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Tegal Awarded Highest Overall Ranking for Second Consecutive Year in VLSI Research Survey
PETALUMA, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- July 6, 2004 -- Company Named Top Wafer Processing Equipment Supplier Third Year Running-Seventh Straight Year On VLSI 10 BEST List
Tegal Corporation (Nasdaq:TGAL) has earned the distinction of No. 1 chip making equipment supplier in the annual VLSI Research Inc. 10 BEST Customer Satisfaction Survey. Tegal was again the highest rated company in the entire survey for 2004, a distinction it achieved in 2003 as well. The Company has ranked higher than any other wafer processing equipment supplier for three consecutive years. Tegal has been ranked among the top four VLSI 10 BEST Focused Suppliers of Chip Making Equipment each year since 1998.
"Tegal continues to improve their customer service, produce efficient and reliable tools, and anticipate client needs. Our survey, which represents 96% of the worldwide semiconductor market, shows Tegal leading the pack in customer-ranked areas, including uptime, cost of ownership, product performance and usable throughput," said Dan Hutcheson, CEO and president of VLSI Research. "VLSI Research is pleased to acknowledge Tegal's stellar performance, and commends them on consistently raising the bar for other equipment suppliers."
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Tegal, Mike Parodi stated, "Our focus, now more than ever before, is on delivering superior product performance and customer satisfaction. Tegal has maintained long-term success by discovering innovative ways to support our customers and by providing reliable production solutions. We are honored to be awarded this designation by our customers, and will continue to strive to meet and exceed their expectations."
The 10 BEST Award is presented annually by VLSI Research Inc. to chip making equipment suppliers that demonstrate exemplary customer satisfaction in one of seven equipment categories: Small Suppliers of Wafer Processing Equipment; Large Suppliers of Wafer Processing Equipment; Assembly Equipment; Process Diagnostics Equipment; Test and Material Handling Equipment; Large Suppliers of Chip Making Equipment; and Focused Suppliers of Chip Making Equipment.
In determining the 2003 10 BEST winners, VLSI Research Inc. distributed more than 40,000 questionnaires in six languages to semiconductor companies worldwide. The double-blind survey reaches about two-thirds of the total decision-making managers and engineers within the semiconductor industry. Survey respondents are asked to rate suppliers in 13 categories on a 10-point scale. These 13 categories include seven measures of equipment performance and six measures of customer service. Cost of ownership, uptime, software, build quality, usable throughput, quality-of-results, and product performance are the equipment performance measures. Customer service measures include process support, field engineering support, spare support, support-after-sales, technical leadership, and the supplier's overall commitment to supporting its customers' needs.
About VLSI Research Inc.
VLSI Research Inc. was founded in 1976 and incorporated in California in 1981. The company specializes in market research and economic analysis on the technical, business, and economic aspects of the high technology semiconductor manufacturing industry. Its numerous contacts within the semiconductor industry provide sharply focused insight into emerging requirements. VLSI Research offers subscription services, multi-client surveys, and provides consulting on a contract basis. The company is located in San Jose, Calif. and can be reached at 408-453-8844.
About Tegal
Tegal Corporation, headquartered in Petaluma, Calif., is a leading designer and manufacturer of plasma etch and deposition systems used in the production of MEMS, smart cards, opto-telecom devices, integrated circuits (ICs), and other related microelectronics devices. Both etching and deposition are key process steps and must be repeated multiple times in the production of these devices. Tegal markets and services its systems in all major IC-producing regions of the world. More information is available on the Internet at: www.tegal.com.
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