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Richardson,
Texas and Redwood City, California (August 16, 2004)
Zyvex Corporation
and XEI Scientific today announced an exclusive worldwide
reseller agreement for Zyvex to sell the Evactron®
Anti-Contaminator Product. Under this agreement Zyvex
will also integrate the Evactron A-C with the Zyvex
Nanomanipulator/Prober and sell it as a unified system.
Zyvex’s Nanomanipulator/Prober
enables rapid-response device failure analysis at
the contact level for better, faster, and more cost-effective
IC development. A clean environment is critical when
probing the most advanced sub-100 nanometer feature
size devices available in today's semiconductor industry.
The Evactron Anti-Contaminator
Product quickly and gently cleans the interiors of
electron microscopes (including the probes, stages,
and specimens), providing a clean, contamination-free
environment for sensitive electrical measurements.
“The Evactron system
is a perfect match for our Nanomanipulator products,”
said Zyvex President Thomas A. Cellucci, PhD, MBA.
“This partnership will enable our customers to minimize
downtime, improve performance, and maximize throughput
in their high-value research and development or failure
analysis projects.”
Zyvex’s Nanomanipulator/Probers
are compatible with scanning electron microscopes
and focused ion beam systems. The Evactron A-C Product
stops electron beam deposition of carbon polymers
in the scanned area during probing. This solves a
major technical problem in scanning electron microscopes.
“We are excited that
Zyvex wants to use the Evactron A-C product as an
enhancement to the their Nanomanipulator product in
scanned beam systems,” said Ronald Vane, President
of XEI Scientific. “The combination of our Evactron
product with the Zyvex Nanomanipulator confirms our
leadership position in anti-contamination technology.”
Zyvex NanoWorks™ Products
comprise flexible, cost-effective, modular tools that
promote interchangeability of sample/structural carriers.
Combining these with interchangeable NanoEffector™
tools provides a wide array of experimental options
— whether the aim is to study meso, micro, nano, or
molecular based structures.
About the Companies
Zyvex Corporation, based in Richardson, Texas, is
the first molecular nanotechnology company. Zyvex's
vision is to be the leading worldwide supplier of
tools, products, and services that enable adaptable,affordable,
and molecularly precise manufacturing. Zyvex commercializes
nanotechnology to address real-world applications
with high growth potential. Zyvex carries its scientific
breakthroughs into key commercial applications in
the area of materials, tools, and structures.
XEI Scientific was founded in 1991 to make anti-contamination
systems for scanning electron microscopes (SEMs).
The president of XEI Scientific invented the Evactron
A-C in 1999 to bring the speed and completeness of
plasma activated cleaning to SEMs without harming
the instrument. In 2003, XEI took over its own manufacturing
of the product and opened its own factory in Redwood
City, CA.
Contact Information
Zyvex Corporation is at www.zyvex.com. Contact Katharine
Green, Director of Corporate Communications at kgreen@zyvex.com
or by phone at 972.235.7881 (ext. 220).
XEI Scientific is
at www.evactron.com. Contact Vince Carlino, VP of
Sales at sales@evactron.com or by phone at 650.369.0133.
© Copyright 2004. Zyvex Corporation. All Rights
Reserved.
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