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To: niek who wrote (15017)	5/17/2005 3:02:43 PM
From: etchmeister	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 25522

Now wait a second - according to GS this is the next leg down and now GS pulls some upside potential out of the hat due to stock buy back program... Press Release Source: Agilent Technologies ProMOS Technologies Selects Agilent Technologies' Parametric Test Solution for 12-Inch IC Fabrication Plant Tuesday May 17, 4:00 am ET Agilent 4072B Chosen to Perform High-Performance/High-Density DRAM Test PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 17, 2005-- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A - News) today announced that ProMOS Technologies (5387.TWO) has selected the Agilent 4072B Parametric Test Solution for its 12-inch wafer Fab III at the Central Taiwan Science Park, Taiwan. ProMOS chose the 4072B to test its high-performance commodity DRAM because the unit offers both substantial speed and performance improvements. ProMOS is a leading semiconductor-memory solution provider headquartered in Hsin-chu, Taiwan. The company, many of whose customers are Fortune 500 companies, is known for its high-performance DRAM products, manufacturing excellence and advanced technologies. In September 2003, ProMOS won Taiwan's "National Technology Advancement" award, the sole winner from Taiwan's semiconductor industry. The net sales of ProMOS rose to a record high in 2004 to nearly $1.4 billion, with net income exceeding $323 million. "We chose the Agilent 4072B over competing test solutions because Agilent provides a superior level of support resources and a proven factory-automation solution," said Rebecca Tang, vice president of R&D at ProMOS. "We also factored in the established, successful relationships Agilent has with similar companies in our industry and found that working with Agilent just made good business sense." "We are happy to provide ProMOS the equipment it needs to drive its branded products, technology and services to market quickly and at low cost," said Minoru Ebihara, vice president and general manager of Agilent's Hachioji Semiconductor Test Division, Automated Test Group. "The 4072B sale to ProMOS reinforces our established position in the 300mm fabrication plants in Taiwan, Greater China and southern Asia Pacific." Further information about Agilent's semiconductor test products is available at www.agilent.com/see/atenews. About the Agilent 4070 Series The Agilent 4070 Series offers the widest range of solutions and price-performance points of any production parametric test systems available today. The 4070 Series provides the DC and RF measurement capabilities to test the 65 nm process technologies of today, as well as the sub-65 nm process technologies of tomorrow. About ProMOS Technologies ProMOS Technologies, Hsin-chu, Taiwan, is a leading memory solution provider and is renowned in the global DRAM industry for its outstanding performance in manufacturing excellence and technology advancement. The company manufactures high-performance and high-density commodity DRAM memory chips as well as pseudo-SRAM, lower power SDRAM and MCM products. ProMOS is listed on Taiwan's GreTai Securities Market. For more information, please visit www.promos.com.tw. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A - News) is the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 28,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $7.2 billion in fiscal year 2004. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: Further technology, corporate citizenship and executive news is available on the Agilent news site at www.agilent.com/go/news.