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 Thursday December 13 2001
ASMI's equipment reported at international conference
ASM International N.V. reported, at the International Electronic Device Meeting (IEDM) in Washington, D.C. last week in three papers, co-authored by its subsidiaries ASM America and ASM Microchemistry with international private and public research entities, that it supplied the atomic layer chemical vapor deposition (ALCVD™) capability enabling much improved transistors.

Tuesday November 27 2001
ASMI receives multiple orders for its Polygon cluster tool
ASM International N.V. on Tuesday announced that its Japanese subsidiary ASM Japan K.K. has received multiple orders for the Polygon™ single-wafer cluster tool. The orders for the Polygon systems are from two major Japanese semiconductor manufacturers and are valued at several million dollars. The systems include ASM's Pulsar© 2000 Atomic Layer CVD™ (ALCVD™) modules and will be used for development and production qualification of advanced 100nm and 70nm CMOS logic devices.

Thursday November 15 2001
ASMI: private placement of USD 100 mln convertible subordinated notes
ASM International announced on Thursday the private placement of USD 100 mln of 5.00% convertible subordinated notes due 2005. The notes are convertible into ASM International common shares at the conversion ratio of 53.0504 shares per each USD 1,000 of notes, representing a conversion price of 120% of the closing sale price of the common shares on The Nasdaq National Market on November 14, 2001.

Monday October 22 2001
Net loss ASMI Q3 2001 EUR 12.7 mln
ASM International N.V. reported on Monday the operating results for the third quarter of 2001. The Net loss for the third quarter of 2001 amounted to E 12.7 million or E 0.26 diluted Net loss per share. This compares to Net earnings of E 27.6 million or E 0.56 diluted Net earnings per share for the same period in 2000.

ASMI takes next steps in atomic layer deposition and copper
ASM International N.V. on Monday announced that its subsidiaries ("ASM") have entered into an exclusive and strategic technology and marketing agreement with Genitech,., a privately-owned semiconductor equipment company in Korea. ASM is a leading supplier of semiconductor wafer processing and chip packaging equipment, and specifically of Atomic Layer CVD (ALCVD) equipment.

ASMI and NuTool announce strategic alliance
ASM International N.V. and NuTool,., a privately-funded, closely-held semiconductor technology company, on Monday announced a strategic alliance on copper/low-k insulators, technologies critical to the semiconductor industry's migration from aluminum to copper interconnects. ASM International also announced it will take a 15% minority interest in the California-based company.

Wednesday October 10 2001
ASMI introduces Poly-SiGe in its vertical furnaces
ASM International N.V. on Wednesday announced that its subsidiary, ASM Europe B.V., has developed a low-cost Low Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition (LPCVD) process for Poly-crystalline Silicon Germanium (SiGe) films on 300-mm wafers. The films are deposited in ASM's A400™ and A412™ vertical furnaces.

Monday July 23 2001
Net earnings ASMI Q2 EUR 9.3 mln
ASM International N.V. reported the operating results for the second quarter of 2001. Net earnings for the second quarter of 2001 amounted to EUR 9.3 mln or EUR 0.19 diluted Net Earnings per share. These earnings are in the top half of the guidance given by the company. This compares to Net earnings of EUR 26.1 mln or EUR 0.53 diluted Net earnings per share for the same period in 2000.

Tuesday July 17 2001
Axcelis and ASMI cooperate on low-k integration program
Axcelis Technologies and ASM International N.V. announced that the companies will be working together to further develop dry strip methods for removing photoresist over advanced low-k dielectric materials. The joint development program is aimed at accelerating the integration and adoption of these low-k materials into IC manufacturing processes.

Tuesday June 26 2001
ASMI wins VLSI research's 10 best award for customer satisfaction
ASM International N.V. on Tuesday announced that VLSI Research has named ASM International one of the 10 Best winners in the 2001 Customer Satisfaction Survey on Chip Making Equipment. This is the second time that ASM has been ranked in the 10 Best Assembly & Specialty Equipment segment and the first time that the company has been identified among the top five companies in two categories: the large suppliers of wafer processing equipment and assembly and specialty equipment.

