ICOS Vision Systems Ships First System for Three-Dimensional Inspection of Pin Grid Arrays.HEVERLEE, Belgium -- ICOS Vision Systems Corporation NV (Nasdaq and Euronext: 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 leading supplier of inspection solutions for the semiconductor industry, has sold and shipped its first CI-9250 system for the three-dimensional inspection of Pin Grid Arrays See PGA. (hardware) Pin Grid Array - (PGA) A style of integrated circuit socket or pin-out with pins laid out on a square or rectangular grid with a separation of 0.1 inch in each direction. The pins near the centre of the array are often missing. (PGA's) to a leading global semiconductor manufacturer. Pin Grid Arrays, which have hundreds of delicate pins that need to be inserted into a socket on the printed circuit board, are used for high end processors in computer applications. "With the CI-9250 system, ICOS now offers a comprehensive line of three-dimensional inspection systems for substrates, sockets and microprocessors, in either a Pin Grid Array or Land Grid Array The land grid array (LGA) is a type of surface-mount packaging used for integrated circuits. It can be electrically connected to a PCB either by the use of a socket or by soldering directly to the PCB. format," said Anton DeProft, ICOS' president and chief executive officer. "This offering of three-dimensional inspection for Pin Grid Arrays is unique in the industry and further strengthens our market leadership position in the market for inspection equipment for semiconductor packaging." ICOS Vision Systems is a world-leading supplier of inspection equipment for the semiconductor packaging industry. Its systems perform the final visual control of semiconductor chips before they are used in various applications, such as PC's, cars or portable phones. ICOS' systems perform two- and three-dimensional (2D and 3D) inspections to assure the quality of chips, wafers, flexible tapes for flat panel display A thin display screen for computer and TV usage. The first flat panels appeared on laptop computers in the mid-1980s, and the LCD technology became the standard. Stand-alone LCD screens became available for desktop computers in the mid-1990s and exceeded sales of CRTs for the first time drivers, sockets, substrates and solar cells. Aside from its complete systems, ICOS also offers inspection modules for integration in other equipment. 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. , manufacturing facilities in Belgium, Hong Kong and China and sales and support offices in Japan, the USA, Singapore, Hong Kong and Korea. "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. 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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 NV can be found on the World Wide Web at www.icos.be |
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