Contact Information: Company Contact: Byron Exarcos 770-808-8708 Agency Contact: Bruce Kirkpatrick Kirkpatrick Communications 925.244.9100
Semiconductor Refurbished Equipment Company ClassOne Equipment Purchases Assets of Colibrys MEMS Facility
All Equipment Assets Acquired in Cash Transaction; Buyers Sought for Late Vintage MEMS Process Equipment
| Source: ClassOne Equipment, Inc.
ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire - November 19, 2009) - ClassOne Equipment, Inc., a leading supplier of
refurbished equipment for the semiconductor and nanotechnology markets, has
recently purchased all of the equipment assets of Colibrys' MEMS facility
in Stafford, Texas, outside of Houston. The all cash transaction was
finalized on November 18.
ClassOne Equipment purchased the entire fab equipment inventory, including
late vintage MEMS tools such as EVG mask aligners, EVG bonders, STS ICP
Deep Silicon Etchers and other standard wafer fabrication and metrology
equipment. Colibrys, a supplier of MEMS-based sensors and actuators, has
consolidated all of its production in their Neuchâtel, Switzerland
facility. ClassOne is seeking a buyer for the fully functional, up-to-date
MEMS process line or buyers for individual equipment.
"We have purchased full and complete fabs in the past," commented David
Pawlak, vice-president of purchasing at ClassOne Equipment. "And we are
actively looking for future purchases like this. It's definitely a strategy
that works well for us. It's one of the most efficient and cost-effective
ways we can offer our growing customer base the most up-to-date equipment,
complete process lines and intact fabrication facilities they come to
expect from us."
ClassOne will immediately place the fab equipment into their inventory and
begin the process of offering it for resale, preferably to a single buyer
who is interested in setting up a MEMS line. The equipment can be sold in
its current condition or refurbished. The refurbishment process at ClassOne
Equipment is thorough and complete, including factory-approved parts and
testing to original specifications. All refurbished equipment is brought to
manufacturer's specifications and carries a warranty.
Interested buyers may contact Byron Exarcos, president of ClassOne, or
David Pawlak via email at sales@ClassOneEquipment.com.
About ClassOne Equipment
ClassOne Equipment specializes in buying and selling high quality
refurbished equipment to the semiconductor and nanotechnology industries.
The company, which has recently quadrupled its facilities to accommodate
its rapid growth, focuses on wafer fabrication and metrology equipment.
ClassOne also purchases surplus equipment and offers installation and
training for all equipment. For more information, please visit
www.ClassOneEquipment.com.
About Colibrys
Colibrys is a world-leading supplier of standard and semi-custom MEMS-based
sensors and actuators for harsh-environment (energy, military and
aerospace) and safety critical (industrial and instrumentation)
applications. The Colibrys family of motion sensors includes extremely low
noise, shock resistant seismic sensors; high stability, high shock inertial
accelerometers; and DC coupled capacitive vibration sensors. See
www.colibrys.com.