Friday June 8 2001
ASMI updates Sales & Earnings estimates for Q2 2001
Citing revised delivery schedules ASM International N.V. on Friday reduced its forecast for the second quarter of 2001 from the guidance given on April 23rd, ASM International's latest projection is that second quarter net earnings will be approximately half the level reported for the first quarter of 2001.

Thursday June 7 2001
ASMI Sues Genus for Patent Infringement
ASM International N.V. on Thursday announced that it has filed a lawsuit in US District Court in the Northern District of California against Genus,, for patent infringement. ASM charges Genus with infringing on two of the companyďs US patents for Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) technology originally developed by ASM.

Thursday May 31 2001
ASMI marks first anniversary of ALCVD cluster tool shipment
ASM International on Thursday announced the first anniversary of the shipment of the Polygon 8200, ASM's Atomic Layer CVD (ALCVD) cluster tool for atomic layer deposition. The Polygon is a versatile cluster tool that integrates the critical processes needed for the production of advanced gate stacks for 100nm and below, transistor technologies.

Thursday May 10 2001
ASMI wins lawsuit against D&G Glassblowing
ASM International N.V. announced on Thursday that its subsidiary, ASM America,., has reached a settlement in the lawsuit recently filed by ASM against D&G Glassblowing in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. The court has issued an order upholding the validity of ASM's patents and trademarks.

Monday March 12 2001
ASMI announces delivery of Epsilon E2000 tools to Texas Intruments
ASM International N.V. and its subsidiary, ASM America, announced on Monday that they have delivered multiple Epsilon E2000 single-wafer epitaxial processing tools to Texas Instruments, the world leader in digital signal processors (DSP) and analog integrated circuits. The single-wafer Epsilon E2000 epitaxial tool was chosen after a rigorous evaluation program that was based on production efficiencies and cost-of-ownership.

Thursday March 1 2001
Motorola Silicon-Germanium techn. will use the ASM Epsilon E2000 Reactor
ASM International N.V. and its subsidiary, ASM America, Phoenix, Arizona, announced on Thursday that Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector has selected the ASM Epsilon E2000 as the silicon germanium carbon (SiGe:C) epitaxy deposition equipment for its next-generation leadership RF BiCMOS technology.

Monday February 12 2001
ASMI: net earnings '00 (after SAB 101) EUR 94.3 mln (EUR 11.1)
ASM International N.V. reported on Monday ist final 2000 fourth quarter and full year results that include the cumulative effect of a change in a accounting principle related to revenue recognition (SAB 101, see below). Net earnings for the quarter of 2000 amounted to EUR 31.6 mln, or EUR 0.64 diluted net earnings per share, compared to EUR 9.9 mln of EUR 0.24 per share quarter of 1999.

Monday February 5 2001
ASMI sues D&G Glassblowing for patent and trademark infringement
ASM International announced on Monday that its subsidiary, ASM America has filed a lawsuit against D&G Glassblowing in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. The suit charges that D&G Glassblowing is unlawfully making, using, selling, and offering to sell ASM's patented quartz components, including quartz process chambers and chamber components.

Monday January 22 2001
ASMI and Trikon sign supply agreements
ASM International NASDAQ: symbol ASMI and AEX: symbol ASM), announced on Monday that it had entered into non- exclusive commercial supply agreements with Trikon Technologies,., (NASDAQ: symbol TRKN). These agreements provide for Trikon to supply ASM with sputter etch modules and for ASM to supply Trikon with Atomic Layer CVD (ALCVD) modules for integration onto cluster tools.

Wednesday December 20 2000
ASMI and IHP announce cooperation on silicon germanium carbon
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. announced on Wednesday that its subsidiary, ASM America, has entered into an exclusive agreement with INNOVATIONS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE MICROELECTRONICS, the leading German development center for semiconductor technology, (IHP) to commercialize Silicon Germanium Carbon (SiGe:C) epitaxy technology, a process initially developed by IHP.

ASMI appoints Mr. De Bakker as its new chief financial officer
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. announced on Wednesday that it has appointed Mr. Robert L. de Bakker as its new Chief Financial Officer. Mr. De Bakker joins ASM on January 1, 2001, succeeding Mr. Rinse de Jong who resigned with effect from February 1, 2001. Mr. de Bakker brings extensive experience in financial management in industrial companies.

