SpeedFam-IPEC Surface Technology Group Receives Outstanding Performance Award From Seagate Technology International.CHANDLER, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 1999-- SpeedFam-IPEC, Inc. (Nasdaq:SFAM SFAM Society for Applied Microbiology SFAM Scenes from A Memory (Dream Theater album) SFAM Seven for All Mankind SFAM Simultaneous Frequency and Amplitude Modulation SFAM San Francisco Attorney Magazine SFAM Sister from Another Mister ) today announced that its Surface Technology Group (STG stg abbr (= sterling) → ester ) has received an Outstanding Performance award from Seagate Technology (company) Seagate Technology - A major manufacturer of hard disk drives, founded in 1979 as "Shugart Technology" by Alan F. Shugart and Finis Conner. That name is on the original patents for the 5.25" hard disk drive. International for their Limavady-Northern Ireland Recording Media Group (RMG RMG Roularta Media Group RMG RiskMetrics Group, Inc. RMG Revenu Minimum Garanti (French: Guaranteed Minimum Income) RMG Risk Management Group RMG Ready Made Garment RMG Raw Materials Group (mining industry) ) factory. This award was presented to the Surface Technology Group for their outstanding performance in providing both process engineering training and assistance and equipment engineering support to Seagate RMG, Limavady, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland: see Ireland, Northern. Northern Ireland Part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland occupying the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland. Area: 5,461 sq mi (14,144 sq km). Population (2001): 1,685,267. . "We are very pleased with this award from Seagate which recognizes our commitment to world class customer service and process support," said John Cerilli, general manager of the Surface Technology Group. "Our focus on producing leading-edge products and processes has made us the leading supplier of disk and wafer polishing tools worldwide. We believe this continued focus will position SpeedFam-IPEC to capitalize on the anticipated growth in this market." SpeedFam-IPEC, Inc. SpeedFam-IPEC, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, markets and supports chemical mechanical planarization (CMP CMP (cytidine monophosphate): see cytosine. (1) (CMP Media LLC, Manhasset, NY, www.cmp.com) Part of United Business Media, CMP is a leading integrated media company that offers a wide variety of publications and services in the information ) systems used in the fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. of semiconductor devices and other high-throughput precision surface processing systems. SpeedFam-IPEC's surface technology group designs and manufactures systems which are used for flat surface processing in the thin film memory disk media, silicon wafer and general industrial components markets. The company also markets and distributes polishing liquids (slurries), parts and consumables used in its customers' manufacturing processes. SpeedFam-IPEC, Inc. owns a 50-percent interest in each of two joint ventures, SpeedFam-IPEC Co., Ltd. (the Far East Joint Venture) and Fujimi Corporation. This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to the growth of the disk and wafer polishing market. The disk and wafer market may not grow. The combined company may not be successful in developing products and processes that address the needs of customers. If products and processes are successfully introduced, they may not be accepted by customers. See SpeedFam and IPEC's filings with the SEC for additional risks affecting the combined company. |
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