Trikon Receives PVD And Etch Equipment Orders From TriQuint Semiconductor
NEWPORT, Wales, United Kingdom--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2000--
Increased Demand For TriQuint's Wireless Devices Leads To PVD And
M0RI(TM) Plasma Etch System Orders For 6 Inch GaAs Line
Trikon Technologies, Inc. (OTC-BB: TRKN) a technology leader in semiconductor processing equipment announced today that TriQuint Semiconductor Inc., Hillsboro, Oregon, USA has ordered additional Sigma(R) physical vapor deposition (PVD) and M0RI(TM) plasma etch cluster tools.
TriQuint will use the systems to help meet growing demand for its wireless devices produced on gallium arsenide (GaAs) wafers.
"The production proven Sigma PVD system is the most cost effective cluster tool for many metalization applications," said Scott Brown Trikon's VP North America Operations adding "The Sigma PVD system is available with a full range of advance technology process modules for metalization and barrier layer deposition and is the primary metalization system at leading fabs in both America and Europe."
Mr. Brown continued, "The M0RI(TM) plasma etcher features the most advance high density plasma source available on a productive and reliable platform. However it is not just advanced technology that customers buy from us. Customers appreciate working with Trikon because we are a supportive and dependable supplier, flexible enough to meet specific customer requirements at a competitive price."
Other recent news from Trikon includes:
- Leading North American communications company orders 8 plasma etch
and PECVD systems for optoelectronic device manufacture on InP
wafers
- Exchange of bonds and preferred notes for common stock reducing
dividend payable in fiscal 2000 by $1.1m and reducing interest
payable by $72,000
- Tower Semiconductor Ltd. order additional Flowfill(R) and
Forcefill(R) systems for production expansion
- 1999 profitable with product sales up 92% on 1998
- The first Asian order for Low K Flowfill(TM) from Silterra(TM)
- The first production orders for Low K Flowfill(TM) from LSI Logic
Corporation
- LSI's report stating that the use of Low K Flowfill(TM) in their
device designs made possible "an immediate performance gain of
nearly 25% over similar designs using standard dielectric
materials, but at no significant extra cost"
About Trikon Technologies Inc.
Trikon, www.trikon.com has patents and patents pending on Flowfill(R), Low K Flowfill(TM), Forcefill(R) and related processes and continues to develop processes and equipment for advanced applications. Trikon provides a broad line of advanced manufacturing systems used for three of the major processing steps in the manufacture of a semiconductor device: chemical vapor deposition (CVD), physical vapor deposition (PVD) and plasma etch. Products include: Planar 200(R) Flowfill(R) for advanced dielectric deposition, Sigma(R) for advanced metal deposition including Forcefill(R) layers and M0RI(TM) high-density plasma etchers. For additional information visit www.trikon.com
"Safe Harbor" Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995: This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements relating to the continued strength in demand for semiconductor production equipment and the status of Trikon's products and their acceptance in the marketplace. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause results to differ materially, including, but not limited to, (1) that the semiconductor industry will experience conditions, such as changes in demand for various types of semiconductors, that will affect the demand for semiconductor production equipment and Trikon's products, (2) that Trikon will not adequately respond to technological developments impacting the semiconductor industry, (3) market acceptance of Trikon's products will not be forthcoming. These factors are not intended to represent a complete list of all risks and uncertainties inherent in the Company's business, and should be read in conjunction with the more detailed cautionary statements included in the company's SEC reports, including, without limitation, its annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K.
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