Voltaix, Inc. Appointed as a Certified Manufacturer of SilcoreTM by ASM America, Inc.

Voltaix, Inc., www.voltaix.com, a leading manufacturer of chemicals and gases for the semiconductor and photovoltaics industries, today announced their appointment as a Certified Manufacturer of SilcoreTM by ASM America, Inc.

(PRWEB) December 13, 2003 --Commenting on the announcement, Mike Pikulin, Sr. Vice President of Voltaix, Inc., said, SilcoreTM is a key component of the ASM New TechnologyTM that provides superior deposition techniques for numerous semiconductor manufacturing processes. SilcoreTM enables higher wafer throughput, a broad deposition temperature range, control of layer composition, greater uniformity of layers and the deposition of very thin, smooth films." Mr. Pikulin also noted that Voltaix has completed a new capital investment to meet the growing demand for the SilcoreTM molecule.

Voltaix, Inc. is committed to solutions for the next generation of semiconductor devices through the development and manufacture of advanced deposition materials. Production of the SilcoreTM molecule for the ASM New TechnologyTM along with other advanced materials provides end users immediate solutions for leading edge technologies.

Further information about Voltaix is available at www.voltaix.com.

Voltaix is recognized worldwide for manufacturing high purity specialty gases and chemicals for emerging applications primarily related to electronic and photonic devices. Voltaix gas products, chemicals and gas mixtures are used in ion implantation and chemical vapor deposition for depositing and/or doping various crystalline, polycrystalline, microcrystalline and amorphous semiconducting and dielectric films in advanced semiconductor and photonics devices. Its products include, germane, diborane, silane, disilane, silicon tetrafluoride, boron trifluoride and trimethylboron.
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