reading of recorded information is necessary as computers continue to gain in popularity and accessibility. Dataquest Inc. is currently projecting a 16% increase in personal computer shipments in 2001 to 156 million systems and according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Trend Focus over 200 million disk drives were shipped worldwide in 2000 and a ten percent growth rate is expected for 2001. August Technology Corporation, based in Bloomington, Minnesota Bloomington is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, and a southern suburb of Minneapolis. As of 2005, it had a population of 84,347, making it the largest Twin Cities suburb, and the fifth largest city in the state[1]. , is a leading supplier of automated visual defect inspection equipment for the microelectronics industry. The inspection solutions designed, manufactured and marketed by August Technology, including the NSX Series for wafer (1) A small, thin continuous-loop magnetic tape cartridge that has been used from time to time for data storage and specialized applications. (2) The base unit of chip making. It is a slice taken from a salami-like silicon crystal ingot up to 12" (300mm) in diameter. , die and bump inspection, provide manufacturers of microelectronic devices with quality and process information. August Technology has established service and sales representation in all major microelectronics markets worldwide including the USA, Europe, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and others. Additional information can be found by visiting August Technology's web site at www.augusttech.com. |
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