Akrion Signs SCP Global Technologies Deal

Akrion Signs SCP Global Technologies Deal

September 13, 2006

Company Will Support SCP's Batch Installation Base

    ALLENTOWN, Pa., Sept. 13 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Akrion,
Inc. today announced that it has entered into an agreement,
subject to certain conditions, to acquire most of the
assets and selected liabilities of SCP Global Technologies,
Inc. (SCP), a manufacturer of batch-immersion tools based in
Boise, Idaho.

    This transaction is the next step in Akrion's on-going
strategy to become the pre-eminent supplier of surface
preparation equipment to the semiconductor industry. 
Akrion offers solutions for all semiconductor manufacturing
process nodes.  Products for batch immersion cleaning (>
90nm design rules) include the high-quality, highly
reliable and flexible modular GAMA(TM) Series and
i-Clean(TM) systems.  For leading edge devices, 90-45nm,
Akrion offers Goldfinger(TM) single-wafer cleaning systems
for 200 and 300mm FEOL and BEOL applications.

    Upon closing of the SCP acquisition, Akrion will
provide tools, spare parts, service, enhancements and
product upgrades to former SCP and Steag-AWP wet station
customers for their extensive base of batch tools
worldwide.

    James S. Molinaro, Akrion President and CEO said,
"The semiconductor capital equipment market continues
to consolidate and Akrion continues to lead the charge.  We
intend to enhance and maintain the SCP and Steag-AWP
installed base of batch process systems worldwide, as we do
with our GAMA(TM), i-Clean(TM), V3(TM) and Goldfinger(TM)
systems.  That is, we intend to provide unsurpassed
service, spare parts and upgrades to all of our customers
and we welcome "SCP" system owners to our
"extended family."

    About Akrion 

    Akrion is a leading provider of single-wafer and
batch-immersion cleaning systems for the semiconductor
industry. The company's products are used in the production
of a diverse range of semiconductor and related devices,
including integrated circuits for DRAM, Flash, Logic and
micro-electrical mechanical systems (MEMS) and photomasks.
Headquartered in Allentown, Pa., Akrion's Allentown
production facility is ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004
certified. The company Web site is located at
http://www.akrion.com .

    For more information, please contact:

     Alan Walter of Akrion, Inc.
     Tel:   [phone]

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