EANS-News: PVA TePla AG Strengthens Semiconductor Activities - Acquisition of Munich Metrology GmbH

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Wettenberg (euro adhoc) - (Wettenberg, July 6, 2012) - PVA TePla AG,
Wettenberg, manufacturer of silicon crystallization systems as well
as vacuum and high-temperature systems, strengthens its expertise in
the field of analytical systems for the semiconductor industry by
acquiring Munich Metrology GmbH, Munich.

PVA TePla AG takes over Munich Metrology GmbH as of July 6, 2012. The
company, which originally emerged from GeMeTec mbH, develops and
sells innovative analysis systems to trace surface impurities on
wafers for the semiconductor industry worldwide. In particular, the
VPD (Vapor Phase Decomposition) technology designed by Munich
Metrology can detect metallic impurities with exceptional sensitivity
and reproducibility. Fully automated systems that use VPD technology
in conjunction with mass spectrometric-analytical procedures (ICP-MS)
satisfy the strictest requirements with respect to determining the
contamination level of wafers and microelectronic components, even of
future developments.

With the acquisition of Munich Metrology GmbH, which had a turnover
in the low single-digit million Euro range for fiscal 2011, PVA TePla
AG is systematically building on its technological expertise in wafer
analysis (metrology) and strengthening existing metrology activities
in the Semiconductor Systems division. In addition to PVA TePla
Analytical Systems GmbH's ultrasound microscopes and monitoring
systems for shear stress in wafers of the Plasma Systems business
unit, PVA TePla AG now has a third mainstay in "high-end" analytics
for wafers with diameters of up to 450 mm. "The declared objective of
our strategy for the Semiconductor Systems division is to establish
complementary technologies, thereby providing the semiconductor
industry with a wider range of products and more innovative
solutions", explains Dr. Arno Knebelkamp, CEO of PVA TePla AG.

Over the past few years, Munich Metrology, with 14 employees and
subsidiaries in Hsinchu, Taiwan and Sacramento, CA, USA, has
undergone positive development. Thanks to the incorporation into PVA
TePla AG, it will be in a position to realize additional
contributions to sales revenue and earnings.

Furthermore, synergies in the development of technology and
integration into PVA TePla AG's global sales and service network mean
clear advantages for the customer and therefore additional impetus
for growth. Dr. Walter Böhme, Managing Director of Munich Metrology
GmbH adds, "We are confident that we have found the ideal partner for
Munich Metrology's further development in PVA TePla AG".

Both companies have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

Further inquiry note:
Dr. Gert Fisahn
Tel.: +49 641 68690-400
E-Mail: gert.fisahn@pvatepla.com

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company: PVA TePla AG
Im Westpark 10-12
D-35435 Wettenberg
phone: +49(0)641 68690-0
FAX: +49(0)641 68690-800
mail: ir@pvatepla.com
WWW: http://www.pvatepla.com
sector: Misc. Industrials
ISIN: DE0007461006
indexes: CDAX
stockmarkets: free trade: Hannover, Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf,
Stuttgart, regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt
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