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Semiconductor equipment supplier SCP Global Technologies (SCP) has formally registered its newly-acquired European facility as SCP Germany GmbH.
This
brings the Pliezhausen facility in Germany into the corporation.
The Pliezhausen plant will be SCP's main European manufacturing facility.
The factory will continue building and developing the AWP200 and AWP300
automated wet processor lines and will also be responsible for some key
aspects of new product development. SCP has already transferred product
development responsibilities to the Core Technology Development team in
Germany, and software development for new products is being done in both
Germany and the USA. SCP is also investigating joint development partners in
Germany for their latest R&D project.



The company reports multiple orders received for automated wet processor
equipment from a leading IC customer in Europe and a leading foundry in
China.



PDF Solutions has signed a definitive agreement to acquire IDS Software
Systems based in California. PDF will acquire IDS for $20mn in cash and
2.5mn shares of PDF's common stock. The resulting aggregate consideration
value is $50.6mn, based on June 19, 2003, closing prices. In addition, PDF
will assume all of IDS' stock options outstanding immediately before the
close of the transaction. PDF expects the transaction to close in August,
subject to customary closing conditions.



PDF will acquire IDS' dataPOWER enterprise yield management system (YMS)
solution. dataPOWER offers enterprise data management with statistical
analysis and reporting capabilities.



PDF wants to combine this with its integration ramp infrastructure products.
The company also intends to continue to sell the dataPOWER software as
stand-alone products.



PDF has also completed acquisition of "WAMA" technology from WaferYield.
Future payments up to a pre-determined maximum will be dependent upon
reaching certain performance and revenue milestones related to the WAMA
technology.



The WAMA product offering, derived from the words WAfer MAp, is designed to
optimise semiconductor wafer shot maps. These maps can help customers
achieve greater yield and net die per wafer, higher stepper throughput and
reduced probe test costs.



PDF also intends to continue to sell the WAMA offering as a stand-alone
product in addition to offering it as an option in PDF's integrated yield
ramp engagements.



Schlumberger announced that certain of its subsidiaries have signed a
definitive agreement with a partnership led by Francisco Partners and Shah
Management for the sale of the NPTest business unit. The partnership will
pay Schlumberger $220mn in cash at closing. The partnership has a contingent
obligation to make a further payment to Schlumberger upon a subsequent
qualifying disposition or an initial public offering of NPTest by the
partnership, under certain circumstances. The transaction is expected to
close in July 2003, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing
conditions.



NPTest designs and manufactures advanced semiconductor test and diagnostic
equipment, and provides related product engineering services. The customers
of NPTest include semiconductor manufacturers, fabless companies, foundries
and test contractors worldwide. NPTest employs 900 people and had revenues
of $230mn in 2002.



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