Major DRAM Fab Selects Entegris 300 mm Wafer Handling Products for Taiwan Facility.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CHASKA, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2004 Entegris delivered first order in December 2003; Additional orders to follow over next two years Entegris, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENTG), a leader in materials integrity management, today announced it has received a $650,000 order for its A300 Front Opening Unified Pods (FOUPs) from one of the major 12-inch DRAM fabs under construction in Taiwan. The company's focus is to incorporate the advantages of mass production and efficiencies with 300 mm wafer production. After substantial technical evaluation The study and investigations by a developing agency to determine the technical suitability of material, equipment, or a system for use in the Military Services. See also operational evaluation. , the company found Entegris' A300 FOUP FOUP Front Opening Unified Pod to perform extremely well in worldwide equipment interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. and reliability on process equipment. The 12-inch DRAM fab also found the Entegris product to provide superior cleanability for ongoing wafer protection. "Entegris' family of Front Opening Unified Pods provides innovative technology for the manufacture of ICs. We are pleased to continue our leadership role in the semiconductor global industry offering 300 mm solutions that protect and transport our customers' critical materials," said Patrick McKinney, Entegris' president of the semiconductor market segment. "Entegris is a customer-focused organization with a mission to deliver exceptional materials integrity management products and services to the semiconductor industry. I am confident our 300 mm FOUPs will add measurable value in the production of silicon wafers, and we look forward to a long relationship with this innovative company." The A300 FOUP, designed to protect and transport silicon wafers in the semiconductor industry, will be used in the Taiwan facility. Entegris delivered its first product order in December 2003, with expected monthly orders to follow over the next two years. 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 cyclical Of or relating to a variable, such as housing starts, car sales, or the price of a certain stock, that is subject to regular or irregular up-and-down movements. 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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