Tuesday November 28 2000
ASM International starts volume production 300mm furnaces
ASM INTERNATIONAL announced on Tuesday that its subsidiary ASM Europe BV has signed a lease contract for a 4,500m2 assembly and test facility that will be fully dedicated to the production of its highly successful A412™ 300mm vertical furnace. When fully operational, the new facility will double ASM Europe's capacity.

Monday November 20 2000
ASMI reports multiple system order for its A412 vertical furnance
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. announced on Monday that its subsidiary ASM Europe BV has received an order for ten A412 Vertical Furnaces for 300mm technology from a large manufacturer of semiconductor devices. Delivery of the systems is scheduled starting the fourth quarter of 2000 and continuing through first quarter of 2001 to their fab in Europe.

Wednesday November 15 2000
ASMI receives outstanding vendor award from UMC for PECVD tool
ASM International N.V. announced that its subsidiary ASM Japan K.K. has received the 2000 "Outstanding Vendor Award" from UMC in Taiwan based upon the performance of the Eagle 10 Trident, ASM's single-wafer, plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) tool. UMC, one of the world's largest semiconductor foundries, annually awards an "Outstanding Vendor Award" to those vendors who have provided tools with the highest performance, lowest service requirements and best innovations.

Tuesday November 14 2000
IHP selects ASM's Epsilon for Selicon Germanium
ASM INTERNATIONAL announced on Tuesday that its subsidiary, ASM America, has delivered and installed an EpsilonTM E2000TM single wafer epitaxial reactor at IHP's new 0.25-micron processing facility in Frankfort (Oder), Germany. This order underlines ASM's leading position in the world of advanced Silicon Germanium (SiGe) applications.

Monday November 13 2000
ASMI announces shipment of the first A412 TM bridge tool
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. announced on Monday that its first A412 TM BT vertical furnace for 200mm and 300mm silicon wafer diffusion/LPCVD applications. This is the first shipment of a large multi-machine order from a major chip producing company located in the United States. Dr Albert Hasper, Worlwide Product Manager Vertical Furnaces, said: "We are very pleased that our customer recognizes that the A412 is the most productive vertical furnace for 300mm.

Wednesday November 8 2000
ASMI makes copper connection in semiconductor manufacturing
ASM International N.V. (NASDAQ: ASMI and AEX: ASM) announced on Wednesday that it hosted a copper technology seminar in Singapore on October 31, 2000, which was facilitated by the Economic Development Board of Singapore (EDB). The seminar addressed copper technology and processing from front-end to back-end semiconductor manufacturing.

Monday November 6 2000
ASMI confirms earnings outlook
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. confirmed on Monday its earnings outlook for the fourth quarter of 2000 of EUR 0.62 - EUR 0.64 per share. This is despite some slowing in the global market demand for wire bonders. The strength in ASM's front-end business and a diverse back-end product portfolio are counter-balancing the recent softness in demand for wire bonders.

Tuesday October 31 2000
ASMI and Philips confirm 70NM technology with atomic layer CVD
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. and Philips N.V. have produced what is believed so far to be the thinnest gate dielectric with commercially acceptable leakage current. ASM and Philips have been able to demonstrate an electrically insulating layer stack with a thickness comparable to only four to five atoms silicon oxide.

Monday October 30 2000
ASMI: Co-operation on Atomic layer CVD with International Sematech
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. announced on Monday that its subsidiary, ASM America, in Phoenix, Arizona, shipped the first Atomic Layer CVD (ALCVD) grown, high-k wafers from its Polygon cluster tool, to International SEMATECH, Austin, Texas. This milestone is part of a co-operation agreement on the development of advanced CMOS transistor gate.

Tuesday October 24 2000
ASMI restructures USD 140 mln equity line
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. announces that it has voluntarily withdrawn its Registration Statement on Form F-3 filed on September 6, 2000 with the Securities and Exchange Commission to address concerns by the SEC about the transaction's structure. ASM International and Canadian Imperial Holdings., the Investor in this transaction, are working to restructure the Equity Line and plan to file another Registration Statement on Form F-3 in due course The Equity Line was entered into on July 6, 2000 in conjunction with a USD 75 mln loan facility, of which USD 69 mln was taken down, which the Company received from Canadian Imperial Banking Corporation.

