Varian Semiconductor Wins Best Technical Support Award from Shanghai Belling Corporation
Thursday October 23, 9:00 am ET
GLOUCESTER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2003--Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSEA - News), a leading supplier of ion implantation systems, today announced it has received the Best Technical Support Award from Shanghai Belling Corporation (SBC) located in Shanghai, China. Varian Semiconductor supports its installed base of medium current and high current ion implanters at SBC, a wafer manufacturing fab that focuses on telecommunications and consumer applications.
"For over 10 years, Varian Semiconductor has provided us with customized warranty and parts support," said Fan Rong Hai, SBC's implanter department manager. "Their local Shanghai office has continually exceeded our expectations. As a result of their strong commitment to customer satisfaction, we are pleased to express our sincere appreciation with this award."
Commenting on the award, Yong-Kil Kim, vice president and general manager of Asia operations said, "Providing our customers with superior customer support is a major focus at Varian Semiconductor and is part of our overall efforts to improve customer production. It is an honor to receive the Best Technical Support Award from SBC and we want to thank them for acknowledging us with this esteemed award."
About Varian Semiconductor
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. 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 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 performance, 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. |
