Electroglas Receives Multimillion-Dollar Order from Leading U.S. Memory IC Manufacturer; Horizon 4000 Series probers selected over competitive systems.SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MAY 8, 1997--Electroglas, 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 :EGLS EGLS Eastside German Language School (Issaquah, WA) ), a market-leading supplier of automatic wafer probing and information management products to the global semiconductor industry, today announced it has received a major order, valued at more than $4 million, for several Horizon 4000 Series wafer probers from a leading U.S.-based memory integrated circuit (IC) manufacturer. Electroglas reports the Horizon 4000s were selected as a result of a competitive evaluation with other suppliers and their respective systems. The Horizon systems will be used in the production of dynamic random access memories (DRAMs). Installation of the 4000 systems is scheduled for completion in the third quarter 1997. Electroglas Vice President of U.S. Customer Operations Steve Evans commented on the importance of the order. "This verifies our commitment to our customers' success. As a primary objective, we continue to focus on working closely with our customers to offer them the most comprehensive and cost-effective sort floor solutions to increase their profitability through enhanced productivity." Evans added that Electroglas' partnerships with this and other semiconductor manufacturers is reflected in the company's comprehensive offering of customer-oriented sort floor solutions. The Horizon 4000 Series automatic wafer probers, Electroglas' fourth generation of probers, merges powerful, intelligent automation with advanced system software for enhanced productivity. Compatible with all major automatic test equipment (ATE) manufacturers and multiple factory networks, the 4000 Series offers high-speed probing for single-cassette applications. The Horizon 4000 systems will be configured with advanced production-oriented options, including: fully-integrated Direct Probe Sensor II (DPS Minicomputer series from Bull HN. 1. (language, text) DPS - Display PostScript. 2. (language) DPS - A real-time language with direct expression of timing requests. ["Language Constructs for Distributed Real-Time PRogramming", I. II), which facilitates automatic probe to pad alignment (APTPA); Bottom Probe Card Changer Changer The name given to a clearing member that is willing to assume the opposite position of a futures contract within a larger alternative exchange, of which it also is a clearing member. (BPCC BPCC Bossier Parish Community College (Bossier City, LA, USA) BPCC Best Practices in Corporate Communications (Washington, DC) BPCC Blockwise Partitioned Convolutional Code ) for rapid and safe handling of probe cards without undocking the testhead; and Optical Character Recognition optical character recognition (OCR), method for the machine-reading of typeset, typed, and, in some cases, hand-printed letters, numbers, and symbols using optical sensing and a computer. (OCR OCR in full optical character recognition Scanning and comparison technique intended to identify printed text or numerical data. It avoids the need to retype already printed material for data entry. ) to maximize read rates. In addition, the 4000 systems will be equipped with Electroglas' Hot Chuck Assembly, providing superior temperature control over the chuck surface while probing at temperature ranges from 10 to 130 C. About Electroglas Founded in 1960, Electroglas, Inc. is a world-leading supplier of the automated wafer-probing products and information management products that semiconductor manufacturers rely on to sort and classify integrated circuits. The company's products position semiconductor devices that are still in wafer form under contact probes to facilitate accurate, rapid, reliable testing, and manage information collected during the testing process. On March 13, 1997, Electroglas announced a definitive agreement to acquire Knights Technology. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter 1997. Electroglas' common stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the trading symbol Trading symbol See: Ticker symbol EGLS. Electroglas' home page on the World Wide Web is located at http://www.electroglas.com . CONTACT: MCA MCA in full Music Corporation of America Entertainment conglomerate. It was founded in Chicago in 1924 by Jules Stein as a talent agency. In the 1960s it bought Decca Records and Universal Pictures, and today it produces films, music, and television shows. , Inc. Yolanda Ruiz, 415/968-8900 |
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