Monday October 23 2000
ASMI reports 2000 Q3 operating results
ASM International N.V. reported on Monday the operating results for the third quarter of 2000. Net earnings for the third quarter of 2000 almost quadrupled and amounted to a record EUR 28.7 mln or EUR 0.58 diluted Net earnings per share. This compares to Net earnings of EUR 7.3 mln for the same period in 1999, or EUR 0.18 diluted Net earnings per share and to sequential 7% increase over the EUR 0.54 reported for the second quarter of 2000.

Thursday October 5 2000
ASMI completes volume purchase agreement with ATMI
ASM International N.V. announced on Thursday that its subsidiary, ASM America, has completed a volume purchase agreement with ATMI,. for the delivery of multiple Epsilonâ single wafer epitaxial reactor systems over the next twelve months. The Epsilon reactors will provide capacity expansion of silicon epitaxy production at ATMI's Epitaxial Services, the world's largest independent specialty epitaxial foundry.

Wednesday October 4 2000
ASM International completes development of SiGe processes for 300mm
ASM International N.V. announced on Wednesday that its subsidiary ASM America has successfully completed the development of silicon-germanium (SiGe) processes for 300mm applications. Selective silicon-germanium epitaxial-growth as well as mixed epi-polysilicon germanium processes have been successfully demonstrated on the Epsilon E3000TM, its 300mm silicon epitaxial tool operating at reduced pressures (RP) and low temperatures.

Tuesday August 15 2000
ASMI expands process development capacity
ASM International said on Tuesday its Japanese and US subsidiaries would expand their development and demonstration capacity. "These additions are needed to accommodate a dramatic increase in sales and to meet the stringent requirements for the development of advanced semiconductor-manufacturing equipment for wafer processing", ASM International said in a statement.

Monday July 24 2000
ASM International reports 2000 second quarter operating results
ASM International N.V. reported on Monday the operating results for the second quarter of 2000. Net earnings for the second quarter of 2000 amounted to euro 27.0 million or euro 0.54 diluted Net earnings per share. This compares to Net earnings of euro 5.6 million for the same period in 1999, or euro 0.14 diluted Net earnings per share.

Thursday July 6 2000
ASM International 5% of ASM Pacific
ASM International announces that it has acquired approximately 5% of the outstanding share capital of ASM Pacific Technology (ASMPT), its publicly traded subsidiary (Stock Exchange of Hong Kong: symbol 522). The shares were acquired in various market transactions and one large private transaction with an institutional investor. These purchases bring ASM International's interest in ASMPT to almost 55%. The total investment amounts to approximately HKUSD 560 mln (USD 72 mln).

Tuesday April 25 2000
ASMI sees multiple year growth
ASM International said it believes the subsequent quarterly results for the year 2000 will continue to reflect that the semiconductor equipment industry is believed to be in an early stage of a multiple year growth period. The company posted a first quarter net profit of EUR 12.72 mln compared to a loss of EUR 11.71 mln in the first quarter of 1999 due to improved manufacturing efficiencies as well as a better pricing environment, ASMI said.

Tuesday April 11 2000
ASMI over-allotment option exercised
ASM International said on Tuesday its underwriters had exercised their option to purchase an additional 750,000 shares to cover over-allotments. This "greenshoe" raises the number of shares offered by ASMI to 4.25 million. The number of shares sold by existing shareholder Applied Materials remains at 1.5 million.

Friday April 7 2000
ASMI sets share issue price at USD 29
Ssemiconductor equipment maker ASM International said on Friday it had set the issue price for its offer of five million shares at USD 29.00. ASMI is offering 3.5 million shares and Applied Materials is offering a further 1.5 million. The price is the same as the closing level of the firm's Nasdaq-listed shares on Thursday and equivalent to EUR 30.27, ASMI said.

