JPSA Announces China Distribution and Service Agreement with BOET


Hollis, New Hampshire, USA ¨C J P Sercel Associates (JPSA), a leading global supplier of UV laser technology and systems for materials processing, has entered into a partnering agreement with Beijing Opto-Electronics Technology Co. Ltd. (BOET). Under the terms of the agreement, BOET will sell and service JPSA laser systems in China, including the IX-300 ChromaDice UV laser system for semiconductor wafer processing, e.g., scribing and dicing in production volumes.

BOET will also sell and service JPSA systems such as the IX-150, an excimer laser system well suited to research institutes and universities due to its affordability and flexibility for process development. The Agreement became effective September 1, 2005. JPSA already has installed three UV laser systems in China.

In making the announcement, Jeffrey P. Sercel, President and CEO of JPSA, said, ¡°We are pleased to enter into this agreement with BOET, a recognized leader in the improvement and development of laser materials in China. BOET has been qualified to supply JPSA with certain high-quality parts, optics, and sub components as part of a mutually beneficial relationship with more components currently under evaluation.¡±

Mr. Xue Feng, Deputy General Manager of OET, said, ¡° We are confident in this cooperation. We believe that JPSA¡¯s systems will have a very promising future in China.¡±

JPSA products and services include UV excimer and DPSS laser micro machining systems, UV and VUV laser beam delivery systems, UV laser materials processing development, optical damage testing, and excimer laser refurbishment services. JPSA also operates a high-performance UV laser job shop as well as a systems engineering and manufacturing business in its southeastern New Hampshire facility. For more information, visit www.jpsalaser.com, or contact the company at 17D Clinton Drive, Hollis, NH 03049 USA, Tel. 001.603.595.7048, fax 001.603.598.3835. E-mail: info@jpsalaser.com.

Beijing Opto-Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. (BOET) was founded in October 2001, and reconstructed in Jan. 2004 into two sub-companies: Beijing North China Opto-Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. (NCLI), with the main products lasers and systems; and, Beijing Opto-Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. (BOPU), with products in IR thermal imaging and temperature measuring systems. Contact BOET at No. 4 Building, No. 11 Research Institute, No. 4 Jiuxianqiao Lu. Beijing, China 100015, Tel. 86-10-64371588; E-mail£ºxingzhengbu@bjoet.com; Web: www.bjoet.com.

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