TEMPE, Ariz., May 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Amtech Systems, Inc.
(NASDAQ: ASYS), a global supplier of production equipment and
related supplies for the solar, semiconductor, and LED
markets, today announced that Dr. Albert
Hasper, Ph.D., has been appointed to Managing Director of
Amtech Europe, and Dr. Jan-Marc
Luchies to Chief Technology Officer of Amtech Systems,
Inc.
As Managing Director of Amtech Europe, Dr. Hasper will have
direct responsibility for Amtech's European-based companies
including Tempress Systems, R2D Automation, and SoLayTec all of
which focus on the solar market. With this appointment, Dr.
Hasper will use his more than 25 years of solar and semiconductor
industry experience, including approximately twelve years in senior
management roles, and deep knowledge of device and process
technologies in leading all of Amtech's solar growth strategy and
investments. Prior to joining Tempress as the General Manager
of Tempress Systems, Dr. Hasper served as Vice President of Global
Operations for ASM International, Product Manager of ASM's Vertical
Furnace capital equipment product line and as General Manager of
ASM Europe. He has authored and co-authored more than 25 journal
and conference papers related to the semiconductor and capital
equipment markets, and is an inventor on more than 10 U.S. patents
in the areas of CVD and ALD deposition and capital equipment
design. Dr. Hasper received his M.S. and Ph.D degrees in Electrical
Engineering from the University of
Twente, the
Netherlands.
Dr. Luchies currently serves as R&D director at Tempress
Systems and has more than 20 years experience in R&D at
different companies. After receiving his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in
Electrical Engineering from the University of
Twente, Dr. Luchies joined Philips Semiconductors in
front-end integrated circuits manufacturing in process integration,
followed by technology program manager. At NXP Semiconductors he
served as Vice President Process and Library Technology and Vice
President Innovation for the Business Unit Identification. Prior to
joining Tempress in 2011, he worked for several solar technology
start-ups. With this appointment, Dr. Luchies assumes additional
responsibilities for execution of the Amtech R&D, technology
partnering with customers and institutes, and the acquisition of
new technology.
Fokko Pentinga, Chief Executive
Officer of Amtech, commented, "I am very pleased to have Dr. Hasper
and Dr. Luchies assume these executive roles which will further
strengthen the leadership of our solar business, the development of
opportunities within our expansion markets, and further accelerate
the ongoing advancement of our solar technologies. These
appointments are integral to our longer-term growth strategy and
the positioning of our company to more fully participate in an
exciting, continuously developing solar industry."
About Amtech Systems, Inc.
Amtech Systems, Inc. is a global supplier of advanced thermal
processing equipment to the solar, semiconductor / electronics, and
LED manufacturing markets. Amtech's equipment includes diffusion,
ALD and PECVD systems and solder reflow systems. Amtech also
supplies wafer handling automation and polishing equipment and
related consumable products. The Company's wafer handling, thermal
processing and consumable products currently address the diffusion,
oxidation, and deposition steps used in the fabrication of solar
cells, LEDs, semiconductors, MEMS, printed circuit boards,
semiconductor packaging, and the polishing of newly sliced sapphire
and silicon wafers. Amtech's products are recognized under the
leading brand names Tempress Systems™, Bruce Technologies™, PR
Hoffman™, R2D Automation™, SoLayTec, and BTU International.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain information contained in this press release is
forward-looking in nature. All statements in this press release, or
made by management of Amtech Systems, Inc. and its subsidiaries
("Amtech"), other than statements of historical fact, are hereby
identified as "forward-looking statements" (as such term is defined
in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). In
some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by
terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "would," "expects,"
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"predicts," "potential," "continue," or the negative of these terms
or other comparable terminology or our management are intended to
identify such forward-looking statements. Examples of
forward-looking statements include statements regarding Amtech's
future financial results, operating results, business strategies,
projected costs, products under development, competitive positions,
and plans and objectives of Amtech and its management for future
operations. These statements are not guarantees of future
performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that
are difficult to predict. The Form 10-K that Amtech filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the
year-ended September 30, 2015, listed
various important factors that could affect the company's future
operating results and financial condition and could cause actual
results to differ materially from historical results and
expectations based on forward-looking statements made in this
document or elsewhere by Amtech or on its behalf. These
factors can be found under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Form
10-Ks and investors should refer to them. Because it is not
possible to predict or identify all such factors, any such list
cannot be considered a complete set of all potential risks or
uncertainties. Except as required by law, we undertake no
obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether
as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Contacts:
Amtech Systems, Inc.
Robert T. Hass
Chief Financial Officer
(480) 967-5146
irelations@Amtechsystems.com
Christensen
Investor Relations
Patty Bruner
(480) 201-6075
pbruner@christensenir.com
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