07.12.05
ULTRA CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INTRODUCES PREDATOR™
INTEGRATED GAS-DELIVERY SUBSTRATE
Innovative IGS substrate will reduce cost, increase design flexibility
and provide a lightweight alternative to traditional machined block technology
MENLO PARK, CA, July 12, 2005 — Ultra Clean Holdings,
Inc. (Nasdaq: UCTT), a developer and supplier of critical subsystems
for the semiconductor capital equipment industry, today announced the
limited release of the Predator™ Integrated Gas-delivery System (IGS)
substrate. The system combines the small size and weight of typical IGS
substrates with the lower-cost and design-flexibility of traditional
gas delivery systems. Currently, Predator is available in limited numbers,
however the company plans full-scale production beginning in the second
quarter of 2006.
Predator technology was developed by UCT over the last several
years, and comes to the market with a number of patents pending. Predator
features standard fittings that constitute the gas flow path, along with
precision supports that allow mating of industry standard top-mount gas-flow
components. Predator fittings allow for the straightforward design of
complex fluid flow paths, with the ability to mix-and-match standard
lines with 1/8" or 3/8" lines, plus top and bottom manifolding.
By reducing part and seal counts, Predator technology is designed to
save time and money in field support.
Predator hardware meets or exceeds all applicable industry (SEMI) standards
for gas delivery systems. These standards include specific requirements
regarding vacuum leak integrity, temperature cycling, particle contribution,
shock and vibration resistance and pressure drop.
Clarence Granger, UCT's President and CEO stated, "We're very
pleased to be able to provide the new Predator substrate to our OEM customers
and their end-users. Now the semiconductor capital equipment industry
has an IGS substrate technology that is not based on machined blocks.
This new approach delivers greater design flexibility and reduces cost
and weight."
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. the parent company of Ultra Clean
Technology Systems, Inc., is a developer and supplier of critical subsystems
for the semiconductor capital equipment industry, focusing on gas delivery
systems. Ultra Clean offers its customers a complete outsourced solution
for gas delivery systems, improved design-to-delivery cycle times, component
neutral design and manufacturing and component testing capabilities.
Ultra Clean's customers are primarily original equipment manufacturers
of semiconductor capital equipment.
The Company is headquartered in Menlo Park, California with additional
locations in Austin, Texas; Portland, Oregon; and Shanghai, China. Additional
information is available at www.uct.com.
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on March 30, 2005.
