BEVERLY, Mass., Sept. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Axcelis
Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACLS), a leading supplier of enabling
ion implantation solutions for the semiconductor industry,
announced today that it has received orders for the Company's
Purion M™ medium current implanter from three leading specialty
device chipmakers. The systems, ranging in wafer sizes from
150-300mm, will be used in high volume production of image sensors,
power devices and specialty logic chips supporting automotive,
mobile and the Internet of Things market spaces. The first system
has shipped, with revenue expected in the fourth quarter. The
other tools will ship in the second half of 2016, upon completion
of a R&D program funded by two customers.
"These wins highlight the advantages the Purion M provides for
specialty device manufacturing, especially in the areas of
energetic metals contamination control and advanced process
control," said Bill Bintz, executive
vice president, engineering and marketing. "The Purion M's
innovative hybrid filtering technique is the only technology
available today specifically designed to utilize both magnetic and
electrostatic filtration to enable unmatched metals filtration,
subsequently delivering significantly higher device yield for our
customers." He continued, "New investments in R&D for advanced
process control technologies, specifically designed to address
emerging device types and substrates, will enable fabrication of
these structures at the highest levels of productivity and
yield."
John Aldeborgh, executive vice
president, customer operations, commented, "We're excited about the
adoption of the Purion M in the very active specialty device
market. Our customers in this space have seen a strong resurgence
in business, and they are actively upgrading for technology and
productivity reasons. This market has accounted for nearly
half of our sales in 2015, and we look forward to expanding our
footprint with the full Purion Platform, including the Purion M,
Purion H, and Purion XE."
President and CEO Mary Puma said,
"We reiterate Q3 guidance and remain confident that Axcelis will
exit 2015 with 17-20% market share of the implant market. We also
expect continued market share growth in 2016 as the Purion product
family enters volume production at additional memory and
non-leading edge logic and foundry fabs."
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains
forward-looking statements under the SEC safe harbor provisions.
These statements, which include our guidance for future financial
performance and market share, are based on management's current
expectations and should be viewed with caution. They are subject to
various risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside the
control of the Company, including the timing of orders and
shipments, the conversion of orders to revenue in any particular
quarter, or at all, the continuing demand for semiconductor
equipment, relative market growth, continuity of business
relationships with and purchases by major customers, competitive
pressure on sales and pricing, increases in material and other
production costs that cannot be recouped in product pricing and
global economic, political and financial conditions. These risks
and other risk factors relating to Axcelis are described more fully
in the most recent Form 10-K filed by Axcelis and in other
documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
About Axcelis:
Axcelis (Nasdaq: ACLS), headquartered
in Beverly, Mass., has been
providing innovative, high-productivity solutions for the
semiconductor industry for over 35 years. Axcelis is dedicated to
developing enabling process applications through the design,
manufacture and complete life cycle support of ion implantation
systems, one of the most critical and enabling steps in the IC
manufacturing process. Learn more about Axcelis at
www.axcelis.com.
CONTACTS:
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978.787.4266
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978.787.9552
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