Amtech Announces $9.0 Million in Solar Orders
Tempe, AZ, Sept.15, 2008
source: Amtech Systems, Inc press release
http://www.mkr-group.com/ASYS/investors/pressreleases/9.15.08.html
Amtech Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASYS – News), a global supplier of production and automation systems and related supplies for the manufacture of solar cells, semiconductors, and silicon wafers, today announced that its solar subsidiary, Tempress Systems, Inc., has received $9.0 million in follow-on solar orders for its diffusion processing systems from two existing customers based in Asia.
J.S. Whang, President and Chief Executive Officer of Amtech, commented, “These orders reflect the continuing capacity expansion programs we are seeing with our solar customers, and demonstrate the increasing acceptance and demand for our solar products from our worldwide customer base. We remain optimistic about continued strength in our order bookings pipeline.”
About Amtech Systems, Inc.
Amtech Systems, Inc. manufactures capital equipment, including silicon wafer handling automation, thermal processing equipment and related consumables used in fabricating solar cells and semiconductor devices.