Thursday March 16 2000
ASMI says to issues 3.5 million new shares
ASM International said on Thursday it would issue 3.5 million new common shares in April. In addition, Applied Materials, upon exercise of its warrant, expects to offer 1.5 million shares in the offering. Underwriters, CIBC World Markets, Robertson Stephens, Warburg Dillon Read and Rabo Securities, have been granted options to purchase up to 750,000 common shares to cover over allotments.

Tuesday February 22 2000
ASM International plans offering for March
ASM International said on Tuesday it had filed a registration with the US SEC and the Amsterdam bourse for a proposed public offering of common shares. Shares will be offered by ASMI itself and by a selling shareholder, ASMI said in a statement. A spokeswoman for ASMI declined to disclose the size of the offering, which is expected to commence in March.

ASM International net profit up EUR 10.6 mln
ASM International reported on Tuesday net profit for 1999 rose by EUR 10.6 mln to EUR 11.1 mln, compared with net profit of EUR 0.5 mln the company booked in the comparible period of 1998. Turnover increased 44% from EUR 288.1 mln to EUR 414.5 mln. Operating income tripled from EUR 13.2 mln to EUR 39.4 mln.

Monday February 14 2000
ASM International 1999 net EUR 11.1 mln
ASM International said on Monday it had made a preliminary net profit of EUR 11.1 mln in 1999, or EUR 0.29 a share, in 1999. Excluding restructuring charges related to the combine of production facilities of ASM America and ASM Europe, profit came to EUR 15 mln, or EUR 0.38 a share. Sales totalled EUR 414.5 mln, up 44% on 1998.

Thursday January 6 2000
ASM International delivers reactor to Northrop
ASM International announced on Thursday that its US subsidiary ASM America. had delivered an Epsilon E2000 reactor to Northrop Grumann Corporation. The reactor is for use in the manufacture of silicon germanium (SiGe) microwave transistors for Northrop Grumann's airport surveillance radars. Los Angeles-based Northrop is a designer, systems integrator and manufacturer of combat aircraft and defense electronics systems. Financial details were not disclosed.

Tuesday January 4 2000
ASM International wins two orders
Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASM International announced on Tuesday that its Finnish subsidiary ASM Microchemistry had received two major orders. The first order was for a Pulsar 2000 Automatic Layer CVD (ALCVD) module from a large Japanese manufacturer of computer supplies. The Pulsar 2000 module is sold in combination with ASM's Polygon cluster platform.

Thursday December 23 1999
ASM International buys 24% stake in NanoPhotonics
ASM International (ASMI) announced on Thursday that it has acquired a 24% interest in German NanoPhotonics, which is active in precision thin film metrology. ASMI said that the alliance will enable it to equip its batch and single wafer equipment with integrated thin film metrology. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

Thursday December 16 1999
ASM International expands Chinese facility
ASM International said on Thursday that its 50.3% subsidiary ASM Pacific Technology is increasing its production capacity in China by some 50%. A new plant in Wong Kong, not far from the original production facility in Shenzhen, will be fully functional by year-end, ASM said. The company said that it is finalizing a lease on a third facility in the Shenzhen area. ASMPT is investing some USD 25 mln on machinery to furnish the expanded facilities in China, Malaysia and Singapore.

Thursday November 11 1999
ASMI subsidiary receives HK Award
ASM International announced on Thursday that its 50.3% subsidiary, ASM Pacific Technology (ASMPT) received the 1999 Technological Achievement Award at the eleventh annual Hong Kong Awards For Industry presentation in Hong Kong in early November. Hong Kong Awards for Industry is an annual awards program, which recognizes and encourages excellence in various aspects of industrial performance.

Thursday November 4 1999
ASM International shares soar again
Shares in Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASM International (NasdaqNM:ASMI - news) jumped 19% in early Thursday trade, extending the sharp gains made the previous day. At 0817 GMT, ASMI shares were up EUR 1.55 at 11.20, slightly off the peak of EUR 11.50 hit in the early moments. On Wednesday, the shares rallied more than 20% after the company announced strong third quarter results and an upbeat outlook.

