ADE Receives Multi-Million Dollar Order From a Major Silicon Wafer Supplier; Wafer Inspection, Measurement and Yield Management
12 Aprile 2006 - 8:32PM
Business Wire
ADE Corporation (NASDAQ: ADEX) announced today that it has received
a multi-million dollar order for 300mm production wafer quality
certification and process control systems, including wafer geometry
measurement, surface inspection and defect classification, and the
new FabVision(TM) yield management and database system, from a
major semiconductor wafer supplier. Delivery of these tools is
expected to be completed in calendar 2006 to support the customer's
first 300mm wafer production fab in the United States. "This
multi-million dollar order, encompassing ADE's broad range of
in-line wafer metrology, inspection and yield management products
continues to reflect the growth of 300mm wafer capacity and
represents the first expansion of 300mm silicon wafer production in
the United States," said Dr. Chris L. Koliopoulos, ADE's president
and chief executive officer. "Through the adoption of this tool set
by this major wafer supplier, ADE is committed to help the customer
ramp up 300mm wafer production in a timely manner, to successfully
achieve its yield entitlements for this initial investment in the
United States." Gartner Dataquest predicts that 300mm wafer demand
will grow by 41% in 2006 and by an additional 20% in 2007. Nineteen
new 300mm semiconductor device fabs are planned either to begin or
to ramp production between 2006 and 2008. ADE's full line of
production metrology and inspection equipment enables high yield
with low cost of ownership and a smooth transition between
technology nodes for wafer suppliers, incoming quality control and
semiconductor equipment manufacturers. About ADE Corporation ADE
Corporation is a leading supplier of metrology and inspection
systems for the semiconductor wafer, semiconductor device, magnetic
data storage and optics manufacturing industries. The Company's
systems analyze and report product quality at critical
manufacturing steps for yield enhancement, providing quality
certification data that is relied upon by semiconductor wafer,
device and computer disk manufacturers. The Company's systems also
are used for production measurements in the semiconductor chip
fabrication process. To learn more about ADE, visit the Company's
Web site at www.ade.com. Safe Harbor This news release contains
certain forward-looking statements that 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. Those statements that make reference to the Company's
expectations, predictions, beliefs, assumptions and anticipations
should be considered forward-looking statements. These statements
include, but are not limited to, those associated with the shipment
of product to the aforementioned silicon wafer supplier, the effect
of ADE products on customer product quality and production rates,
and expected 300mm silicon wafer demand. These statements involve
risks and uncertainties including those associated with wafer
pricing and wafer demand; the results of its product development
efforts; and the success of ADE's product offerings to meet
customer needs within the timeframes required by customers in these
markets. Further information on potential factors that could affect
ADE Corporation's business is described in the Company's reports on
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2005.
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