| Business Summary | | ADE
Corporation
is
engaged
in
the
design,
manufacture,
marketing
and
service
of
production
metrology
and
inspection
systems
for
the
semiconductor
wafer,
semiconductor
device,
data
storage
and
optics
manufacturing
industries.
The
Company's
systems
analyze
and
report
product
quality
at
critical
manufacturing
process
steps,
sort
wafers
and
disks,
and
provide
manufacturers
with
quality
certification
data
upon
which
they
rely
to
manage
processes
and
accept
incoming
material.
Semiconductor
wafer,
device
and
data
storage
manufacturers
use
the
Company's
systems
to
improve
yield
and
capital
productivity.
All
metrology
and
inspection
systems
have
the
capability
to
record,
print
and
store
measurement
data
locally,
as
well
as
distribute
the
data
via
a
network
for
yield
and
process
management,
offline
analysis,
and
SEMI
standard
Silicon
Wafer
Order
Form
quality
certification. | More
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | ADE
Corporation
is
engaged
in
the
design,
marketing,
manufacture
and
service
of
metrology
and
inspection
systems
for
the
semiconductor
wafer
manufacturing
industry.
For
the
fiscal
year
ended
4/30/01,
revenues
rose
60%
to
$100.2
million.
Net
income
before
accnt.
change
totalled
$2.3
million
vs.
a
loss
of
$20.4
million.
Revenues
reflect
higher
sales
in
all
segments
due
to
an
increase
in
demand
for
capital
equipment.
Earnings
also
reflect
improved
utilization
of
direct
labor. Recent Earnings Announcement For
the
3
months
ended
07/31/2001,
revenues
were
25,371;
after
tax
earnings
were
-1,191. (Preliminary; reported in thousands of dollars.) | More
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Developments |
| | | | FY2000
Compensation | | Pay | Exer | |
| Landon Clay, 74 Chairman | -- | -- | Robert Abbe, 62 Pres,
CEO | $238K | -- | Brian James CFO | -- | -- | Chris Koliopoulos, Ph.D., 47 VP
and Pres of ADE Phase Shift, Inc. | 194K | -- | A. Lum, 51 VP
and Gen. Mang. of ADE Semiconductor Systems | 244K | $103K | Dollar amounts are as of 30-Apr-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year. |
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Compensation,
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