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Entegris' New Advanced Technology Manufacturing Center Supports Semiconductor
Industry's Move to 450 mm and EUV Production
BILLERICA, Mass., May 19, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Entegris Inc. (Nasdaq:ENTG)
today announced plans to open an advanced technology manufacturing facility in
Colorado Springs, Colo. for production of 450 mm semiconductor wafer handling
products and Extreme Ultraviolet Light (EUV) reticle pods. At the new site,
Entegris will develop and manufacture wafer handling products that will support
the industry's move from 300 mm wafers to 450 mm wafers. The planned facility,
which will occupy an existing 40,000 square foot site, will be operational later
this year and will augment Entegris' current manufacturing presence in Colorado
Springs.
"A number of leading semiconductor manufacturers have announced plans for moving
to 450 mm in their next-generation fabs in North America, and we are already
working with them and others in the industry to develop solutions for shipping
and transporting these larger wafers," said Bill Shaner, vice president and
general manager for Entegris' Microenvironments Division. "The new site
represents a strong commitment to provide leading solutions that meet the needs
of our customers as they ramp up their 450 mm operations. We selected Colorado
Springs because of the wafer handling technology and manufacturing expertise we
already have there, the site's close proximity to key customers, and the
excellent support we received from the Colorado Springs Regional Economic
Development Corporation."
The products manufactured at the new advanced technology facility will solve
many of the transporting issues that semiconductor manufacturers will face in
scaling up to 450 mm manufacturing. Entegris' 450 mm wafer shippers and carriers
will help these manufacturers optimize automation processes and handle wafers
that are 1.5 times larger than the ones they currently use. The newly leased
site will also be used to develop and manufacture products for EUV lithography,
a new technology being developed by the semiconductor industry to make smaller,
more powerful semiconductor chips. Entegris' reticle pods will protect the
reticle, a tool used in semiconductor production, from contaminants during
lithography processes.
"We are thrilled that Entegris has decided to open an advanced technology
manufacturing facility in Colorado Springs," said Mike Kazmierski, President and
CEO of the Colorado Springs Regional Economic Development Corporation. "Entegris
is a leading edge, global technology company that provides not only quality jobs
to the region but confirms, through its decision, that Colorado Springs remains
a great place for the high growth technology companies of the future."
Entegris is working with Colorado Springs Regional Economic Development
Corporation to bring this new development to Colorado Springs. With the new
facility, Entegris expects to add an estimated 100 jobs in Colorado Springs over
the next five years. The company currently employs over 200 in Colorado Springs
and approximately 2,900 worldwide.
ABOUT ENTEGRIS
Entegris provides a wide range of products for purifying, protecting and
transporting critical materials used in processing and manufacturing in
semiconductor and other high-tech industries. Entegris is ISO 9001 certified and
has manufacturing, customer service or research facilities in the United States,
China, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and
Taiwan. Additional information can be found at www.entegris.com.
The Entegris, Inc. logo is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=3700
ABOUT COLORADO SPRINGS REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
The mission of the Colorado Springs Regional Economic Development Corporation, a
private not-for-profit corporation, is to sustain quality of life through a
healthy economy. It does so by providing economic development services that
result in the current and future retention and attraction of primary jobs which
provide for economic diversity, replacement of lost jobs and job opportunities
for those entering the workforce for the first time. www.coloradosprings.org
CONTACT: Steve Cantor
VP of Corporate Relations
Tel. 978-436-6750
irelations@entegris.com
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