| Business Summary | | Therma-Wave,
Inc.
is
in
the
development,
manufacture,
marketing
and
service
of
process
control
metrology
systems
used
in
the
manufacture
of
semiconductors.
Process
control
metrology
is
used
to
monitor
process
parameters
in
order
to
enable
semiconductor
manufacturers
to
maintain
high
overall
manufacturing
yield,
reduce
the
size
of
the
circuit
features
imprinted
on
the
semiconductor
to
improve
the
performance
of
the
semiconductor
device
and
increase
their
equipment
productivity.
The
Company's
current
product
families,
Therma-Probe,
Opti-Probe,
Opti-Probe
CD,
Meta-Probe
X
and
Integra,
use
proprietary
and
patented
technology
to
provide
precise,
non-contact,
non-destructive
measurement
for
each
and
every
basic
building
block
(process
module)
in
the
manufacture
of
integrated
circuits. | More
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | Therma-Wave,
Inc.
is
engaged
in
the
development,
manufacture,
marketing
and
service
of
process
control
metrology
systems
used
in
the
manufacture
of
semiconductors.
For
the
three
months
ended
7/1/01,
net
revenue
fell
5%
to
$37.8
million.
Net
income
before
accounting
change
fell
19%
to
$5.4
million.
Results
reflect
a
sharp
decline
in
the
business
level
of
the
industry
and
lower
gross
margins
due
to
lower
unit
production. | More
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Developments |
| | | | FY2001 Pay | |
| Martin Schwartz, 56 Pres,
CEO | $826K | L. Ray Christie, 57 CFO,
VP, Sec. | -- | Jon Opsal, Ph.D., 60 Sr.
VP, CTO | 377K | Robert Ozarki, 53 Sr.
VP, Devel. and Engineering | -- | W. Lee Smith, Ph.D., 52 Sr.
VP, Bus. Devel. and Strategic Marketing | 330K | Dollar
amounts are as of 1-Apr-2001 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.. |
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