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SEMICON EUROPA
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 2000--GW Associates Inc. (GW) is announcing at SEMICON Europa its 300 mm factory automation connectivity plans and product introduction, named GWconX.
The leader in semiconductor factory communications software says its 300 mm factory connectivity product will be finished in time to meet the industry's accelerated 300 mm transition schedule.
"Pressured by leading IC manufacturers and foundries, equipment makers have seen the schedule for transitioning to 300 mm wafer fabrication drastically accelerated," said Steve Hausle, executive vice president of GW Associates. "The findings of our nearly year-long polling of 300 mm implementers including IC manufacturers, foundries and equipment suppliers, helped us speed up the development of a product that will strengthen 300 mm factory efficiencies."
Building on decades of industry leadership, GW has participated in SEMI-sponsored 300 mm workshops and in its software working group. Additionally, GW's on-going dialogues with SELETE and KO300, the Japanese and Korean consortiums ushering in the 300 mm transition in their respective countries, completed the knowledge base.
GW Associates has targeted beta for mid year 2000, and product rollout before 2001.
About GW Associates Inc.
Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., GW Associates Inc. is the semiconductor industry's leader in enabling factory integration products that comply with Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) Semiconductor Equipment Communications Standards (SECS) and the SEMI Generic Equipment Model Standard (GEM). The company also provides computer software and services for factory automation in the surface mount, circuit board, hybrid substrate and rigid disk manufacturing industries. GW Associates is located at 1183 Bordeaux Drive, Suite 27, Sunnyvale, CA, 94089. Visit GW Associates on the world wide web at http://www.gwa.com.
