The 10 BEST Suppliers of Chip Making Equipment for 2011

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Varian Semiconductor and Novellus tie for the #1 rank in Large Suppliers while DISCO takes the top spot for the first time in Focused Suppliers.

Santa Clara, CA – May 17, 2011: For the first time in the history of VLSIresearch’s Customer Satisfaction Survey, a tie for the #1 spot has occurred. Varian Semiconductor and Novellus have both received a score of 8.18 in Large Suppliers of Chip Making Equipment. This is Varian’s ninth consecutive win and Novellus’ first time at the top spot in this category. DISCO Corporation, the leading dicing equipment supplier, achieved the highest rank for its first time in Focused Suppliers.

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These winners maintained an overall average rating of 7.65, slightly lower than last year’s overall average rating of 7.69. “The 2010 Customer Satisfaction Survey results show that equipment suppliers continue to serve customers with high levels of satisfaction,” commented G. Dan Hutcheson, Chairman and CEO of VLSIresearch. He continued, “The fact that Novellus caught up with Varian shows that focusing on customer satisfaction yields results. It also enables companies to achieve higher market shares, as last year’s revenue trends for Novellus show. Congratulations to the 10 BEST winners for their achievements in 2011.”

Large Suppliers of Chip Making Equipment
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4 J: E! F' I% ]1 [# [- v' eBoth Varian and Novellus displayed great effort in the customer satisfaction arena with an overall rating of 8.18. Throughout the history of the survey, Varian, the leader in ion implant, has been ranked the highest rated supplier across all 10 BEST and THE BEST segments 20 times. In 2011 they received the highest rating in 6 categories: software, field engineering, spares support, support after sales, technical leadership, and trust in supplier. Novellus’ dedication to customer satisfaction has shown improved ratings for several years. This year’s efforts pushed them to the top rank for the first time. They were awarded the highest rating in cost of ownership, usable throughput, commitment, and partnering.

Hitachi High-Technologies rounded out the number three spot with an overall rating of 7.95. Equipment performance was Hitachi High-Technologies’ highest attribute, receiving top scores in uptime, build quality, and quality of results.

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Focused Suppliers of Chip Making Equipment
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+ L+ N& L! Z" S, K# A! k; HDISCO Corporation, the leading dicing equipment supplier, leaped to the top spot for the first time. Their 8.05 rating was an improvement from last year’s overall rating of 7.91. Build quality, usable throughput, quality of results, product performance, trust in supplier, and partnering were their highest rated categories.

The number two rank goes to Oerlikon. Their ranking rose sharply from last year’s seventh spot. The company’s PVD tools received the highest rating in three categories, process support, field engineering, and support after sales.

6 E% S0 u+ G3 |$ i! }0 D/ |1 JChip makers were pleased with F&K Delvotec’s bonding equipment which translated to an overall rating of 7.93. They remained in the top three for two consecutive years after receiving the highest rating in cost of ownership, spares support, and technical leadership.
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% P+ i3 n) e$ x+ g7 x& C- mIn Large Suppliers, Hitachi High-Technologies leaped to third place from eighth place with an overall rating improvement of 9%. In addition, ratings for ASML and Novellus improved by 6% and 5%, respectively.

Although Delta Design did not make our 10 BEST Focused Suppliers list, it had a major improvement from the previous year with a rating jump of 14%. Other suppliers with prominent rating improvements in Focused Suppliers are SUSS MicroTec (9%) and Rite Track (7%).

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About VLSIresearch

9 A- U1 h6 _8 {/ }2 o  P! LVLSIresearch is the leading provider of market research and economic analysis on the technical, business, and economic aspects within nanotechnology and related industries. The company is known for its unparalleled accuracy, innovation in market research, and its sharply focused insight into the rapidly changing landscape of the industries covered. Its databases on manufacturing are used throughout the industry, and by government. VLSIresearch’s primary databases and reports cover the semiconductor, flat panel display, PV cell and module manufacturing industries, and the market for critical subsystems and components within these and associated high technology industries. VLSIresearch was founded in 1976.
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Products: Chip Market Research Services, Customer Satisfaction Survey, Industry Pulse Pro® , PV-Solar, Critical Subsystems

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About the 2011 survey
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0 A$ S! F# a/ S! ^) a( UVLSIresearch received feedback from more than 550 organizations for this year’s Customer Satisfaction Survey. The survey spans two and half months and covers four languages. Worldwide participants were asked to rate equipment suppliers based on three key factors: equipment performance (7 categories), customer service (4 categories), and supplier performance (4 categories). This year VLSIresearch added two new categories, Trust in Supplier and Partnering, which are part of supplier performance and provide additional insights into key attributes for a supplier’s success.

