Asyst EIB Software Delivers on the Promise of Distributed Equipment Data-on-Demand
Thursday July 8, 6:00 am ET
FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2004--As part of its continuing strategy to deliver comprehensive productivity enhancement solutions for advanced manufacturing processes, Asyst Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASYT - News) today announced the launch of Asyst EIB(TM) (Equipment Information Bridge), a software technology that provides real-time access to active streams of distributed equipment information. Asyst EIB delivers the core functionality for a new category of just-released and future software products that address the need for equipment "data on demand," and is the first fully functional solution complying with the new Interface A and Equipment Data Acquisition (EDA) industry standards.
Asyst's EIB enables a distributed equipment environment in which the data streams from various active tools and equipment are interconnected and interactive, at the operational event level as well as the end-user controller level. This provides real-time visibility into critical processes and the intelligence necessary to automate control systems, reduce process variation and improve quality. The EIB technology is designed to be both flexible and adaptable, and can be applied across multiple industries, including semiconductor and flat panel display manufacturing.
Paula LuPriore, vice president and general manager, connectivity solutions, for Asyst, said, "Data access is becoming critical to meeting OFE and OEE objectives as wafer size increases and technology nodes decrease. The need for data on demand has been validated by current standards and by International SEMATECH e-Manufacturing initiatives. As the leader in equipment connectivity and with significant input from our users, Asyst is addressing these demands with the EIB family of software products, which we believe provides the highest performance connectivity platform available."
EIB technology has been implemented per SEMI standard E120 (Common Equipment Model), E125, E132 & E134, and follows XML guidelines as established by SEMI E121 and E128.
Further increasing its ease of implementation, a powerful EIB Model Builder application allows Asyst EIB customers to easily create, update and extend equipment models, providing another advantage that leads to decreased time to market, minimized risk of errors, and reduced internal development costs. To support several inter- and intra-industry EIB initiatives, Asyst will also offer an EIB Developer Program and an expanded EIB Beta Site Program.
About Asyst
Asyst Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of integrated automation solutions that enable semiconductor and flat panel display (FPD) manufacturers to increase their manufacturing productivity and protect their investments in materials during the manufacturing process. Encompassing isolation systems, work-in-process materials management, substrate-handling robotics, automated transport and loading systems, and connectivity automation software, Asyst's modular, interoperable solutions allow chip and FPD manufacturers, as well as original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, to select and employ the value-assured, hands-off manufacturing capabilities that best suit their needs. Asyst's homepage is asyst.com.
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Except for statements of historical fact, the statements in this press release are forward-looking. Such statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. These factors include, but are not limited to: the timeliness and market acceptance of new products, failure to achieve expected product performance or productivity, compliance with industry standards, and other factors more fully detailed in the company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 27, 2004, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Asyst is a registered trademark and Asyst EIB is a trademark of Asyst Technologies, Inc.
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Contact:
Asyst Technologies, Inc.
Pamela Mah, 510-661-5000 (Media)
pmah@asyst.com
John Swenson, 510-661-5000 (Investors)
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