Here's another order for you Ian. If this keeps up, your puts will definitely expire worthless.
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PRI Wins Automation Software Order at Samsung Fabs
-- Encore! FAbuilder Selected for Equipment Integration --
BILLERICA, Mass., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- PRI Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRIA), the leader in semiconductor factory automation, today announced a multi-site Encore! FAbuilder(TM) order from the semiconductor division of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. in Korea. This order complements existing Encore! FAbuilder implementations for manufacturing, assembly/test, and LCD operations at other Samsung facilities throughout the world.
Encore! FAbuilder is a simple-to-use equipment integration tool that links core Manufacturing Execution System (MES) functions such as lot management, scheduling, dispatching, data collection and equipment control to plant floor equipment. Encore! FAbuilder is based on Windows NT and features point-and- click development tools for quick implementation of industry standard communications protocols. With its ease of integration, Encore! FAbuilder provides a streamlined solution for increasing the productivity of highly automated semiconductor fabs.
"I am very pleased to have Encore! FAbuilder selected again by Samsung after their extensive review of competitive offerings," said Ian McKinnon, vice president and general manager of PRI Software Systems. "Encore! FAbuilder's functionality and ease-of-use allows rapid deployment of a robust and flexible solution. It has helped to automate dozens of semiconductor fabs and has been implemented with all of the commercially available MES packages."
Encore! FAbuilder is part of PRI's unique "intelligent" automation solution designed to optimize the flow of wafers and information throughout the fab, thereby increasing overall factory effectiveness (OFE). To remain competitive, semiconductor manufacturers are looking for ways to reduce costs as they implement increasingly complex manufacturing processes. Encore! FAbuilder meets this challenge by easily integrating process tools with the MES resulting in better WIP management and greater productivity. PRI provides complete factory and tool automation hardware and software systems that are designed and implemented to meet customers' specific requirements and supported wherever they do business worldwide.
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