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FREMONT, Calif., Dec. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--

- Adds Wet Processing to its Expanding Portfolio of Surface & Material

Enhancement Solutions

YES (Yield Engineering Systems, Inc.) [ https://yieldengineering.com/ ], a

leading manufacturer of process equipment for semiconductor advanced packaging,

life sciences and "More-than-Moore" applications, today announced that it has

acquired SPEC (Semiconductor Process Equipment Corporation) of Valencia,

California for an undisclosed amount. The companies had announced a strategic

partnership agreement in June.

The purchase brings together two longtime, trusted semiconductor equipment

suppliers with more than 70 years of industry experience between them. "YES and

SPEC have many characteristics in common," said Rama Alapati, CEO of YES. "Both

of us have accumulated decades of technological expertise and have installed

hundreds of systems in dozens of countries. We both take pride in our many

repeat customers, and our excellent industry reputations. In acquiring SPEC, we

feel YES is now better-positioned to meet the growing demands of current and

future customers in emerging markets such as HPC, AI/ML, 5G, autonomous

driving, augmented reality, and other computationally intensive applications."

"The SPEC product line, which includes cleaning, etching, stripping and plating

equipment, complements our portfolio well, and will allow YES to extend our

offerings into the wet processing market," added Rezwan Lateef, President of

YES. "We welcome SPEC's employees to the YES team, and we look forward to

developing a variety of new products together to address and anticipate

customer needs."

"SPEC is very pleased to join forces with YES. With global demand for

semiconductors increasing dramatically, this merger could not have come at a

better time for both companies. We are excited to help YES open new markets and

opportunities for our proven wet-process technologies going forward," said

Kevin McGillivray, co-founder of SPEC.  

In addition to augmenting its personnel resources with the SPEC staff, YES will

gain more than 40,000 square feet of manufacturing, assembly, and cleanroom

space in Valencia, as well as SPEC's regional offices around the world.

About YES

YES (Yield Engineering Systems, Inc.) is a preferred provider of high-tech,

cost-effective equipment for transforming surfaces, materials, and interfaces.

The company's product lines include vacuum cure systems, chemical vapor

deposition (CVD) systems, and plasma etching tools used for precise surface

modification and thin-film coating of semiconductor wafers, semiconductor and

MEMS devices, biosensors and medical substrates. With YES, customers ranging

from startups to Fortune 100 companies can create and volume-produce products

in a wide range of markets, including Advanced Packaging, MEMS, Augmented

Reality/Virtual Reality and Life Sciences. YES is headquartered in Fremont,

California, with a growing presence globally. For more information, please

visit: www.yieldengineering.com.　

About SPEC

SPEC (Semiconductor Process Equipment Corporation) is a highly experienced

supplier of surface conditioning wet process equipment. Since 1986, SPEC has

designed and manufactured wafer-level and device-level wet process equipment

for acid and solvent surface modification (cleaning, etching, stripping),

electroplating, and electroless (chemical) plating for all industries requiring

a high level of process cleanliness. SPEC's products are used for polysilicon

chip, chunk, and ingot cleaning; crucible cleaning, cavity cleaning for

particle accelerators, chemical mixing and delivery, hard drive component

cleaning, and quartzware cleaning. SPEC systems are engineered to match the

unique requirements of the end user. For more information, please visit:

www.team-spec.com.　

Media Contact:

Victoria Barnes

Director of Communications

YES (Yield Engineering Systems, Inc.)

+1-510-954-6723 direct

VBarnes@yieldengineering.com

SOURCE:  Yield Engineering Systems, Inc.