ICOS Vision Systems Introduces Its New Gravity-Fed Component Inspector CI-G10 At SEMICON Taiwan 2002.Business Editors SEMICON SEMICON Semiconductors Equipment and Material International Conference Taiwan 2002 HEVERLEE, Belgium--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 2002 ICOS Vision Systems Corporation N.V. (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 and NASDAQ Europe: IVIS IVIS International Veterinary Information Service IVIS Interactive Video Information System IVIS Intervehicular Information System IVIS Inter-Vehicular Information System IVIS Integrated Vehicular Information System IVIS in Vehicle Information System ), a world leader in vision solutions, today announced that it will introduce its innovative, gravity-fed Component Inspector, the CI-G10, at the SEMICON Taiwan 2002 trade show. SEMICON Taiwan will be held in Taipei, Taiwan on September 16, 17 and 18. ICOS will exhibit its G10 Component Inspector and its recently introduced CI-9250/9450 at booth no. 2935. With the CI-G10, ICOS enters the market of gravity inspection and taping machines. For the first time, ICOS is applying its renowned vision technology to a gravity-fed handler. Compared to previous models that handle components with a pick and place head, the CI-G10 uses gravity to glide components across the ICOS inspection stations. It is a high-speed, high-volume inspection machine capable of handling tube-based 2-sided gull wing This article is about aircraft. For the type of automobile door, see gull-wing door. The gull wing is an with a prominent bend in the wing somewhere along the span, generally near the wing root. Its name is derived from the seabirds which it resembles. (SO) devices and leadless devices, and uses ICOS' patent-pending body guided and vision guided taping technology. By using these technologies, the CI-G10 maintains high throughput without misplacement mis·place tr.v. mis·placed, mis·plac·ing, mis·plac·es 1. a. To put into a wrong place: misplace punctuation in a sentence. b. of the components, guaranteeing customers defect-free taping of their production. Anton Deproft, ICOS' President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "We believe this latest addition to our Component Inspector product line will contribute to the further strengthening of our competitive position and long term growth potential. ICOS has been providing innovative solutions for vision and inspection of semiconductor devices since its inception in 1982. In fact, SEMICON Taiwan 2002 marks the culmination of an eventful e·vent·ful adj. 1. Full of events: an eventful week. 2. Important; momentous: an eventful decision. week, during which we celebrated our 20th anniversary in Belgium. We intend to continue developing innovative technology and performance improvements that will drive market share gains and enable us to maintain our superior customer service." Discover the new CI-G10 and other exciting new ICOS developments at SEMICON Taiwan, booth No. 2935, Taipei, Taiwan. ICOS is a leading worldwide developer and supplier of machine vision and inspection solutions primarily for use in the back-end semiconductor manufacturing and electronic assembly industries. The Company's two- and three-dimensional inspection products are used worldwide to inspect integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. at various stages of their manufacturing process and to align electronic components and printed circuit boards. The Company has three product lines: board-level products to be integrated in die-bonding equipment and in pick-and-place machines, system-level products for integration in test handlers, molding equipment, trim-and-form equipment, marking systems, tape-and-reel equipment and other applications and stand-alone inspection machines. ICOS' headquarters are located in Heverlee, Belgium and it has R&D centers in Belgium, Germany and Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. and sales and support offices in Japan, the USA, Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea and Taiwan. "Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " Statement under 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: Certain matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, risks relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc intellectual property, risks relating to technological change, the introduction of new products by the Company's competitors, and the inherent uncertainty of law suits alleging patent infringement patent infringement n. the manufacture and/or use of an invention or improvement for which someone else owns a patent issued by the government, without obtaining permission of the owner of the patent by contract, license or waiver. that have been filed against the Company, as well as risks relating to the Company's dependence on the cyclical semiconductor and electronic assembly industries, risks relating to the conduct of the business world-wide and other risks referred to in our most recent annual report on form 20-F and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such statements to reflect any change in the Company's expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. Further discussion of risk factors is also available in the Company's SEC filings. ICOS Vision Systems Corporation N.V. can be found on the World Wide Web at www.icos.be |
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