re: Another Big Order. Looks like SemiEquipment customers are back on the ordering block..
DALSA Reports Large Order for Image Sensor and Digital Camera Development
Toronto Stock Exchange Symbol: DSA
WATERLOO, ON, March 26 /CNW/ - DALSA Corporation (TSE: DSA - news) announced a major order for silicon image sensor chip and high speed digital camera development services. The order was placed by one of the largest semiconductor capital equipment manufacturers world wide, totaling over $1.9 million. This is in addition to a previous order from a different customer in the same sector, announced in January 2002 totaling over $1.4 million.
Although all details of the transaction have not been released, the order is for development of a highly specialized image sensor and digital camera. This combination of sensor and camera will allow elevated speed and accuracy inspecting semiconductor wafers during manufacture, and associated reticles. This will enable leading edge wafer fabrication facilities to advance their process diagnostic capabilities, to increase yield and throughput, and ultimately lower costs. This project is expected to be completed over the next 15 months.
"This order provides another example of DALSA's technology and market leadership for performance-driven digital imaging solutions. Our company continues to set the pace, delivering enabling capabilities to our customers with our silicon image sensor chip and digital camera technology," commented Savvas Chamberlain, CEO of DALSA Corporation. "Receiving this order when the semiconductor capital equipment industry is at the bottom of its cyclical low, shows how leading players in this strategic industry are looking to DALSA for enabling performance to gain competitiveness and prepare to exploit the coming upturn. This order also is the latest in a series of recent successes illustrating how DALSA's targeted technology leadership for high performance applications is continuing to drive our growth, in spite of the current volatility in the economy."
About DALSA Corporation
DALSA is an international high performance semiconductor and electronics company that designs, develops, manufactures, and markets high value semiconductors, digital imaging solution products, and wafer foundry services. DALSA's core competence is in specialized integrated circuit design, electronics, and highly engineered semiconductor wafer processing. Products include image sensors; electronic digital cameras; and semiconductor wafers for use in MEMS, power semiconductors and mixed signal CMOS chips. DALSA's digital imaging products are designed to replace human vision and act as high performance "electronic eyes" in machine vision. DALSA's semiconductor products steer telecom traffic, sense and actuate the environment in automotive and fiber-optic telecom, manage power in electronic systems, and are the heart of the silicon chips used in many other applications.
DALSA's continually expanding markets include Vision for Machines, Semiconductors, Life Sciences, and Digital Cinema, with the majority of revenue coming from the semiconductor and electronics industry. DALSA sells to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), fabless semiconductor manufacturers, end users, and to the scientific and research communities in Canada, the United States, Europe, Japan, and Asia Pacific. Based in Waterloo, Canada, with operations in Bromont, Colorado Springs, Tucson, Munich, and Tokyo, DALSA is a public company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "DSA".
This press release contains forward looking statements based on assumptions, uncertainties and management's best estimates of future events. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated. DALSA has no intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
For further information
Dr. Savvas Chamberlain, Chief Executive Officer, DALSA Corporation, (519) 886-6000, (519) 886-0185 (fax), E-mail: investor@dalsa.com, Internet: www.dalsa.com |
