Varian Semiconductor Achieves Milestone with Shipment of 800th E-Series Ion Implanter to Samsung Electronics
GLOUCESTER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 2002--Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (Nasdaq: VSEA - News), the leading supplier of ion implantation systems, today announced that it has shipped its 800th E-Series ion implanter.
A proven workhorse and the most successful implanter in the industry, the single wafer E-Series implanter has led the industry in process control and yield enhancements. The 800th EHP-500 medium current system was delivered to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. for advanced device production in its fab in Giheung, Korea.
"Customers, such as Samsung Electronics, who purchase Varian Semiconductor's single wafer systems, reinforce our global leadership in the ion implant market," said Ernest Godshalk, president and chief operating officer of Varian Semiconductor. "Our continuous improvement processes and upgrade programs have allowed our customers to extend their return on investment and enabled the E-Series tools to lead medium current ion implant technology for over a decade. This has contributed to our 67% market share in the medium current ion implant segment according to a Dataquest report. Achieving the 800th shipment milestone is a reflection of the advantages of single wafer processing for ion implantation."
Varian Semiconductor's E-series tools are the most commercially successful ion implanters of all time, and they were the foundation of the development of the single wafer VIISta platform. Varian Semiconductor has translated the process advantages of the single wafer, parallel ion beam system across the medium current, high current and high energy segments into its VIISta platform of ion implanters. As a result, there is process transferability among each tool in the VIISta platform. This allows maximum scheduling flexibility for both 200mm and 300mm fabs, ensures that the VIISta systems are operated at the highest utilization rates and maximizes the economic benefits of the platform to customers.
About Varian Semiconductor
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates is the leading producer of ion implantation equipment used in the manufacture of semiconductors. The company is headquartered in Gloucester, Mass., and operates worldwide. Varian Semiconductor maintains a Web site at www.vsea.com. The information contained in the company's Web site is not incorporated by reference into this release, and the Web site address is included in this release as an inactive textual reference only.
Note: This 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 expectations regarding the customer discussed in this release, market share and technology leadership, technological capabilities and benefits are forward-looking statements and any statements using the terms "believes," "anticipates," "expects," "plans," or similar expressions are forward-looking statements. There are a number of important risks and 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; 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; and 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. |