Monday November 1 1999
ASMI Q3 profit NLG 15.5 mln
ASM International reported on Monday net profit for the third-quarter of 1999 came to NLG 15.5 mln, compared with a net loss of NLG 5.4 mln the company booked in the comparible period of 1998. Turnover almost doubled (up 82%) from NLG 135.4 mln to NLG 246.4 mln. The company booked an operating profit of NLG 36.5 mln, compared with an operating loss of NLG 1.6 mln for this third-quarter of 1998.

Wednesday October 6 1999
ASM International books new orders
ASM International announced on Wednesday that its 50.3% owned subsidiary, ASM Pacific Technology, received orders from three US and European semiconductor companies for multiple integrated assembly lines valued in excess of USD 20 mln. One of Europe's largest broadline semiconductor manufacturers purchased more than ten IDEALines, ASM's flexible in-line system for semiconductor assembly processes.

Tuesday October 5 1999
ASM International completes placement
ASM International announced on Tuesday that it has placed USD 20 mln, five-year, zero-coupon debentures with a group of US institutional investors. As part of the agreement, the debenture holders receive approximately 2.0 million warrants with the same five-year maturity and an initial exercise price of USD 9.81 per common share. ASM International said that the proceeds of the transaction will be used for general corporate purposes, including debt repayments and working capital.

Wednesday September 1 1999
ASMI completes acquisition of Microchemistry
ASM International announced on Wednesday that it has completed the acquisition of Microchemistry. Microchemistry is active in Atomic Layer Chemical Vapor Deposition (ALCVD), a deposition process that ensures dense and pinhole-free films with exceptional thickness uniformity, ASMI said. The acquisition is financed partially in cash and partially with a Promissory Note that is convertible into ASMI common shares at USD 10 per share.

Thursday August 26 1999
ASMI says gained new customers
ASM International said on Thursday that its 50.3% ownded subsidiary ASM Pacific Technology had gained major new customers for its wire bonder used for the production of IC's. Orders for 1999 delivery are valued in excess of USD 15 mln, ASMI said. The first customer, the largest chip assembler in the world, committed to more than 100 bonders for use in all factories for their advanced, fine pitch, chip package types including ball grid array, ASMI said.

Wednesday August 25 1999
ASM International order for its Advance 400 Vertical Furnace
ASM International N.V. reports that its subsidiary ASM Europe BV has received a multiple system, multi-million dollar order for its Advance 400 Vertical Furnace from Infineon Technologies, a leading European semiconductor manufacturer. Delivery of the systems is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 1999.

Monday August 2 1999
ASM International sees net earnings rise in 1999
Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASM International said on Monday it expected net earnings in 1999 to exceed those of 1998. It said it would achieve this despite NLG 8.5 mln (USD 4.0 mln) in restructuring costs and an estimated NLG 10.0 mln in higher interest costs this year. The Dutch firm said new orders booked in the second quarter totalled 269 milion guilders, a five-year high, and that the order backlog stood at NLG 259 mln, 28% up on end-March and 123% higher than at the end of 1998.

ASM International doubles Q2 net
ASM International reported on Monday net profit for the second-quarter of 1999 doubled to NLG 12.2 mln, compared with net profit of NLG 6.4 mln the company booked in the comparible period of 1998. Turnover increased 28% from NLG 166.0 mln to NLG 212.8 mln. Operating income almost doubled from NLG 16.5 mln to NLG 29.8 mln. Diluted earnings per share for the second-quarter of 1999 increased 72% to NLG 0.31, compared with diluted earnings per share of NLG 0.18 for the second-quarter of 1998.

Thursday July 8 1999
ASM Int, Semitool in copper link
Semiconductor equipment makers ASM International and US Semitool said on Thursday they would collaborate on copper technology to make smaller and faster chips. The venture, of which no financial details were disclosed, will enable the firms to develop products with a so-called low dielectric or low-k content, which makes layers in chips smaller, making the chip itself faster. Copper is increasingly used instead of aluminium in the manufacture of chips.

Thursday June 24 1999
ASM International says to buy Microchemistry
Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASM International said on Thursday it had signed a letter of intent to acquire all outstanding shares of Microchemistry Ltd, a unit of Finland's Fortum Corporation. It gave no financial details. Microchemistry is a pioneer in the ALCVD technology, a deposition process that ensures dense and pinhole-free films with exceptional thickness uniformity, ASMI said.

