Isonics to Exhibit World's First Commercially Available 300mm Thick-Film SOI Wafer at SEMICON West 2003.Business Editors/Science Writers SEMICON SEMICON Semiconductors Equipment and Material International Conference West 2003 booth number 5238 GOLDEN, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 2, 2003 Isonics Corporation (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 : ISON), a leader in the development of isotopically engineered semiconductor materials Semiconductor materials are insulators at absolute zero temperature that conduct electricity in a limited way at room temperature (see also Semiconductor). The defining property of a semiconductor material is that it can be doped with impurities that alter its electronic properties , a supplier of silicon-on-insulator (SOI (Silicon On Insulator) A chip architecture that increases transistor switching speed by reducing capacitance (build-up of electrical charges in the transistor's elements), and thus reducing the discharge time. The power requirement is also reduced in some designs. ) wafers, and isotopes for life sciences and health care applications, announced that it will exhibit at SEMICON West 2003, the world's largest exposition devoted to manufacturing technologies for the semiconductor and related microelectronic industries, at the Moscone Center The Moscone Center is San Francisco, California's largest convention and exhibition complex. The complex consists of two main underground halls underneath Yerba Buena Gardens, Moscone North and Moscone South, as well the three-level Moscone West exhibition hall across 4th Street. in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden on July 14 through 16. Isonics will greet existing and potential customers in the North Hall at booth number 5238. "Among the products being exhibited is what Isonics believes is the world's first commercially available 300mm thick-film SOI wafer," related Dr. Stephen J. Burden, Isonics' VP of Semiconductor Materials and Products. "This is just an example of what we can do with our unusually wide range of process capabilities." Isonics is one of the very few wafer manufacturers that can offer both thick and thin-film SOI wafers in 100 mm, 125 mm, 150 mm and 200 mm sizes, and can incorporate high thermal conductivity silicon-28 in any of these products. Isonics is involved in several customer-specific wafer development programs and is also prepared to undertake joint development programs in the areas of germanium-on-insulator, strained silicon A technique that deposits silicon (Si) on top of silicon germanium (SiGe) for making transistors on a chip. In so doing, the silicon atoms are stretched ("strained") to line up with the silicon germanium atoms, which are wider apart. , or silicon germanium (SiGe) A semiconductor material made from silicon and germanium. Germanium is very similar to silicon, but when one layer is grown on top of the other to form the base of the transistor, the resulting transistor can switch faster and yield higher performance. wafers, as customer interest dictates. Dr. Burden continued, "Isonics' objectives this year will be to expand our thin-film manufacturing capability, increase customer awareness of our wide range of manufacturing capabilities for SOI and other types of bonded or structured wafers, and to broaden our customer base. We have recently seen an increase in customer interest in our products and it appears that the long forecasted turnaround in the semiconductor and MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) Tiny mechanical devices that are built onto semiconductor chips and are measured in micrometers. In the research labs since the 1980s, MEMS devices began to materialize as commercial products in the mid-1990s. industries may occur in the second half of the year." Thin-film SOI wafers are generally used for leading edge electronic applications, while thick-film SOI wafers are used to manufacture micro electrical mechanical systems (MEMS) and certain other electronic devices. Gartner Dataquest projects that the overall market for SOI wafers will grow to $1.4 billion by 2007. About Isonics Corporation Isonics is a world leader in isotopically engineered materials and produces isotopically pure silicon-28 chemicals and wafers and silicon-on-insulator wafers (SOI) for the semiconductor industry. Isonics also markets and sells stable isotopes for the health care industry such as Oxygen-18 for positron emission tomography positron emission tomography: see PET scan. positron emission tomography (PET) Imaging technique used in diagnosis and biomedical research. (PET) imaging. The company is also a leading supplier of several radioactive isotopes used in medical imaging and therapy. Isotopes can be thought of as ultra pure materials. For additional information visit www.isonics.com. Except for historical information contained herein, this document contains 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. These statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the Company's actual results or outcomes to be materially different from those anticipated and discussed herein, and which may result in the parties being unable or unwilling to complete the transaction described herein. Further, the Company operates in industries where securities values may be volatile and may be influenced by regulatory and other factors beyond the Company's control. Other important factors that the Company believes might cause such differences are discussed in the risk factors detailed in the Company's 10-KSB for the year ended April 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which include the Company's cash flow difficulties, dependence on significant customers, and rapid development of technology, among other risks. In assessing forward-looking statements contained herein, readers are urged to carefully read all cautionary statements contained in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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