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MRL Industries and JGA Inc Sign Agreement
To Develop A New Control Solution
Contact: Tyke Johnson,
Director of Sales & Marketing
8209-536-6128;
tyke.johnson@mrlind.com
Sonora, CA - July 8, 2003 - MRL Industries,
a global manufacturer and innovator of thermal processing
systems and heating elements for the semiconductor, industrial,
and research markets announced that it has entered into a
joint development agreement with Jon Goldman Associates, Inc.,
located in Orange, CA. JGA is a manufacturer of Windows-based
data capture, analysis, and process control software for diffusion
furnaces and other semiconductor equipment. The companies
will join technologies to provide total control solutions
for furnaces used in the manufacture of semiconductors.
JGA's data capture, analysis, and process control
software will work in conjunction with the new MRL tube level
controllers to provide a product that can totally control,
monitor, and manage the diffusion process. The software runs
on Windows XP and includes a user-friendly graphical management
interface. The control system will provide adaptive control
for process engineers and operators to ensure tool reliability.
President of MRL Pontus Nilsson said, "MRL is
well known for its heating elements and furnace systems. It
is important to give our customers a complete furnace system,
equipped with a state-of-the-art controller and efficient,
easy-to-use PC-based Host software. JGA has already developed
a superior software product and is experienced in host management
systems. We are excited to be working together to develop
a complete system to offer our customers."
"We are pleased to be working with a company
as well known and respected in the industry as MRL," said
JGA president and founder Jon Goldman. "As a small engineering-oriented
company, working with MRL benefits JGA by giving us much better
market penetration than we could achieve individually. This
partnership will benefit MRL by broadening their product offerings,
allowing them to serve their customers better, and by reducing
the time-to-market for their new controllers by making use
of our existing software libraries."
Founded in 1979, MRL Industries, Inc. is wholly
owned by Sandvik, Inc. and is a leading provider of quality
horizontal thermal processing systems and heating elements
for the semiconductor and industrial heating marketplaces.
An ISO 9001:2000 & 14001 certified company, MRL's core technologies
include the Sequoia, Phoenix and Cyclone Furnace Systems;
Standalone Furnace Systems; various heating elements such
as Black Max, Helix/Helix II, Aztec/Helix and Magna; plus
a wide array of heating accessories including FastCool Element,
PyroXTorch Assembly, Cantilever Load System, Thermocouples,
Furnace Insulation, Protec Sag Detector and more. MRL provides
worldwide customer support and service including maintenance
contracts, troubleshooting, installation and startup, operator
training, maintenance training, retrofits and upgrades and
more. Visit the MRL website at www.mrlind.com.
Jon Goldman Associates, based in Orange, CA,
is in its thirteenth year of providing data mining software
solutions to the semiconductor industry. JGA's data analysis
tools are widely used in the industry by both end users and
equipment manufacturers to reduce downtime and wafer scrap
by implementing and improving SPC control. JGA's recently
acquired Integrated Control Concepts, Inc. (ICCI) Division,
based in Hollis, NH, manufactures diffusion and LPCVD process
controllers and software used throughout the semiconductor
industry. Visit the JGA website at www.JGA-inc.com.
MRL Industries
Tyke Johnson,
Director of Sales & Marketing
19500 Nugget Blvd.
Sonora, CA 95370
Phone: 209-536-6128
Fax: 209-533-4079
Tyke.johnson@mrlind.com
Jon Goldman Associates
Kerry Eszlinger
2237 N. Batavia Street
Orange, CA 92865
Phone: (714) 283-5889
Fax: (714) 283-2884
Kerry@JGA-Inc.com
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A·R Marketing, Inc.
Andrea Roberts
PO Box 501528
San Diego, CA 92150
Phone: (858) 451-8666
Fax: (858) 451-8777
aroberts@san.rr.com
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Jon Goldman Associates, based in Orange, CA, has been
providing data mining software solutions to the semiconductor
industry for over ten years. Founder and President Dr. Jon
Goldman has been serving the semiconductor industry for more
than 25 years. He is the holder of several patents, including
LPCVD deposition of Silicon Nitride, LTO, and BPSG. JGA's
data analysis tools are widely used in the industry by both
end users and equipment manufacturers to reduce down time
and wafer scrap by implementing and improving SPC control.
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