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To: HoodBuilder who wrote (2553)	2/3/1998 2:42:00 PM
From: Darin	Respond to of 5482

To All: This just annouced! K&S Wins $9.8 Million Order From Focused Technology For Integration-Ready Front-of-Line Assembly Equipment WILLOW GROVE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 1998--Focused Technology Corp., a startup contract assembler, has selected Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ: KLIC - news) to provide integration-ready front-of-line (FOL) assembly equipment, from dicing through wire bond, for its first factory in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The initial order, for Modules 1 and 2, will begin shipping in March 1998 and is valued at $9.8 million. Equipment will consist of K&S Model 7500 automatic wafer dicing systems, K&S Model 8020 gold ball bonders, both stand-alone and configured for use in a Flex Line in-line system, and third-party cure ovens, wafer mount and die bonding systems. Scheduled to be operational by mid-1998, Modules 1 and 2 will assemble and test quad flat pack (QFP) and thin quad flat pack (TQFP) devices. According to Tony Adams, president of Focused Technology, K&S was selected as the FOL equipment supplier because of its ability to combine world-class machines into an automated, in-line solution. ''We determined that integration of the industry's leading technologies will provide maximum competitive advantage by minimizing production cycle times,'' Adams said. ''Focused Technologies' modular factory concept ultimately will go beyond equipment integration. We are partnering with K&S to provide future lot and material tracking capability never before available in back-end assembly.'' ''This further validates our strategy to provide open interfaces that support third-party equipment, giving our customers the ability to combine our machines with other industry leading products,'' added John Campanale, K&S vice president, factory systems. Kulicke & Soffa serves the integrated circuit assembly market with a product line that includes wire bonding, die bonding, wafer dicing and factory automation equipment, as well as packaging materials, including bonding wire, capillaries, wedges, die collets and saw blades, and has sales and service facilities worldwide. The company's web site address is www.kns.com.