Entegris Enables Customers to Safely Protect and Transport 300 mm Silicon Wafers; Repeat Orders for 300 mm Wafer Carrier from Asia and North America.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CHASKA, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2004 Entegris, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENTG), the materials integrity management company, today announced it has received significant repeat orders for its A300 Front Opening Unified Pods (FOUP FOUP Front Opening Unified Pod ) from a major Taiwanese 300 mm foundry and its F300 AutoPod(TM) FOUPs from a leading North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. semiconductor manufacturer. The companies will use the FOUPs to protect and transport delicate silicon wafers throughout the manufacturing process and during shipment to customers in an effort to improve yield through materials integrity management. The Taiwanese 300 mm foundry chose to add $2.6 million (U.S.) in additional product to support increased production capacity for two fabs located in Taiwan. After extensive evaluation, the Entegris FOUP proved to be superior in reliability, interoperability, material purity, wafer isolation and contamination control Procedures to avoid, reduce, remove, or render harmless (temporarily or permanently) nuclear, biological, and chemical contamination for the purpose of maintaining or enhancing the efficient conduct of military operations. . Entegris' North American customer has also recognized Entegris as a reliable supplier of high- performance products, leading to a repeat FOUP order valued at $2 million (U.S.). This leader in semiconductor production will use Entegris' F300 FOUPs in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and European fabs. Because product performance is vital, company management has been particularly impressed by Entegris' ability to manufacture FOUPs to consistent specifications over time. "Ongoing relationships with customers like these is a testament to our ability to consistently deliver high volumes of superior products and to support our global customers," said Patrick McKinney, Entegris' president of the semiconductor market segment. "We're excited to be able to help them improve production yields through better materials integrity." Order delivery is scheduled for February through May 2004. The Entegris FOUP is a component of Entegris Silicon Delivery(TM) Systems and Services, a materials integrity management solution designed to cost-effectively manage silicon from production to consumption. ABOUT ENTEGRIS Entegris products and services protect and transport the critical materials that enable the world's leading technologies. Entegris is a leading materials integrity management company providing products and services used from production to consumption in the semiconductor, data storage, chemical processing, pharmaceutical, fuel cell and other key technology-driven industries worldwide. Entegris is headquartered in Chaska, Minnesota This article is about the city of Chaska, Minnesota. For other senses of the word Chaska, see Chaska. Chaska is a city in Carver County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 17,449 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Carver County6. , USA and has manufacturing 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. , Germany, Japan and Malaysia and is ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 certified. Directly and through alliances with Metron Technology and other distributors, Entegris provides customer support on six continents Six Continents is a large retail PLC in UK which split into Six Continents Retail known as Mitchells and Butlers plc. The hotels and soft drinks business of Six Continents PLC is now known as InterContinental Hotels Group PLC. . Additional information can be found at www.entegris.com FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. Certain information in this news release does not relate to historical financial information and may be deemed to constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause the company's actual results in the future to differ materially from its historical results and those presently anticipated or projected. Among these risks and uncertainties are general economic conditions, the cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry, the risks associated with the acceptance of new products and services, the successful integration of acquisitions and the ability to expand into new markets. Other factors that could cause the company's results to differ materially from those contained in its forward-looking statements are included in the Form 10K filed in November 2002 and other documents filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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