Brooks Software Sees Growth in China
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Recent Customer Wins and Expanded Partnership with Systems Integrator
Position Division for Continued Growth in Fast Growing Manufacturing Region
CHELMSFORD, Mass. - November 7, 2005 - Brooks Software, a division of Brooks Automation, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRKS), and a leading provider of real-time applications for discrete manufacturing environments, today announced several new and recent customer wins in China, including Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Agape Package Manufacturing (Shanghai), United Automotive Electronic Systems and Wuxi China Resources Micro-Assembly Technology. The recent wins demonstrate Brooks' market strength in semiconductor manufacturing and progress in penetrating other discrete manufacturing industries such as automotive and high tech. Brooks also announced that it has expanded its partnership with AdvancedTek, an integrator that serves the fast growing high tech and discrete manufacturing sector in China. Brooks has been operating in China for more than five years and has established market leadership in China's semiconductor industry, as well as a growing market presence in other discrete industries.
"The Chinese manufacturing market is strategically important to our future growth and we continue to see momentum for our real-time manufacturing applications in a number of market segments," said Joe Bellini, president and chief operating officer of Brooks Software. "We have a mature base of operations already in place in China including sales, service and support resources. As manufacturing in China continues to grow, our experienced local team along with our breadth of product offerings allows us to be extremely responsive to the needs of our growing base of customers."
Partnerships with business solution providers are critical to the successful penetration of the Chinese market. Brooks Software has recently expanded its relationship with AdvancedTek, a leading integrator focusing on the fast growing high tech and discrete manufacturing industry. "Our decision to renew and expand our partnership with Brooks Software was based on the value Brooks' products and services bring to our clients in the Chinese market," stated Dr. Lee, President of AdvancedTek. "Our clients rely on us to implement automation solutions that enable them to take their products to market as efficiently and profitably as possible. We have enjoyed a productive working relationship with Brooks, knowing that Brooks' real-time applications provide proven value to meet and exceed our clients' expectations."
Brooks Software serves more than 50 percent of the Chinese semiconductor market and is currently automating China's only 300mm fab as well as other advanced 200mm and 150mm fabs. The Chinese semiconductor industry relies on Brooks for manufacturing execution systems (MES), including Brooks' industry-leading FACTORYworks®, as well as other equipment automation products such as Xsite(TM) for automating equipment maintenance and RS/1(TM) for exception management. Brooks has also grown market share for its AutoMod(TM) simulation software for manufacturing, warehousing and material handling applications and equipment automation applications.
About Brooks Software
Brooks Software, a division of Brooks Automation, provides real-time applications that support enterprise-wide initiatives for greater efficiency and productivity in collaborative, complex manufacturing. Brooks' Sense Decide Respond(TM) manufacturing software solutions are the foundation for enterprise initiatives in supply chain execution, closed loop automation, lean manufacturing and enterprise performance management. Installed in the majority of Fortune 500 manufacturers, Brooks Software delivers competitive advantage to aerospace & defense, automotive, high tech, life sciences and semiconductor manufacturers worldwide. For more information, visit www.brookssoftware.com http://software.brooks.com/.
About Brooks Automation
Brooks Automation (NASDAQ: BRKS) delivers automation solutions to the global semiconductor and related industries. The company provides hardware, software, and professional services to help manage every wafer, reticle and data movement in the fab, improving throughput and yield while reducing cost and time to market. Brooks' products and capabilities are used in virtually every semiconductor fab in the world. For information, visit the company's web site at www.brooks.com www.brooks.com/.
