CAMTEK LTD.
(Translation of
Registrant’s Name into English)
Ramat Gavriel Industrial Zone
P.O. Box 544
Migdal Haemek 23150
ISRAEL
(Address of Principal Corporate Offices)
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| CAMTEK LTD. (Registrant) By: /s/ Ronit Dulberg —————————————— Ronit Dulberg, Chief Financial Officer |
Dated: January 9, 2008
January 9, 2008
FOR RELEASE AT 13:30 ISRAEL TIME
MIGDAL HA’EMEK, Israel, January 9, 2008 – Camtek Ltd. (Nasdaq: CAMT; TASE: CAMT) announced today that it has sold two Falcon wafer inspection systems to Samsung Electronics Co. The two systems were installed at Samsung’s test facility in Korea during the fourth quarter of 2007, following a competitive evaluation.
Mr. Y.S. Kang, General Manager of Camtek Korea, said: “Samsung’s demanding quality control requires strict inspection of interconnect areas to ensure the reliability of the semiconductor device. At the same time, Samsung requires high throughput. The Falcon met these requirements by implementing an advanced automated scanning protocol that delivers the combination of acute defect detection with superb productivity”.
ABOUT FALCON
Camtek’s line of automated wafer
inspection systems, Falcon, helps semiconductor manufacturers, bumping houses and
packaging foundries monitor processes and enhance yield. Falcon dedicated models deliver
superb 2D and 3D inspection and metrology capabilities for wafers before or after test,
along the bumping process or after dicing, as well as the special needs of MEMS
applications.
ABOUT CAMTEK LTD.
With headquarters in Migdal
Ha’Emek Israel, Camtek Ltd., designs, develops, manufactures, and markets automatic
optical inspection systems and related products. Camtek’s automatic inspection
systems are used to enhance both production processes and yield for manufacturers in the
printed circuit board industry, the high density interconnect substrate industry and the
semiconductor manufacturing and packaging industry. This press release is available at
www.camtek.co.il.
This press release may contain projections or other forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future performance of the Company. These statements are only predictions and may change as time passes. We do not assume any obligation to update that information. Actual events or results may differ materially from those projected, including as a result of changing industry and market trends, reduced demand for our products, the timely development of our new products and their adoption by the market, increased competition in the industry, price reductions as well as due to risks identified in the documents filed by the Company with the SEC.
| CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| CAMTEK: | IR INTERNATIONAL |
| Ronit Dulberg, CFO | Ehud Helft / Kenny Green |
| Tel: +972-4-604-8308 | GK International Investor Relations |
| Fax: +972-4-604 8300 | Tel: (US) 1 866 704 6710 |
| Mobile: +972-54-905-0776 | kenny.green@gkir.com |
| ronitd@camtek.co.il | ehud.helft@gkir.com |