Friday June 18 1999
ASM International confirms earnings forecast
ASM International confirmed its confidence in the long-term improvement of the semiconductor equipment market. The company said that it continues to believe that net earnings for the year 1999 will exceed those achieved in 1998. Based on a strong order activity and a 75% higher backlog, the company said that its profit forecast is now even more solid than in early May.

Monday May 3 1999
ASM International Q1 net loss NLG 25.8 mln
ASM International reported on Monday a net loss for the first-quarter of 1999 of NLG 25.8 mln, compared with net profit of NLG 4.1 mln the company booked in the comparible period of 1998. Turnover dropped by 29% from NLG 163.7 mln to NLG 116.2 mln. Operating income fell with NLG 31.5 mln from an operating income of NLG 11.1 mln to an operating loss of NLG 20.4 mln.

ASM International gets two new orders
ASM International announced Monday it had received two significant new orders. It said a leading Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturing company had placed an order with its 50.3% owned subsidiary ASM Pacific Technology for 100 units of its model AB339 wire bonders due for delivery in the second and third quarters of the current year.

Wednesday April 7 1999
ASM International received Eagle 10 orders from Taiwan
ASM International announced that its subsidiary, ASM Japan, has received multiple machine, multi-million dollar orders from various customers in Taiwan, including one of the world's largest foundries, for its Eagle 10 plasma reactor. Deliveries are scheduled for the second and third quarter of 1999. Financial details of the orders were not disclosed.

Monday March 1 1999
ASM International net profit NLG 1.2 mln
ASM International reported on Monday net profit for 1998 improved to NLG 1.2 mln, compared with net loss of NLG 155.3 mln the company booked in the comparible period of 1997. Turnover decreased 10% from NLG 708.7 mln to NLG 634.9 mln. Operating income improved with NLG 144.9 mln from NLG 115.9 mln to NLG 29.0 mln.

Monday February 15 1999
ASM International books modest profit
ASM International booked 1998 net profit of NLG 1.2 mln, up from losses of NLG 155 mln the previous year when extraordinary charges played a major role. Turnover fell to NLG 635 mln. The company said its 10.4% sales decline last year was less than the overall 20% decline in its sector, and is forecasting higher net profit for the current fiscal year. Definitive 1998 earning figures will be published in March 1.

Friday February 12 1999
ASM Int reports net profit for 1998
ASM International on Friday reported a provisional net profit of 1.2 mln and said 1999 earnings were expected to be higher. Provisional full year 1998 net earnings rose to NLG 1.2 mln from a NLG 155.3 mln loss in 1997 and diluted net earnings were NLG 0.04, compared to NLG 0.72 in 1997 before one-time charges taken that year.

Thursday January 28 1999
ASM International announces agreement with Comdisco
ASM International announced today that it has entered into a long-term equipment life-cycle-management relationship with Comdisco, the U.S. technology services company. The relationship has been initiated to provide ASM with attractive financing for its evaluation and demonstration equipment. Comdisco and ASM have entered into a Master Rental Agreement to establish a contractual infrastructure for future transactions.

Friday January 22 1999
ASMI merges US and European manufacturing
ASM International announced on Friday that it has taken steps to merge its manufacturing operations of two of its front-end units. Effective mid 1999, the manufacturing activities of the epitaxy and RTP product lines of ASM America, located in Phoenix, Arizona, will be combined with the manufacturing and assembly operations of ASM Europe in Bilthoven, the Netherlands. The merger aims to create efficiency gains to support the Company's long term profitability.

Wednesday December 23 1998
ASM International, Applied Materials restructure settlement
ASM International said Wednesday its obligations to Applied Materials in accordance with a 1997 litigation settlement have been restructured. In November 1997, Applied Materials and ASM settled all outstanding litigation, and Applied Materials received from ASM a subordinated convertible note for USD 80 mln, due and payable in November 1997.

Tuesday December 8 1998
S&P raises ASM International ratings
Standard & Poor's today raised its long-term corporate credit and bank-loan ratings on ASM International to single-'B'-from triple-'C'. All ratings were removed from CreditWatch, where they were first placed on October 12 1998. The outlook is negative, reflecting the ongoing industry pressure and the company's limited financial flexibility.

