ESI Ships Model 2300 Chip Resistor Trimmer to TA-I Technology Co. Ltd., Of Taiwan
PR Newswire - May 21, 1998 12:12
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PORTLAND, Ore., May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESIO) today announced a multiple unit order for the Model 2300 from TA-I Technology Co., Ltd., of Taoyuan, Taiwan. This order marks the initial multiple unit order for the Model 2300, the first laser trimming system specifically designed to address the needs of today's chip resistor and chip array producers. Currently, one system has been installed at TA-I Technology, with the remaining units to ship before May 31, the end of ESI's fourth quarter.
Jeff Fu, Assistant Production Manger of TA-I Technology Co., Ltd., said, "The Model 2300 from ESI has already performed beyond our expectations in speed and accuracy. We look forward to receiving the rest of our order and continuing to work with ESI to enhance our production."
"This is the first new laser trimming system in ten years that has been developed exclusively for chip resistor, network and array adjustment," said Bruce Goldwater, General Manager of ESI's Circuit Fine Tuning Division. "The Model 2300 provides a better than 40% throughput improvement over currently available systems. This will enable manufacturers to meet the growing demand for miniature chip resistors and chip arrays in a more cost-effective manner," concluded Goldwater.
The Model 2300 is capable of trimming chip resistors as small as 0402 (.04 in. x .02 in., or 1 mm x .5 mm). Chip arrays, which combine multiple resistors in a single component, can also be fine-tuned using the Model 2300. Chip arrays are becoming increasingly important in electronics production because of their ability to make economic use of valuable "real estate" on printed wire board surfaces.
About TA-I Technology
TA-I Technology Co., Ltd. is one of the leading passive component manufacturers in Taiwan and supplies all ranges of surface mount resistors, thick-film chip resistors, thick-film chip resistor networks, and thick-film resistor networks to a wide variety of large customers in the United States, Southeast Asia, Europe, South Africa, and the Middle East. TA-I Technology Co., Ltd. was granted the ISO-9002 certificate in 1993, and the UL-I.E.C.O. certificate in 1996.
About ESI
ESI, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, designs and manufactures sophisticated products used around the world in electronics manufacturing including: laser manufacturing systems for semiconductor yield improvement; production and test equipment for the manufacture of surface mount ceramic capacitors; laser trim systems for precise electrical tuning of circuits; precision laser and mechanical drilling systems for electronic interconnect; and machine vision systems. Electro Scientific Industries is traded on the Nasdaq National Market System under the symbol, "ESIO." ESI's web site is esio.com.
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