Hitachi Receives Best Product Award for PFC Abatement System.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 2001 Hitachi America, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : HIT), today announced that its Semiconductor Equipment Group received Semiconductor International's 2001 Editors' Choice Best Product Award for its Catalytic Decomposition System (SCDS SCDS Source Control Data Set (IBM mainframe storage management) SCDS Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome SCDS Snohomish County Dahlia Society (Washington) SCDS Start Central Data System ) system for PFC PFC abbr. private first class Noun 1. PFC - a powerful greenhouse gas emitted during the production of aluminum perfluorocarbon (perfluorocompounds) abatement. The award is based on customer nominations and recognizes the industry's top products for its contribution to semiconductor manufacturing. The award comes at a time when Hitachi has surpassed 100 systems delivered. Hitachi developed this application of catalytic technology by combining air and water to effectively abate abate v. to do away with a problem, such as a public or private nuisance or some structure built contrary to public policy. This can include dikes which illegally direct water onto a neighbors property, high volume noise from a rock band or a factory, an improvement PFCs, HAPs (hazardous air pollutants) and TEOS TEOS Tetraethylorthosilicate TEOS Tetra Ethyl Oxysilane TEOS Trusted E-Mail Open Standard gasses with greater than 99.9% efficiency. In addition, the catalyst is completely recycled in an environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] manner. The SCDS produces less waste and has a lower cost of ownership than any reclaim, combustion or chemical conversion methods currently available. Craig Kerkove, vice president of Hitachi America, Ltd., Power and Industrial Division, Semiconductor Equipment Group, said "We are honored to be acknowledged and nominated by our customers for this significant award. Hitachi is committed to providing advanced engineering, the latest equipment and skilled professionals to make successful operations possible for our customers. We are proud that this award confirms that the Hitachi PFC abatement system has earned a distinguished reputation amongst those companies committed to saving the environment." For more information on Hitachi semiconductor manufacturing equipment, service support, spare parts Spare parts, also referred to as Service Parts is a term used to indicate extra parts available and in proximity to the mechanical item, such as a automobile, boat, engine, for which they might be used. Spare parts are also called “spares. for etchers and gas abatement systems please visit http://www.hitachi.com/semiequipment. The Power and Industrial Division of Hitachi America, Ltd. supplies an extensive range of products, equipment and services for use in both the power generation market including hydroelectric, thermal and nuclear power as well as steel plants, mass transit mass transit, public transportation systems designed to move large numbers of passengers. Types and Advantages Mass transit refers to municipal or regional public shared transportation, such as buses, streetcars, and ferries, open to all on a systems, chemical plants and other manufacturing facilities for the industrial market. The Semiconductor Equipment Group sells semiconductor manufacturing equipment and maintains a large field service organization that houses a multi-million dollar spare-parts inventory and a training facility for its clients. Hitachi America, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., markets and manufactures a broad range of electronics, computer systems and products, consumer electronics and semiconductors, and provides industrial equipment and services throughout 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. . For more information, visit http://www.hitachi.com. Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is one of the world's leading global electronics companies, with fiscal 2000 (ended March 31, 2001) consolidated sales of 8,417 billion yen ($67.9 billion*). The company manufactures and markets a wide range of products, including computers, semiconductors, consumer products and power and industrial equipment. For more information on Hitachi, Ltd., please visit Hitachi's Web site at http://global.hitachi.com *At an exchange rate of 124 yen to the dollar. |
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