Entegris, Inc.
October 2009
Company Overview
Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENTG) is a leading provider of products, materials and systems that purify, protect and transport critical materials used in the manufacturing of electronics and high-technology products. These solutions include: wafer carriers and shippers that protect semiconductor wafers and solar cells from contamination and breakage; filtration products that purify process gases and fluids, as well as the ambient environment; liquid systems and components that dispense, control or transport process fluids; specialty coatings that provide high-purity surfaces for wear-resistance, corrosion protection and smoothness; premium graphite materials for high-performance applications; and shippers and trays for protecting and transporting disk drive components. Entegris primarily sells direct to its customers, which include virtually every maker of semiconductors, flat panel displays and data storage devices as well as suppliers of fabrication equipment, wafers, substrates and high-technology products.
Leading Through Innovation
For more than 40 years, Entegris has provided innovative solutions that have enabled the cost-effective production of increasingly complex generations of semiconductors and electronics.
Entegris core competencies include:
- Materials science: The study of the characteristics and uses of materials such as polymers, metals, semiconductors, graphite and ceramics commonly used in the world's leading technology products.
- Separation science: The use of techniques to facilitate the separation, purification and analysis of complex mixtures of organic and inorganic compounds. Customers rely upon these separation techniques to precisely control micro and molecular contamination.
These competencies, optimized with the company's worldwide manufacturing capabilities, enable Entegris to provide the highest level of contamination control, improving their flexibility and decreasing cost.
Industry Partnerships
Entegris partners with industry leaders in the semiconductor and other high-tech industries to ensure that its customers can take full advantage of the latest advances in contamination control and filtration. Entegris also has unique research and development relationships with manufacturers around the world.
In addition to its strategic partners, Entegris is an active member of the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS), SEMI and other industry groups that work to create specifications, standards and practices for the improvement of high technology industries.
Quick Facts
- Headquartered in Billerica, MA, with a global infrastructure of manufacturing, service centers and research facilities in the United States, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, China, Korea, Japan, Israel, Germany and France
- Fiscal 2008 sales of $555 million
- Approximately 2,200 employees worldwide
- Traded on NASDAQ under ENTG
- www.entegris.com
Milestones
- 1966 - Founded as Fluoroware, Inc
- 2000 - Begins trading under the ENTG symbol on NASDAQ
- 2005 - Merges with Mykrolis Corporation, a leading provider of liquid filtration and gas purification products and systems
- 2006 - Expands manufacturing facility in Kulim, Malaysia
- 2007 - Acquires Surmet Corporation's high-purity semiconductor coatings business
- 2008 - Acquiires Poco Graphite, an industry leader in high performance graphite and silicon carbide
Executive Management
- Gideon Argov, president and chief executive officer
- Bertrand Loy, executive vice president and chief operating officer
- Gregory B. Graves, senior vice president and chief financial officer
- Roger McDaniel, chairman of the board
Contacts
Steven Cantor
Vice President of Corporate Relations
+1 978-436-6500
steven_cantor@entegris.com
Scott Moroney
Global Communications Manager
+1 978-436-6681
scott_moroney@entegris.com
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