PRI Releases The Next Generation 300mm Loadport: Series 1000
Series 1000 Component Instrumental to PRI's Next Generation Integrated Front-End System
SAN FRANCISCO -- SEMICON West, Booth #6168 -- July 18 /PRNewswire/ -- PRI Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRIA - news), a global leader in factory automation systems, software, and services to the semiconductor industry, today released the next generation Series 1000, 300mm Loadport. For use in today's 300mm fabs, the Series 1000 is a critical component to PRI's Integrated Front-End (IFE) system, and provides OEM tool manufacturers with an OEM-configurable, automated wafer-handling solution.
``Our OEM customers are not only looking for the latest system components to perform reliably, they are looking for solutions that are configurable to their end-users' requirements -- allowing for more complete automation and easier integration,'' said Robert de Neve, vice president and general manager of PRI's OEM Systems Division. ``The next generation Series 1000, 300mm Loadport solves the challenges that our OEM customers face when having to configure numerous end-user requirements into their existing platforms, and works as a perfect complement to PRI's next generation IFE.''
The Series 1000 is the first of the 300mm loadports to comply with the recently introduced FOUP Interoperability standards, and serves as the critical interface between the IFE and a fab's Automated Material Handling System (AMHS) or manual loading systems (PGV's).
The component is ideally suited for 300mm manufacturing, as it anticipates all next generation factory automation requirements including the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS). In addition, it meets the latest industry compliance and standard requirements including CE, S2-93, S8, E78 (ESA/ESD immunity), F47 (voltage sag) and Sematech's 300mm guidelines.
About PRI Automation
PRI Automation, Inc., headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts, is a leading global supplier of advanced factory automation systems, software, and services that optimize the productivity of semiconductor and precision electronics manufacturers as well as OEM process tool manufacturers. PRI is the only company to provide a tightly integrated and flexible hardware and software solution that optimizes the flow of products, data, materials and resources throughout the production chain. The company has thousands of systems installed at approximately one hundred locations throughout the world. For more information, visit PRI online at www.pria.com.
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