Newport's Surface Technology Systems strikes another major deal

Newport based Surface Technology Systems (STS) has announced it has clinched a further major order worth over £2 million.

The order for Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) production equipment takes STS's current order book to over £12.1 million, all of it for delivery in 2006, much of it in the first half.

STS designs and manufactures a range of highly specialised systems incorporating innovative technology used in the production of semiconductors and related devices and is a leader in plasma based etch and deposition technologies for processing non "mainstream" semiconductor devices.

The order includes multiple Pegasus processing chambers for deep silicon micromachining of MEMS for use in consumer end-products. The Pegasus source offers significantly higher silicon etch rates than other deep reactive ion etch (DRIE) tools currently on the market.

John Saunders, CEO of STS, said: "We are very excited by this order, as not only is it one of the largest orders STS has won recently, but it underlines the success of this relatively new product which was launched eight months ago. We feel it also verifies the capability of our new cluster systems to satisfy the requirements of production customers."

The group currently markets in over 30 countries and has an installed base of over 900 systems.

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