AKRION UNVEILS AUTOMATED WET CLEANING STATIONS FOR FLAT PANELS.

Akrion, Inc., Allentown, Pa., a supplier of semiconductor surface preparation equipment, recently received orders for two GAMA automated wet stations. The systems will be used by a major supplier to the flat panel industry. Flat panel displays are used for televisions, GPS devices, iPods, cell phones and other common devices.

The first of the two GAMA systems will ship later this year. The GAMA system will include Akrion's proprietary i-Clean in situ cleaning technology. i-Clean allows manufacturers to execute a complete RCA-type cleaning process in one tank by combining six process/rinse functions. Particle removal is thereby enhanced since fresh chemistry is used for each batch and particle- inducing air interfaces are minimized. The system also uses Akrion's LuCID low IPA consumption dryer to negate water marks, as well as a proprietary tile transfer system.

The second GAMA is scheduled to ship in Q1 2008.

James S. Molinaro, Akrion President and CEO stated, "We are excited to take our proven technologies and branch out into a new market. Our flat panel cleaning system will reduce the overall cost of production."

About Akrion

Akrion is a provider of advanced surface preparation systems used in the manufacture of semiconductor devices. The company's products, which include single-wafer and batch-immersion cleaning 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. Headquartered in Allentown, Pa., Akrion's Allentown production facility is ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004 certified.

For more information, visit http://www.akrion.com or call 610/530-3358.