( m' g8 W& G; {# VThe VLSIresearch annual Customer Satisfaction Survey on Chip Making Equipment is the only publicly available opportunity for chip manufacturers to provide feedback on their suppliers since 1988. The 10 BEST and THE BEST by Market Segment rankings award special recognition to the suppliers that are rated highest by their customers.

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歐瑞康蟬聯「十佳」排行榜客戶調查「晶圓處理設備最佳小型供應商」類別第一名
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(20110518 17:09:58)一年一度的VLSI Research「十佳」（10 BEST）客戶調查結果已經出爐，歐瑞康系統公司（Oerlikon Systems）在「晶圓處理設備最佳小型供應商」類別評選中獨佔鰲頭，並且在「晶片製造設備專業供應商」類別評選中位居第二。與去年的排名相比，瑞士企業歐瑞康系統公司今年的名次有了顯著提升，榮獲有史以來最佳排名！

VLSI Research總裁Risto Puhakka表示：「歐瑞康系統公司獲此排名真乃實至名歸，我要對該公司表示祝賀。該公司的客戶投票決定了歐瑞康入選『十佳』廠商，而且位居『晶圓處理設備最佳小型供應商』類榜首，在『晶片製造設備專業供應商』類別中的排名也上升至第二位，這是該公司迄今為止的最佳排名。」
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& k6 @4 a$ D$ z2 y/ L一年一度的「十佳」晶圓處理設備客戶滿意度大獎由VLSI Research, Inc.負責評選。今年的相關調查對逾165家設備供應商進行了評比。這項「十佳」調查的排名依據是包括設備性能及客戶服務在內的13項客戶滿意度評分，該調查排名是半導體產業衡量產品品質及公司表現的一種有效方法。

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出色排名是對該公司一年豐碩成果的認可

2 i0 Y- {! S5 A4 i: Q3 x' {歐瑞康系統公司業務部門半導體部負責人Alber Koller則表示：「歐瑞康在2011年VLSI調查結果中的排名再次超越去年的創紀錄成績，表現真是太出色了。該調查的結果十分清楚地反映了歐瑞康產品及其服務所取得的成功；這是業績非凡的一年。非常感謝客戶對我們的信任。謝謝！」

VLSI的最新調查結果彰顯了過去一年是歐瑞康發生重大轉變的一年。在這一年中，歐瑞康的變化包括尋找新投資人、調整自己的經營團隊等。憑藉安全、堅實的財務基礎，市場復甦已經幫助該公司迅速恢復獲利和穩定成長。
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& f3 D& q$ V2 h! c% |& ^' F在一年一度VLSI調查中連續多年表現突出的歐瑞康（瑞士證交所股票代碼：OERL）已連續4年入選「晶圓處理設備最佳小型供應商」類別「十佳」廠商。連續多年不斷提升名次（2010年已躍居該類別第一位）之後，2011年該公司再次奪冠。除了在「晶圓處理設備最佳小型供應商」類別位居第一之外，歐瑞康還在競爭非常激烈的「晶片製造設備專業供應商」類別奪得總評第二名。「晶片製造設備專業供應商」類別涵蓋半導體產業所有領域，包括：晶圓處理、組裝、封裝及測試等。
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惠瑞捷 (Verigy) 連續三年蟬聯VLSIresearch 調查 自動測試設備 (ATE) 供應商最佳客戶滿意度獎項
7 s; A& @9 N2 Z" Z2 Q4 s同時榮獲最佳自動測試設備供應商之榜首 自各晶片製造設備大型供應商中脫穎而出
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% H, [1 R4 b; x8 y加州CUPERTINO，2011 年 5月17日－首屈一指的半導體測試公司惠瑞捷股份有限公司 (那斯達克代號: VRGY)，為半導體測試領域的領導廠牌，本次於半導體業界之主要研究暨分析公司VLSIresearch所舉辦的2011年客戶滿意度調查中，榮膺「最佳測試設備供應商」與「10大最佳晶片製造設備大型供應商」等兩大獎項的肯定。

* g' i' j" X' Q( A) T根據客戶意見作為評比基準，惠瑞捷已連續第三年榮登世界各大測試設備供應商的客戶滿意度冠軍寶座，並連續六年被VLSIresearch票選為十大最佳測試設備公司之一。惠瑞捷同時被遴選為各晶片製造設備大型供應商中的第五名，並於自動測試設備領域拔得頭籌。

