Praxair Announces Alliance Partners for POINT ONE Fab Integration Offering.DANBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 26, 1999-- Praxair, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :PX) announced today that it signed alliance agreements with Daw Technologies, Inc.; Dynamic Systems, Inc.; and ISinc, Inc. to provide a single source solution for turnkey wafer fab facilities systems and related ongoing services using Praxair's POINT ONE(SM) fab integration services. The POINT ONE(SM) services offering was introduced in June 1998 to provide the semiconductor industry with a single contact point for the integration of wafer fab facilities systems design, engineering, construction, installation, startup and ongoing site services. The new alliance members strengthen and extend the POINT ONE(SM) services offering from gas and chemical manufacturing distribution systems and related equipment to several other components of wafer fab facilities systems including air handling and clean room systems, mechanical construction, ultrapure materials fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. , and detail design and space management modeling. Praxair will provide a single point of contact for the entire scope of the project including project management, scheduling and space allocation. The synergies achieved through this integrated approach are aimed at significantly improving wafer fab construction schedules and costs and at providing a seamless transition from construction to startup. "Because each alliance member is a leader in providing high technology solutions to the semiconductor industry, the POINT ONE(SM) service alliance can offer world class solutions with a high level of quality and service," said Ted Trumpp, vice president of Praxair's worldwide 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 business. "In addition, when our alliance members work together, we can help to significantly reduce costs and lead times associated with fab development. These elements of fab construction can have significant impact on the success of the semiconductor manufacturer's project." Typically, chipmakers have to coordinate multiple facilities system suppliers -- each of whom operates independently -- to plan, build, supply and manage the development of their wafer manufacturing facilities, resulting in increased costs and construction time. Now semiconductor manufacturers can streamline their fab building process and expedite start-up by using these POINT ONE(SM) fab integration services to respond to their facility process systems needs. Prior to the new members joining the alliance, Praxair's POINT ONE(SM) fab integration services team successfully used the single-source integrated team approach and exceeded customer expectations in the areas of reduced schedules and lower costs. Projects included the custom design and construction of a complete semiconductor gas distribution system for Uniroyal Optoelectronics Corp.'s new high intensity light emitting diode See LED. (LED) manufacturing facility in Tampa, Fla. Daw Technologies (NYSE:DAWK), founded in 1982 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah For ships of the United States Navy of the same name, see . Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake, or its initials, S.L.C. , is an international provider of complete clean manufacturing environments including air handling systems, controls and automation, ceiling/partition/flooring systems, and enclosures. Daw has constructed over 400 projects for front-end wafer fabrication Wafer Fabrication is a procedure composed of many repeated sequential processes to produce complete electrical or photonic circuits. Examples include production of radio frequency (RF) amplifiers, LEDs, optical computer components, and CPUs for computers. and flat panel production facilities worldwide. They have ongoing site services at over 20 locations in 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. , Europe, and Asia. In addition, they provide services to several large companies in North America, Europe, and Asia. Dynamic Systems, founded in 1987 and based in Austin, Texas, is a turnkey mechanical construction company supplying ultrahigh ul·tra·high adj. Exceedingly high: an ultrahigh vacuum. purity manufacturing environments and systems installations for all major facilities process systems and tool installations. A leader in North America, DSI (Dynamic Systems Initiative) An umbrella term for a suite of Microsoft products that help manage the Windows environment in large enterprises. DSI was introduced in 2003. has locations in key markets for the semiconductor industry including Austin, San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. , Dallas, Boston, Raleigh, N.C. and Chandler, Ariz. DSI has completed projects for major semiconductor companies in North America. ISinc, founded in 1995 in Austin, Texas, is a progressive design company dedicated to the production and support of the most detailed and comprehensive construction design packages in the semiconductor industry. The use of advanced modeling and space management tools allows ISinc to provide significant improvements in schedule performance, labor efficiency, and materials management Materials management is the branch of logistics that deals with the tangible components of a supply chain. Specifically, this covers the acquisition of spare parts and replacements, quality control of purchasing and ordering such parts, and the standards involved in ordering, . ISinc has provided design and related services to several large companies in North America and Asia. Praxair is the largest industrial gases company in North and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , and one of the largest worldwide, with 1998 sales of $4.8 billion. The company produces, sells and distributes atmospheric and process gases, and high-performance surface coatings. Praxair products, services and technology bring productivity and environmental benefits to a wide variety of industries, including aerospace, food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. , healthcare, electronics, steel, chemicals and refining, metal fabrication, water treatment, glass and others. For more information, visit Praxair on the Internet at www.praxair.com/semiconductor. For more information on the alliance partners, please contact: Daw Technologies -- Michael J. Shifsky, (801) 977-3100 -- www.dawtech.com DSI -- Gene J. Hester (512) 443-4848 ISinc -- Kris J. Lee (512) 328-9888 -- www.isincnet.com |
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