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PRI Scheduling Software Selected by TSMC at Fab 5 BILLERICA, Mass., Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- PRI Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRIA), the leader in semiconductor factory automation, today announced it is installing PRI's Leverage(TM) for Planning and Leverage for Scheduling software at TSMC one of the world's largest semiconductor foundries. This is the first time a PRI customer has combined its high-performance advanced planning and scheduling software, its full suite of material-handling systems, and PRI's manufacturing execution system (MES) software to orchestrate the entire semiconductor manufacturing operation. "This win at TSMC Fab 5 represents a huge milestone and a great opportunity for PRI," said Mitch Tyson, president and chief executive officer for PRI Automation. "The strategy we have been working to put in place comes together for the first time at TSMC Fab 5. We now have the opportunity to develop a wafer flow solution that integrates all the critical elements of manufacturing logistics. TSMC has embraced this vision and we are excited to be working with their team to begin the implementation. We think it will become the future model of how semiconductor manufacturers will address the need to make their fabs more productive and remain competitive." "The manufacturing requirements for TSMC are immensely complex," said Mr. Albert Jen-Yue Wang, Deputy Fab Director for TSMC Fab 5. "Foundries are the most demanding of all semiconductor manufacturing environments. We produce hundreds of different devices and manage tens of thousands of wafers. Cost and on-time delivery is critical to our customers. These high-performance advanced planning and scheduling solutions will enable TSMC to be even more responsive to its customers' needs." "TSMC Fab 5 gives us the opportunity to demonstrate the effectiveness of our vision," continued Mitch Tyson. "Leverage for Planning is specifically designed to meet demanding capacity planning requirements and can generate a full production plan that aligns production targets with manufacturing capacity in seconds instead of hours. Leverage for Scheduling is a high- performance tool that allows manufacturers to create production schedules based on real-time shop-floor events in under a minute. The impact on TSMC's productivity will be significant when you consider the number of different jobs that are in various stages of production across the fab at any one time. By integrating these planning and scheduling capabilities with MES, TSMC will get the most out of its investment in the factory automation systems installed throughout the fab." The TSMC Fab 5 complete wafer flow solution consists of PRI Automation's material handling systems, AreoTrak(TM) overhead monorail wafer transport systems, wafer stockers, and TransNet(TM) material control software. This is combined with Leverage for Planning (a capacity-planning tool) and Leverage for Scheduling." MES software is used to orchestrate the production within the fab. About PRI Automation