SUSS MicroTec Strengthens Presence in Asia with New Sales Structure

SUSS MicroTec (FWB:SMH)(GER:SMH), one of the world’s leading suppliers of process and test solutions for microstructuring applications in semiconductor and related markets, today announced a new structure for sales in Asia based in Singapore. With the consolidation of the sales office in Bangkok (Thailand) having administered sales and service for lithography and wafer bonder equipment in Asia and the former Singapore office of SUSS MicroTec Test Systems to a joint sales office for the three product lines in Singapore and with the appointment of ZMC Technologies as general sales representative for Malaysia, Singapore and Philippines SUSS MicroTec reinforces its strong presence in Asia already maintaining sales offices in Seoul (Korea), Shanghai (China), Yokohama (Japan) and Hsinchu (Taiwan). SUSS MicroTec now also operates two fully equipped application centres in Yokohama and Singapore and provides realtime after-sales support for both process and test solutions to its Asian customers.

By appointing ZMC Technologies as the general sales representative for Malaysia, Singapore and Philippines SUSS MicroTec is streamlining its sales and service organisation thus providing high-level of customer support for all product lines. ZMC has already successfully been representing SUSS MicroTec’s test solutions for more than eight years and will now be extending its services to sell and support SUSS MicroTec’s advanced lithography and wafer bonding systems.

“Within the global semiconductor and MEMS markets customers demand new advanced processes requiring the one-source solutions offered by SUSS MicroTec. Streamlining our organization is therefore a logic step for us”, said Frank Averdung, president and CEO of SUSS MicroTec. “With our strengthened presence in Asia we are not only closer to our customers but also able to offer all our customers high-level of sales and applications support for our complete product portfolio.”

The office of SUSS MicroTec Singapore is located at The Comtech, 60, Alexandra Terrace, #02-21

118502 Singapore.

About SUSS MicroTec

SUSS MicroTec listed in Deutsche Börse AG's Prime Standard is one of the world's leading suppliers of process and testing solutions for markets such as 3D Integration, advanced packaging, MEMS, nanotechnology and compound semiconductor. SUSS MicroTec enables its customers to increase process performance while reducing cost of ownership and to meet the volume requirements of fast growing markets with high quality solutions. SUSS MicroTec supports more than 8,000 installed mask aligners, coaters, bonders and probe systems with a global infrastructure for applications and service. SUSS MicroTec is headquartered in Garching near Munich, Germany. You will find further information at www.suss.com.

About ZMC

ZMC provides sales, maintenance services, and certified training for equipment and accessories to the Semiconductor industry in South-east Asia, China and India. We provide solutions for Silicon Wafer Manufacturing, Wafer Fabs, Wafer Probe / Test / Repair, Failure Anaylsis, IC Test & Assembly, Consumables, as well as Technical Training. For more information, please visit www.zmc.net.