
Metron's New Marathon 8600 Delivers Industry's Highest Abatement Efficiency at Lowest Cost
SAN JOSE, Calif., December 5, 2006 -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Metron Technology, Inc. today introduced its Marathon™ 8600, the only combustion-wet abatement technology capable of supporting two 3-chamber process tools with a single unit. Featuring a proprietary six-inlet design and high flow capacity, the system enables customers to reduce operating costs by more than 60% over competitive systems. The Marathon 8600 delivers the highest achievable efficiency rate for the abatement of perfluorocompound (PFC) emissions, allowing semiconductor, flat panel display and solar cell manufacturers to meet the most stringent environmental emission targets.
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Metron Technology Delivers New Solutions for Green Manufacturing
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 11, 2006 -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Metron Technology, Inc. demonstrates its environmental leadership this week at the Semicon West trade show, exhibiting a wide range of innovative point-of-use abatement technologies and other energy-saving solutions that enable chipmakers worldwide to meet their most stringent environmental goals.
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Metron Launches Innovative Point-of-Use Copper Abatement System
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 6, 2006 -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Metron Technology, Inc. today announced its innovative Aquareus(TM) system, the semiconductor industry's first and only point-of-use (POU) solution for abating copper from a CMP(1) system's effluent stream. As part of Metron's strategy to provide world-class environmental solutions, the Aquareus system's simplified treatment process enables chipmakers to meet the most stringent liquid discharge limits at a lower cost and with less risk than complex back-pad methods. Providing greater than 99% removal efficiency and over 3000 hours MTBF(1), the Aquareus can save users up to $0.15 per wafer, or up to 30% in treatment cost over centralized back-pad systems, allowing a rapid return on investment.
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Metron to Expand Parts Cleaning Capabilities in Singapore
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 10, 2006 -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Metron Technology, Inc. today announced an agreement with UMS Solutions Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Norelco UMS Holdings Limited, to purchase UMS Solutions' parts cleaning and recycling business in Singapore for $9.28 million. The acquisition will enhance Metron's capabilities to provide customers in Southeast Asia with advanced, high-quality parts cleaning services to support their integrated circuit manufacturing requirements.
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Metron Technology Signs Global Agreement with Parker Hannifin to Distribute Partek Flow Control Products
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 12, 2006 -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Metron Technology, Inc. today announced an agreement with Parker Hannifin Corporation to globally distribute Parker's Partek flow control product line. As a global distributor for Partek products, Metron provides customers in the semiconductor, flat panel display and other industries with efficient ordering, extensive inventory availability in local parts depots, and a responsive team of flow control technology experts.
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Metron Technology Delivers World-Class PFC Abatement Technology
SEMICON China 2006 SAN JOSE, Calif., March 16, 2006 -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Metron Technology, Inc. today announced an expanded product line of world-class abatement technology for reducing PFC (perfluorocompound) emissions consisting of the Marathon(TM), Litmas(TM) and Trinity(TM) systems, part of the Metron EcoSys(R) family of abatement systems.(1) Marathon achieves high PFC treatment efficiencies for etch and CVD(2) emissions, with extremely low water flow rates. Trinity is a self-contained treatment system for etch emissions that offers low power consumption. Litmas, a non-fuel based plasma solution for etch, provides high-efficiency PFC abatement with zero added footprint.
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Metron Technology Completes Acquisition of ChemTrace
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 23, 2005 -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Metron Technology, Inc. announced today that it has completed the previously announced purchase of ChemTrace Corporation and ChemTrace Precision Cleaning, Inc.
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Metron Technology to Acquire ChemTrace to Enhance Fab-wide Services
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov 29, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Metron Technology, Inc., a leading supplier of fab-wide services to the global semiconductor industry, announced today that it has agreed to purchase all of the outstanding shares of ChemTrace Corporation and ChemTrace Precision Cleaning, Inc. (collectively, ChemTrace), both privately-held companies, for an undisclosed cash amount. The acquisition will enhance Metron's capabilities to provide customers worldwide with high quality parts cleaning and materials testing solutions to support their integrated circuit
manufacturing operations.
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Applied Materials Acquires EcoSys
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 16, 2004 -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT) today announced that it has purchased the assets of EcoSys - ATMI, Inc.'s Treatment Systems business - for an undisclosed cash amount.
The business will be operated as a division of Metron Technology, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Applied Materials and will continue to support the gas abatement requirements of current and future process equipment for semiconductor manufacturing and other industrial applications.
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Applied Materials Acquires Metron
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec 14, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Nortem N.V. (Nasdaq:MTCH), formerly "Metron Technology N.V.", today announced that Applied Materials Inc. ("Applied Materials") has acquired the worldwide operating subsidiaries and businesses of Metron, as approved by Nortem's shareholders at its 2004 annual general meeting of shareholders.
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