| Mattson Technology Expands Logic Position With Win From Major Microprocessor Manufacturer Tuesday June 19, 8:45 am ET
 Suprema(TM) Strip Systems To Produce High-Performance Processors
 
 FREMONT, Calif., June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mattson Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTSN - News), a leading supplier of advanced process equipment used to manufacture semiconductors, today announced multiple Suprema(TM) strip system orders from a major microprocessor manufacturer. The chipmaker will use Suprema at its most advanced 300 millimeter (mm) fab to ramp production of its next-generation microprocessors. These orders are the latest in a series of wins for Suprema, which is already being used by eight other major chipmakers in China, Europe, Korea, Japan and Taiwan for its exceptional productivity and advanced processing capabilities.
 
 "After an extensive evaluation, this global microprocessor manufacturer selected Suprema over the incumbent supplier's strip system based on Suprema's industry-leading throughput and superior defect performance," said Neal A. Holmlund, vice president and general manager of Mattson Technology's Surface Cleaning Products Group. "Suprema has been leading in the memory market as a result of its technological strength, and this new customer win validates our high-performance strip tool's ability to meet the stringent technical and economic requirements for the logic segment."
 
 Suprema combines Mattson's proprietary inductively coupled plasma (ICP) technology with an innovative handling architecture designed to provide the greatest productivity per square meter of fab space, the lowest cost-of-ownership, the industry's highest throughput and best defect performance for bulk strip applications, as well as maximum process performance for high-dose implant strip (HDIS), descum and resist recess processes.
 
 About Mattson Technology, Inc.
 
 Mattson Technology, Inc. is the leading supplier of dry strip equipment and the second largest supplier of rapid thermal processing equipment in the global semiconductor industry. The company's strip and RTP equipment utilize innovative technology to deliver advanced processing performance and productivity gains to semiconductor manufacturers worldwide for the fabrication of current- and next-generation devices. For more information, please contact Mattson Technology, Inc., 47131 Bayside Parkway, Fremont, Calif. 94538. Telephone: (800) MATTSON/(510) 657-5900. Fax: (510) 492-5911. Internet: mattson.com.
 
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