Trikon Technologies Approved For Listing On Nasdaq National Market
Newport, Wales, UK. Trikon Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB: TRKN) a technology leader in semiconductor production equipment today announced that the common stock of the company had been approved for listing on the Nasdaq national market under the symbol TRKN and will commence trading on Wednesday, May 10, 2000.
"Trikon s management team are dedicated to creating shareholder value by developing and supplying leading edge production equipment to the semiconductor industry," said Nigel Wheeler, president and chief executive officer. "Trikon equipment is used worldwide to make semiconductors for computers, communications and consumer products such as memory, wireless devices and image sensors. These are products that are changing the way the world works and thinks. We are proud of our role and performance in this industry and hope that this listing will improve the public profile of Trikon and marketability of the company s common stock."
In addition to a broad range of equipment offering productivity and cost of ownership advantages, Trikon has developed advanced products including a unique patented low-k deposition cluster tool, the Low K Flowfill™, metalization barrier deposition and M0RI™ high density plasma etch. These products continue to gain market acceptance and are expected to generate continued sales growth in the rapidly expanding market.
The Company is scheduled to release its first quarter 2000 results before markets open tomorrow, Tuesday, May 9th.
Trikon have recently made announcements including:
Trikon s new technology products include: Low K Flowfill™. An advanced low-k dielectric deposition system capable of both gap fill and planarization enabling the low-k advantage of increased device speed to be brought to existing aluminum metalization devices as well as copper. Sigma® fxP™ PVD. A metalization system offering high throughput and reliability with advanced process modules for high uniformity PVD, metal plug (Forcefill®) and advanced barrier deposition processes including ionized PVD. M0RI™ Omega®. An advanced high-density plasma etch chamber on a small footprint platform.
About Trikon Technologies
Trikon, www.trikon.com has patents and patents pending on Flowfillâ and Low K Flowfill™ and related processes and continues to develop low-k chemistries and processes for advanced applications. Trikon provides a broad line of advanced manufacturing systems used for three of the major processing steps in the manufacture of a semiconductor device: chemical vapor deposition (CVD), physi-cal vapor deposition (PVD) and plasma etch. Products include: Low K Flowfill™ for advanced low-k insulator deposition, Sigma® fxP for advanced metal deposition including barrier layers and M0RI™ high-density plasma etchers.
"Safe Harbor" Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995: This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements relating to the continued strength in demand for semiconductor production equipment and the status of Trikon s products and their acceptance in the marketplace. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause results to differ materially, including, but not limited to, (1) that the semiconductor industry will experience conditions, such as changes in demand for various types of semiconductors, that will affect the demand for semiconductor production equipment and Trikon s products, (2) that Trikon will not adequately respond to technological developments impacting the semiconductor industry, (3) market acceptance of Trikon s advanced products will not be forthcoming. These factors are not intended to represent a complete list of all risks and uncertainties inherent in the Company s business, and should be read in conjunction with the more detailed cautionary statements included in the company s SEC reports, including, without limitation, its annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K.
Trikon Media contact:
Carl Brancher
44 (0) 1633 414111 (UK)
carl.brancher@trikon.com
Trikon IR contact:
Alexander Fudukidis
Ludgate Communications
(212) 515-0246
fudukidi@ludgateny.com
Trikon PR contact:
Lon Margulies
Trikon Technologies
G.S. Schwartz & Co. Inc.
(212) 725-4500
lmargulies@schwartz.com
Lon Margulies
Trikon Technologies
G.S. Schwartz & Co. Inc.
(212) 725-4500
lmargulies@schwartz.com
E-mail: lmargulies@schwartz.com
Web site: http://www.trikon.com
