March 4, 2004 – A group of assembly and packaging firms have banded together to form the External Equipment Provider Alliance, in order to simplify procurement and integration of materials and equipment for backend operations.
Among the nine founding members: Dow Corning, Asymtek, Bartec Dispensing Technology, DEK, Fluid Research Corp. Lambda Technologies, Liquid Control Corp., PVA, Scheugenpflug AG, and Sieghard Schiller GmbH.
Dow Corning said it plans to expand the alliance’s focus to other market segments, including wafer-level and front-end packaging.