February 1, 2012
Frank P. Averdung, President & CEO, SUSS MicroTec AG
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Frank P. Averdung,
President & CEO,
SUSS MicroTec AG
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2011 was one of the best years
ever for SUSS MicroTec. Thriving electronics markets needed additional
production capacity for new semiconductor products. SUSS MicroTec, one of the
key equipment suppliers for the semiconductor backend, benefited accordingly.
SUSS MicroTec could expand its
strong market position. We achieved market leader status in three out of our
four product areas as a result of continuous innovation and a product portfolio
perfectly matching the requirements of our global customer base.
Also in 2012 the key challenge
for our industry remains to put more transistors into a smaller space, either
through reducing feature sizes, "shrinking", or through increasing
packaging density by utilizing the third dimension, "stacking".
SUSS MicroTec is actively
engaged in enabling the 2D and 3D roadmap with its broad set of solutions
across its product lines.
The global macroeconomic
boundary conditions driven by currency issues and country debt levels will
remain uncertain in 2012. The big question is if they will impact the "real
economy".
At the same time we see a high
level of innovation in the newest generation of smartphones, tablet pcs,
ultrabooks and TVs sparking renewed consumer interest.
For equipment suppliers 2012
will become more difficult than the previous year. The semiconductor industry
however is healthy and I remain cautiously optimistic for the year to come.
Frank P. Averdung, President & CEO
SUSS MicroTec AG
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