ESI Introduces the Model 9820: a Second Generation 300 mm Tool for Advanced Laser Semiconductor Processing.
SAN FRANCISCO, SEMICON West, July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Electro Scientific Industries Inc. (Nasdaq: ESIO) today introduced the Model 9820, its second-generation 300 mm memory yield improvement system. The Model 9820 is used in the production of semiconductor products including DRAM, SRAM, FLASH and embedded memory. The Model...

ESI Announces Record Fiscal 2001 Results.
PORTLAND, Ore., July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESIO) announced record results for its fiscal year ended June 2, 2001. Sales were $496 million, compared with fiscal 2000 sales of $317 million. Net income, including the favorable impact of a previously announced litigation award,...

Asian sales of barium titanate from Cabot.
The US electronics maker Cabot Corp has opened an Asia-Pacific sales and marketing office for its barium titanate electronic products. Led by Yasuto Komatsu, Regional Director, and Takayoshi Yuki, Business Development Manager, the office will serve manufacturers of capacitors throughout the region. Barium titanate products...

KEMET Reports Record Sales and Earnings For Third Quarter of Fiscal 2001.
GREENVILLE, S.C., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM) today reported record sales and earnings for the fiscal third quarter ended December 31, 2000. Net sales for the quarter increased 74% to $374.9 million, compared with $215.1 million for the same quarter last year. Net earnings...

ESI Names Clive McGovern European Sales Manager.
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Electro Scientific Industries Inc. (Nasdaq: ESIO) announced today that Clive McGovern has joined ESI as European Sales Manager. As European Sales Manager, McGovern will be responsible for all of ESI's sales activities in Europe. Reporting to McGovern will be all sales...

ESI States Cognex Lawsuit Has No Merit.
PORTLAND, Ore., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESIO) announced today that it has been notified of a patent lawsuit filed against ESI by Cognex Corporation in the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts. Cognex alleges that ESI's CorrectPlace(TM) machine vision software infringes Cognex' U.S....

Largest capacitors launched.
In April, Murata Manufacturing is launching a new range of ceramic capacitors with ratings up to 100 F. The Kyoto-based electronics manufacturer claims that the 100 F capacitor will be the largest such ceramic device available. Called the GRM series, the capacitors are designed for use with...

Kemet is optimistic about higher sales and earnings.
Ceramic and tantalum capacitor maker Kemet Corp has reported higher sales and earnings for the quarter ended 31 March 2000. Earnings for the company's fourth quarter were 85% better than any previous quarter in the company's history, with a return-on-sales margin of 14.7%. Net sales for the...

Walsin Technology adopts production process for multilayer capacitors.
Walsin Technology Corp, a Taipei-based manufacturer of multilayer ceramic chip capacitors (MLCCs), is now using the base metal electrode (BME) process to manufacture these devices. Walsin claims to be the first Taiwanese company to make products using this manufacturing process, and only the seventh company worldwide. ...

South Korean multilayer capacitor plant to start production in July 2000.
Taiyo Yuden will start production of multilayer ceramic capacitors at a new plant in South Korea in July 2000. The company from Tokyo, Japan, says it will invest about [yen]15 billion ($144.2 million) in the plant by the end of the fiscal year 2001. The plant will...