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SEZ Group Order Intake Beats Expectations
- Reinforces Leadership Position in Single-Wafer Market
The SEZ Group (SWX: SEZN), a global leading supplier of wet wafer surface preparation equipment, received orders worth CHF 75.3 million in the second quarter 2002 in comparison to CHF 33.5 million in the first quarter 2002; this corresponds with a 125 percent increase. For the first half-year of 2002, the SEZ Group expects a consolidated net sales of CHF 96million (half-year 2001: CHF 149.8 million). The order backlog on June 30, 2002 stood at CHF 59 million (June 30, 2001: CHF 94.2 million). The book-to-bill ratio in the first half was at 1.13.
The strong increase in orders is mainly due to multiple orders from silicon foundries in Asia-Pacific. Nearly 40 percent of new orders targeted at 300 mm wafer processing. The strong order intake for the quarter confirms the SEZ Group's leading position in the area of single-wafer treatment, which is slated to gain significant market share as the industry migrates to smaller technology nodes and adopts new materials.
| in CHF million | in Euro million | in USD million | | Q2/02 | Q1/02 | Q2/01 | Q2/02 | Q1/02 | Q2/01 | Q2/02 | Q1/02 | Q2/01 | Net sales | 46.81) | 49.2 | 68.9 | 31.91) | 33.4 | 45.0 | 28.61) | 29.3 | 40.4 | Order intake | 75.3 | 33.5 | 52.8 | 51.3 | 22.7 | 34.5 | 46.0 | 19.9 | 31.0 | Order backlog
End of quarter | 59.0 | 31.5 | 94.2 | 40,1 | 21.5 | 61.9 | 39.8 | 18.7 | 52.5 | Book-to-Bill | 1.61 | 0.68 | 0.77 | 1.61 | 0.68 | 0.77 | 1.61 | 0.68 | 0.77 |
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About SEZ
The SEZ Group is a leading supplier of wet wafer surface preparation equipment to the global semiconductor manufacturing industry. The company's proprietary Spin-Processor technology (single wafer technology) as well as its wet bench equipment for batch processing forms the basis of a broad equipment solution portfolio for wafer cleaning and decontamination. SEZ maintains development, manufacturing, sales, marketing and service operations in Europe, Asia and North America. Registered in Zurich, Switzerland, SEZ Holding AG is listed on the Swiss Exchange under the symbol SEZN since 1996.
Villach/Zurich, July 9, 2002
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