Voltaix Strengthens Customer and Technical Support Capabilities With Two Key Hires

North Branch, NJ - Voltaix®, http://www.voltaix.com, a leading manufacturer of chemicals and gases for the semiconductor and photovoltaic industries, today announced the appointment of Gregory T. Muhr as Global Sales Manager and Jay Song, Ph.D. as Technical Marketing Director.

North Branch, NJ (PRWEB) April 23, 2008

Voltaix®, http://www.voltaix.com, a leading manufacturer of chemicals and gases for the semiconductor and photovoltaic industries, today announced the appointment of Gregory T. Muhr as Global Sales Manager and Jay Song, Ph.D. as Technical Marketing Director.

Voltaix has been experiencing rapid growth as the company's key, enabling semiconductor chemicals have become molecules of choice for 65 nm and 45 nm manufacturing technologies. The company is also experiencing rapid growth in the thin film solar markets where Voltaix chemicals provide critical photovoltaic efficiency improvements. Dr. Song and Mr. Muhr have joined Voltaix to support the rapid growth of the company and to improve its ability to rapidly bring new molecules to the marketplace.

Mr. Muhr has more than 20 years experience in the semiconductor industry in various technical, product management and sales capacities at Air Products, Epichem and SAFC Hitech™. He holds a degree in Chemistry from Dickinson College. Greg is an inventor of three U.S. patented technologies, and has authored several publications

Dr. Song has more than 18 years experience in the semiconductor industry in various capacities at several companies, including Electro Scientific Industries, Novellus Systems, National Semiconductor, and LG Semiconductor. Jay holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Pennsylvania State University. He is an inventor of two U.S. and nine Korean patented technologies, and has authored several publications.

Michael A. Pikulin, Sr. Vice President, commenting on the announcement said, "Greg and Jay's extensive international experience in the semiconductor industry, spanning the supply chain from end users to raw materials suppliers, will enable Voltaix to serve our customers with additional insight, expertise, and efficiency as they implement new materials toward the goal of Improving Semiconductor Performance®."

Further information about Voltaix is available at http://www.voltaix.com

Voltaix is recognized worldwide for manufacturing high purity specialty gases and chemicals that enhance the performance of electronic and photonic devices. Its products include germane, silicon tetrafluoride, trimethylsilane (3MS), and Silcore®. Voltaix deploys proprietary manufacturing technologies to provide highly consistent products tailored to increase manufacturing yields, throughput, and device performance. (Silcore® is a trademark of ASM International, N.V.)

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