Electroglas Announces Support for Third-Party System Developers; Developers Can Interface Their Products With SORTnet.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 2000 Electroglas, Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLS EGLS Eastside German Language School (Issaquah, WA) ), a leading supplier of wafer probers The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. , bump inspection equipment and software process management tools for the semiconductor industry, today announces that it will support third-party developers  It has been suggested that First-party developer, Second-party developer be merged into this article or section. of sort-floor and assembly control systems to enable them to interface their products with SORTnet, a comprehensive sort-floor network environment. Such systems would exchange data with SORTnet via SIF, the SORTnet Interchange An interchange is a location where two things meet, usually perform some kind of exchange, and possibly go on their ways again. It is most commonly used in four contexts:
(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. maps formatted in SIF. Beyond providing a common interface for the networking of probers and assembly equipment of mixed age and manufacture, SORTnet incorporates powerful software tools for monitoring, analyzing and sharing wafer test data, thereby enabling such production improvements as off-line inking and inkless assembly. Through a high-speed NT server on the network, wafer test data from the different probers can be shared with yield-management applications and, in turn, control process tool excursions in the fab. "We are dedicated to ensuring that our customers have a choice of applications and products that will add more value to the systems we have sold them in the past," said Howard Ignatius, information products manager at Electroglas. "As part of that customer support, we are assisting those vendors whose work compliments com·pli·ment n. 1. An expression of praise, admiration, or congratulation. 2. A formal act of civility, courtesy, or respect. 3. ours. For instance, Salland Engineering has added value Added value in financial analysis of shares is to be distinguished from value added. Used as a measure of shareholder value, calculated using the formula:
Under the arrangement, Electroglas will work closely with Salland Engineering and Kinesys Software in keeping with its mission of providing customers complete sort-floor solutions. Salland Engineering specializes in engineering related to semiconductor test, including ATE product upgrades, ATE test software development and data analysis tools. Kinesys Software provides products for industrial automation applications; in particular, the processing of wafer maps for inkless control of die bonders. "We are pleased to work directly with Electroglas," said Paul van Ulsen, Managing Director at Salland Engineering (Europe). "The synergy The enhanced result of two or more people, groups or organizations working together. In other words, one and one equals three! It comes from the Greek "synergia," which means joint work and cooperative action. of our two firms will result in excellent productivity improvements for our customer base." Salland Engineering is headquartered in Zwolle, The Netherlands, with offices in Singapore and Austin (Texas). "The engineering alliance with Electroglas is most welcome. It will expand the solutions we provide for the sort floor," said Henk Barreveld, General Manager of Kinesys Software in Europe. Kinesys Software is headquartered in Utrecht, The Netherlands, with offices in Petaluma, California Petaluma is a city in Sonoma County, California, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 54,538. As of 2005, Petaluma's population is 56,721. [link was dead) contains the Rancho Petaluma Adobe, a National Historic Landmark. . For additional information about Electroglas support for third-party developers, contact Howard Ignatius at 408/528-3205, Henk Barreveld at +31 30 233 2331, or Paul van Ulsen at +31 38 454 7702. About Electroglas, Inc. Electroglas delivers essential tools for process management designed to enhance semiconductor companies' profitability. The company's wafer probers, inspection systems and software solutions serve as data collection , management and analysis tools that semiconductor manufacturers depend upon to improve their productivity and process control by optimizing sort-floor efficiency. Electroglas has been a leading supplier of wafer probers for more than forty years and has an installed base of more than 10,000 systems. The company's stock trades on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol "EGLS". The company's World Wide Web site is located at www.electroglas.com. About Kinesys Software Kinesys Software ( www.kinesysinc.com ) provides products for the automation of semiconductor manufacturing, in particular the ALPS Alps, great mountain system of S central Europe, c.500 mi (800 km) long and c.100 mi (160 km) wide, curving in a great arc from the Riviera coast on the Mediterranean Sea, along the borders of N Italy and adjacent regions of SE France, Switzerland, SW Germany, and product. ALPS enables inkless device assembly operations from wafer maps and provides an extensive library of wafer-map format converters for a unified solution across a wide range of equipment. ALPS has an installed base of nearly 1,000 systems. About Salland Engineering Salland Engineering ( www.salland.com ) offers test application support, data analysis tools and ATE products and tools for the semiconductor market. The ATE products optimize optimize - optimisation testing by speed & efficiency enhancements and networking of test-floor equipment, in addition to its own SE-PROBE wafer-mapping and control systems for older probers. Salland Engineering has an installed base of more than 600 upgrade products. |
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