May 26, 2005 – Asyst Technologies Inc. has announced that it has entered into a strategic agreement with Austin, TX-based FACTS Inc., a provider of professional services for automation capabilities management that is licensed by SEMATECH to supply independent third party software conformance testing.
The agreement assures that industry participants who require objective conformance assessments will be able to confidently engage a firm knowledgeable in both Asyst’s software products and implementations as well as the stringent automation guidelines established by SEMATECH.
“We fully support the semiconductor industry’s efforts to define a common set of benchmarks with which to gauge the effectiveness of a specific automation implementation, and our agreement with FACTS is demonstrative of our commitment to meet this industry need,” said Paula LuPriore, VP and GM, connectivity solutions, for Asyst.