Tuesday November 3 1998
ASMI dives into the red in Q3
ASM International went into the red in the third quarter, booking a loss of NLG 5.4 mln, compared with a profit of NLG 7.3 mln in the same period last year. The company booked net profit of NLG 5.1 mln over the first nine months of this year, 61% lower year-on-year. Turnover for the same period was down 4% at NLG 465 mln, compared with 1997.

Monday October 26 1998
ASM International financing update
ASM International said on Monday that it is in the final phase of negotiations with Applied Materials to restructure the USD 65 mln subordinated convertible note which becomes due on November 2, 1998. ASM International said that, based on these negotiations, it is confident that the restructuring of the note can be successfully completed.

S&P cuts ASM International
Standard & Poor's today lowered its long-term corporate credit and bank-loan ratings on ASM International to triple-'C' from single-'B'. The ratings remain on CreditWatch, where they were placed on October 12, 1998, although the implications were revised to 'developing' from negative. The downgrade reflects the potential risk of default on ASM's USD 65 mln convertible notes (unrated) due November 2, 1998 issued to Applied Materials.

Thursday October 8 1998
ASM International warns about third-quarter sales
ASM International NV said third-quarter revenue would come in 'well below' a year ago because orders have slowed amid a global slump in the computer chip industry. The company also said it was seeking financing alternatives to repay a USD 65 mln note due to Applied Materials, the world's largest chip equipment maker, on Nov.

Monday August 24 1998
ASM International wins Taiwan order
ASM International said on Monday that is subsidiary ASM Japan has received a purchase order for its Advane 600UHV reacter, which is used for manufacturing of 64MB and 256MB DRAM devices. ASM said that the reactor is priced at approximately USD 3 mln. ASM also received A600UHV evaluation orders from two other Taiwanese customers, one of whom has already taken delivery of a reactor and has begun acceptance testing.

Tuesday August 4 1998
ASM International H1 net NLG 10.5 mln
ASM International reports net profit for the first-half of 1998 increased to NLG 10.5 mln, compared with NLG 2.1 mln for the 1997 first-half. Turnover increased with 10% from NLG 300.1 mln to NLG 329.1 mln. Operating result more than doubled from NLG 13.0 mln to NLG 27.6 mln. Earnings per share increased from NLG 0.06 to NLG 0.30.

Wednesday July 15 1998
ASM International forecast Q2 profit up 20%
ASM International said that its net earnings for the second quarter of 1998 will exceed the net earnings before one-time charges for the second quarter of 1997 by a margin of approximately 20%. Diluted net earnings per share for the second quarter of 1997 were NLG 0.15 before the one-time restructuring charges of NLG 0.10 per share.

Tuesday May 5 1998
ASMI reports Q1 net profit NLG 4.1 mln
ASM International reports 1998 first quarter net earnings of NLG 4.1 mln, compared with NLG 0.4 mln for the comparible period of the previous year. Sales increased with 26% from NLG 129.9 mln to NLG 163.7 mln. Earnings per share increased to NLG 0.12, compared with NLG 0.01 for the first quarter of 1997.

Tuesday March 3 1998
ASM International reports loss NLG 155.3 mln
ASM International reports a net loss of NLG 155.3 mln for 1997, compared with a net profit of NLG 68.4 mln for 1996. However sales increased 8% from NLG 658.2 mln to NLG 708.6 mln, operating result fell by NLG 217 mln from NLG 101.6 mln for 1996 to a loss of NLG 115.8 mln for 1997. Losses per share NLG 4.67, compared with earnings per share NLG 2.17 for 1996.

Thursday January 15 1998
ASM International tries to calm investors
ASM International has told investors it does not expect any real setbacks because of the crisis in Asia. ASM International has no significant debts in Asian countries where a liquidity problem exists, the company said in a press release.

Wednesday January 14 1998
ASM International reports e/s between US$ 0.32 and 0.34 for 1997
ASM International reports the earnings per share for 1997 is expected to be in between US$ 0.32 and 0.34. For the fourth quarter of 1997 the earnings per share is expected to be in between US$ 0.13 and 0.15.

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