; z& R# Q% H, M" Q/ s) F$ T「過去三年來，在測試設備供應商的全球客戶滿意度調查結果中，惠瑞捷向來榜上有名。除此之外，惠瑞捷更於中國與韓國等區域性票選中獲得最高評價。」VLSIresearch執行長G. Dan Hutcheson 表示。「2011年新的調查結果出爐，更顯示出惠瑞捷對於客戶滿意度承諾的執著。」
「我們的客戶能夠再次肯定本公司傑出的客戶服務，我們不僅感到十分榮耀，也滿懷感謝。」惠瑞捷總裁暨執行長Jorge Titinger表示。「同時，我們也了解，絕對不能將客戶目前的滿意度視為理所當然。這項調查的結果提供極富價值的資料，讓我們瞭解到客戶所重視的領域，並持續在這方面進行改善，也賦予我們努力達成超越客戶期望的原動力。」

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$ M7 @0 c# v3 v' A) c5 V% eVLSIresearch 為一針對奈米技術及其相關產業提供技術、商業與經濟觀點等市場研究與經濟分析的領導品牌。該公司以無與倫比的精確度與創新概念於市場研究中享譽盛名，並在日新月異的產業領域擁有鞭闢入裡的犀利觀點。他們在製造業的資料庫被業界及政府廣泛地使用。VLSIresearch的主要資料庫與報告領域涵蓋半導體、平板顯示器、太陽能電池與模組製造業，與該類高科技及其相關產業下的主要子系統及組成分子之市場。VLSIresearch於1976年創立。
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VLSIresearch在今年的客戶滿意度調查中收集超過來自550間組織的意見回覆。該調查費時兩個半月，以四種語言進行。要求來自全球的受訪者以三項關鍵因素對設備供應商進行評選: 設備表現 (7項)、客戶服務(4項)與供應商表現(4項)。VLSIresearch本年度新增「對於供應商之信任度」與「合作關係」等兩個新評比項目，同時也反映供應商表現的一部份，並提供作為一個成功供應商的關鍵屬性中的附加觀點。

VLSIresearch的晶片製造設備客戶滿意度年度調查係自1988年以降，晶片製造商向供應商提供意見回饋的唯一公開機會。於Market Segment所舉辦的票選中，十大供應商與最佳供應商等獎項，皆屬於由客戶評選為最高分的廠商。如欲了解更多該調查細節，請查看此處。

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惠瑞捷 V93000 HSM3G 解決方案贏得年度最佳測試產品獎並獲得最佳測試產品殊榮
V93000 Direct-Probe 解決方案被公認為最佳晶圓測試產品

) `. C0 A7 F" |  @: u2011 年 5 月 25 日加州庫比蒂諾報導——首屈一指的半導體測試公司惠瑞捷股份有限公司（納斯達克上市代碼：VRGY）贏得三項《測試與測量世界》2011 年最佳測試產品獎，該獎項評選測試和測量行業的重要創新產品。惠瑞捷 V93000 HSM3G 生產測試系統被評為年度最佳測試產品並贏得半導體測試類最佳測試產品獎；同時惠瑞捷 V93000 Direct-Probe 解決方案獲得晶圓針測類最佳測試產品獎。獲獎產品由《測試與測量世界》讀者和編輯共同評出。

“就 2011 年最佳測試產品而言，我們評審了大量優秀產品，在 16 個競爭激烈的產品類別中選出了 72 個決賽產品，”《測試與測量世界》編輯部主任 Rick Nelson 表示。“惠瑞捷 V93000 HSM3G 獲得了最多的票數，向我們展示了創新承諾能夠取得的成果。”
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惠瑞捷 V93000 HSM3G 為 DDR3、DDR4 以及未來更高級記憶體提供低成本量產測試。V93000 HSM3G 可提供高準確性的全速測試，速度可擴充至 2.9Gbps。此解決方案經濟的升級能力可滿足多代需求，資料傳輸速度最高可達 6.8Gbps，由此可見其獨特的使用壽命價值及優異的投資回報。

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V93000 Direct-ProbeTM 解決方案極大地改進了測試機台與探針卡之間的訊號傳輸路徑和機械架構，使無線通訊、晶圓級晶片尺寸封裝、MPU 及 GPU 組件的晶圓針測達到業界最高測試性能。

“幫助客戶達到生產力、上市時間和測試成本目標這一理念激勵我們不斷創新，”惠瑞捷總裁兼執行長 Jorge Titinger 表示。“獲得最佳測試產品這一認可更加堅定了我們堅持應對下一代測試需求的信念。感謝《測試與測量世界》的讀者和編輯給予我們這一殊榮。”
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. B) ]7 Z- T# z《測試與測量世界》最佳測試產品獎計畫始於 1991 年，表彰測試、測量和檢測產品的傑出表現與創新。產品或服務必須在 2009 年 11 月 1 日至 2010 年 10 月 31 日間獲得推介，方有資格參加 2011 年最佳測試產品獎的評選。