BILTHOVEN, The Netherlands, Aug. 1, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) --ASM International N.V. (Nasdaq:ASMI) (Euronext Stock Exchange in Amsterdam: ASM) today announced that its subsidiary, ASM America, Inc., will collaborate with Accurel Systems International, the leading provider of advanced surface, materials and failure analysis services, to open a Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS) laboratory on ASM's Phoenix, Arizona campus.
Accurel will provide onsite advanced SIMS support for the development of ASM's Epsilon(R) reactor, and support for customer product demonstrations. The SIMS laboratory is designed and equipped to meet the analytical needs of ASM's Epsilon customer base, and being located at ASM's Phoenix facility, ensures a quick response to customer analytical issues.
Accurel brings a wealth of experience and is the worldwide leader in analytical analysis of SiGe. Accurel has proprietary applications that are critical to the accurate analysis of SiGe and the challenges faced by analyzing advanced materials. ASM is the leading supplier of singlewafer epitaxial tools and related semiconductor process equipment. The company has built and sold epitaxial reactors since 1987 and its Epsilon reactors are used in mass production by major semiconductor device manufacturers and wafer suppliers worldwide.
About Accurel
Accurel Systems International Corporation and Materials Analysis Group, A Division of Accurel, is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA and is the leading provider of advanced surface, materials, and failure analysis services. Further information on Accurel is available at www.accurel.com
About ASM
ASM International N.V. is headquartered in Bilthoven, theNetherlands. ASM International is a global company, serving one ofthe most important and demanding industries in the world. The Companypossesses a strong technological base, stateoftheart manufacturingfacilities, a competent and qualified workforce and a highly trainedstrategically distributed support network. ASM International'ssubsidiaries design and manufacture equipment and materials used toproduce semiconductor devices. ASM International and its subsidiariesprovide production solutions for wafer processing, assembly andpackaging through their facilities in the United States, Europe,Japan and Asia. ASM International's common stock shares trade onNasdaq (symbol ASMI) and the Euronext Stock Exchange in Amsterdam(symbol ASM). For more information, visit ASM's web site athttp://www.asm.com
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