Komatsu Silicon America Joins SemiSales.com as a Member on the Semiconductor E-Commerce Marketplace

Business Wire, Sept 12, 2000

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CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2000

Silicon Wafer Manufacturer Joins a Growing List of Silicon

Suppliers on the New E-Business Web Site

SemiSales.com today announced that Komatsu Silicon America, a silicon wafer manufacturer, has joined the semiconductor e-commerce marketplace as a member company. Komatsu joins over 33 member companies that supply semiconductor materials, equipment and services on the web site. Komatsu Silicon America manufactures production-level volumes of wafers in all diameters, and they are one of only two manufacturers in the world that produce hydrogen annealed wafers.

Currently, SemiSales.com has six silicon suppliers offering product on the Web site. In addition to Komatsu Silicon America, they are Kobe Precision, Inc., TTI Silicon, Inc., Silicon Valley Microelectronics, Inc., Noel Technologies, Inc., and Southwest Silicon Technology, Inc.

The member companies provide a range of products from materials such as substrates, chemicals, consumables and CMP (Chemical Mechanical Planarization) slurries to clean room and wafer manufacturing services. The rapidly growing list of member companies is available at www.semisales.com.

The member organizations have provided SemiSales.com with extensive product listings, specifications, quality certifications, and detailed company profiles. SemiSales.com will provide online access to the products and information through its comprehensive e-commerce Web site.

About Komatsu Silicon America

Komatsu Silicon America, and its affiliated companies, has been a state of the art manufacturer of silicon wafers for over 40 years. It makes production-level volumes of wafers in all diameters up through and including 300mm (12"). Its core technologies include CZ, MCZ, FZ, NTD, Sliced, Lapped, Etched, DSP, Diffused, Epitaxial, H2-Annealed and DZIG Materials. It is involved with production facilities in Japan, Taiwan and the United States with service offices in more than 10 cities worldwide. Having Komatsu, Ltd. as its parent company, and by using the close cooperation among the more than 300 Komatsu Group companies, it has strong financial support and proven success in the global marketplace. For more information, see www.komsil.com.

About SemiSales.com

SemiSales.com provides an Internet marketplace for buyers and suppliers in the semiconductor materials, equipment and service industries. In addition to a full range of e-commerce tools, the company offers specialized industry content and community features. By using the marketplace, suppliers are able to reach new buyers and better serve their existing customers. Buyers using the system benefit from streamlined purchase processes and access to concise relevant information. Founded by industry leaders from the semiconductor, e-commerce and communications industries, SemiSales.com is dedicated to becoming the trusted source for bringing the semiconductor production community online. For more information, see www.semisales.com.