Akrion Aftermarket Business Thrives

    ALLENTOWN, Pa., July 17 /EMWNews/ -- Akrion, Inc. ("Akrion"), a

supplier of solar and semiconductor surface preparation equipment, received

orders for product enhancements totaling more than $4 million in the last

thirty days.



    Among the orders is a long term contract to supply product extensions

to a major DRAM manufacturer in Asia. The overall enhancement orders are

divided fairly evenly between customers in the United States, Asia and

Europe.



    Akrion's unique modular batch-immersion product lines, including

E200/9400, AWP, GAMA, i-clean and V3 automated systems, allow customers the

option to extend the lifetime of their process systems by re-configuring

their wet stations to accommodate changes in specifications or product mix.

Akrion's aftermarket program includes pre-engineered add-on subsystems that

augment system capabilities and improve process operations for increased

productivity, higher yields and greater profitability.



    "It's in our best interest to partner with our customers and offer them

systems that they can count on to help keep them competitive. Customers

recognize the advantages offered by our modular, customizable wet stations.

We believe that our ability to extend product lifetime and capabilities is

one of the major strengths of our company," stated James S. Molinaro,

Akrion President and CEO.

    About Akrion



    Akrion is a provider of advanced surface preparation systems used in

the manufacture of semiconductor devices and silicon-based solar cells. The

company's products, which include single-wafer and batch-immersion systems,

are used in the production of a wide variety of semiconductor devices,

including logic devices, analog devices, flash memory, DRAM and MEMS and

are used to clean bare silicon and test wafers as well as photomasks, high

resolution flat-panel displays and photovoltaics. Headquartered in

Allentown, Pa., Akrion's Allentown production facility is ISO 9001:2000 and

ISO 14001:2004 certified for quality and environmental management and by

OSHA's VPP STAR program for safety management. For further information,

please visit Akrion's Web site: http://www.akrion.com.