Therma-Wave, Inc. Forecasts First Quarter Fiscal 2002 Results Better Than Expectations, Warns of Worsening Conditions Ahead.Business EditorsFREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 16, 2001 Therma-Wave, Inc., (Nasdaq:TWAV) announced today that it expects first quarter 2002 financial results will be better than management's prior guidance and current consensus expectations. Therma-Wave also anticipates that the worsening wors·en tr. & intr.v. wors·ened, wors·en·ing, wors·ens To make or become worse. Noun 1. worsening - process of changing to an inferior state decline in quality, deterioration, declension conditions in the worldwide semiconductor market will adversely impact the Company's second fiscal quarter 2002. The Company expects revenues in the second fiscal quarter will be significantly below levels of the quarter just ended, possibly resulting in a loss for the quarter. Martin M. Schwartz, president and chief executive officer of Therma-Wave, Inc., stated, "Declining semiconductor market forecasts continue to indicate a strong downward pressure on the worldwide semiconductor equipment sector. We initiated actions to mitigate mit·i·gate v. To moderate in force or intensity. mit  i·ga tion n. the impact of the slowdown For articles with similar titles, see Slow Down (disambiguation).A slowdown is an industrial action in which employees perform their duties but seek to reduce productivity or efficiency in their performance of these duties. in the last quarter and will implement additional actions this quarter. "Due to a continuing decline in orders and further weakening weak·en tr. & intr.v. weak·ened, weak·en·ing, weak·ens To make or become weak or weaker. weak en·er n. of the sector, we are lowering our estimates for the second fiscal
quarter 2002. We will continue to advance our key product development
and efficiency improvement programs, which will enable us to leverage
the strong market share position that we currently enjoy when the next
upturn begins."
Therma-Wave also announced that Applied Materials Applied Materials, Inc. NASDAQ: AMAT (HKSE: 4336 ) is the global leader in nanomanufacturing technology solutions with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, service and software products for the fabrication of semiconductor chips, flat panel solar displays, solar Corporation and the Company have mutually agreed to terminate their development agreement but continue their global supply agreement, both of which were signed July 24, 2000. "Both Applied Materials and we believe that the all-encompassing development agreement we signed last year was not working as we both had intended," said Martin Schwartz. "We are continuing to work together on various programs, but now we will establish agreements as needed as needed prn. See prn order. on a program by program basis." Therma-Wave, Inc. will hold a conference call to review financial results and ongoing operations at 9:00 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time, Thursday, July 26, 2001. Participating in the call will be Martin Schwartz, president and chief executive officer, and Ray Christie, vice president and chief financial officer. The call may be accessed via the web at www.thermawave.com About Therma-Wave Since 1982, Therma-Wave, Inc. has been revolutionizing process control metrology metrology Science of measurement. Measuring a quantity means establishing its ratio to another fixed quantity of the same kind, known as the unit of that kind of quantity. systems through innovative, proprietary products and technologies. The company is a worldwide leader in the development, manufacture, marketing and service of process control metrology systems used in the manufacture of semiconductors. Therma-Wave currently offers leading-edge products to the semiconductor manufacturing industry for the measurement of transparent, semi-transparent, and opaque thin films, for the monitoring of ion implantation Ion implantation A process that utilizes accelerated ions to penetrate a solid surface. The implanted ions can be used to modify the surface composition, structure, or property of the solid material. , and for the integration of metrology into semiconductor processing systems. For further information about Therma-Wave, Inc., access our web site at: www.thermawave.com. This press release contains 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. as that term is defined in the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995 which are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Such statements relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc our ability to leverage our leading market share position, anticipated revenue and order rates, and trends in our financial performance are based on current expectations. Such statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and changes in condition, particularly those related to industry performance, and other risks, some of which are detailed in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including specifically Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended March 31, 2001. The Company undertakes no obligation to update the information in this press release. |
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