Varian Semiconductor Captures the Number One Market Share Position
VLSI Research Data Confirms Varian Semiconductor As Worldwide Leader in Ion Implanter Sales
GLOUCESTER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2001--Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSEA - news), today announced it has achieved the number one market position in ion implanter sales for calendar year 2000, according to a report released by VLSI Research, Inc. Varian Semiconductor led the industry with over $639 million in sales, or 40 percent market share, on a worldwide revenue basis in calendar 2000. That is a 4 percentage point increase over calendar 1999.
``Our VIISta platform of single wafer ion implantation systems has given us clear leadership in both the 200 mm and 300 mm market. We have leveraged our single-wafer process advantages to capture market share in the high current segment, as well as extend our lead in the medium current segment,'' remarked Richard A. Aurelio, Varian Semiconductor's chairman and chief executive officer. ``These market share gains reflect our customers' acceptance of the throughput advantages and economic benefits of our VIISta single-wafer platform. In addition, the VIISta 3000 high energy implanter has generated a significant level of customer interest since its introduction in December 2000.''
The VLSI Research report shows that Varian Semiconductor has further increased its market share position in sales of medium current implanters by 3 percent and continues to lead the market with over 78 percent market share. In the highly competitive market for low energy, high current implanters, Varian Semiconductor increased its market share by 5 percent and is now the number 2 supplier of high current systems worldwide.
``Varian Semiconductor's market share gains clearly demonstrate that VIISta's single-wafer technology advantages provide the performance attributes necessary for the next generation of integrated circuits,'' said Ernest Godshalk, Varian Semiconductor's president and chief operating officer. ``Advanced fabs are recognizing the production advantages of single-wafer processing and our strength in the market as the single-wafer technology leader.''
About Varian Semiconductor
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates is a leading producer of ion implantation equipment used in the manufacture of semiconductors. The company is headquartered in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and operates worldwide. Varian Semiconductor maintains a web site at www.vsea.com. The information contained in our web site is not incorporated by reference into this release, and our web site address is included in this release as an inactive textual reference only.
Note: This press release contains forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. For this purpose, the statements concerning the company's operating outlook, market share and technology leadership are forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those suggested or indicated by such forward-looking statements. These include, among others, volatility in the semiconductor equipment industry; economic conditions in general and as they affect the company's customers; significant fluctuations in the company's quarterly operating results; the impact of rapid technological change and the company's dependence on the development and introduction of new products; the company's concentration on ion implantation systems and related products; concentration in the company's customer base and lengthy sales cycles; the highly competitive market in which the company competes; risks of international sales; foreign currency risks; general economic conditions; and other factors identified in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, and the most recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company cannot guarantee any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievement. The company undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release. |
