| MATTSON TECHNOLOGY APPOINTS DR. JACK S. UPPAL SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Long-Time Industry Veteran to Reinforce Company's Growth in Core Businesses and Drive Expansion into New Markets
FREMONT, Calif.- March 14, 2007 -
Mattson Technology, Inc.
(NASDAQ: MTSN), a leading supplier of advanced process
equipment used to manufacture semiconductors, today announced the appointment of Dr. Jack S. Uppal, 52, to senior vice president of Marketing and Business Development. In this new role, Uppal will plan and direct Mattson's worldwide marketing activities and long-term business development plans, including identifying new markets, technologies and strategic partnerships that will drive the company's continued growth. Uppal will report to Chief Executive Officer David L. Dutton.
“Jack has a proven track record in driving strategic initiatives, and he will play a pivotal role in the development of new businesses and technologies to help Mattson successfully expand into new markets and drive further growth,” said Dutton. “With his extensive industry experience, Jack will be instrumental in strengthening our infrastructure for growing Mattson's business and ensuring that our technology roadmaps deliver innovative new products to meet the needs of our customers.”
“I am very excited to join Mattson Technology, a growing company with a proven ability to innovate new technologies and consistently deliver excellence in the quality of its products,” said Uppal. “I look forward to contributing my industry experience to develop and implement marketing strategies and business plans that will help align the direction of the company with our customers, grow Mattson's core businesses and capitalize on opportunities to expand its industry-leading technologies into new market segments.”
Uppal, a 26-year veteran of the semiconductor industry, has served in various positions in technology development, manufacturing and capital equipment supplier management. Uppal was most recently the director of Capital Equipment Development at Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, California), where he was responsible for supplier management and the technical evaluation/selection of new capital equipment for Intel's most advanced process technologies. Prior to this, he led Intel's 300 millimeter (mm) program and held other positions in process technology development and manufacturing. Uppal began his career at Rockwell Semiconductor (Anaheim, CA City) in 1980, and he also served as the yield manager at Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing in Singapore from 1991 to 1993. Uppal received his doctorate in Physical Chemistry from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
About
Mattson Technology, Inc.
Mattson Technology, Inc. is
the leading supplier of dry strip equipment and the second largest supplier of rapid thermal processing equipment in the global semiconductor industry. The company's strip and RTP equipment utilize innovative technology to deliver advanced processing performance and productivity gains to semiconductor manufacturers worldwide for the fabrication of current- and next-generation devices. For more information, please contact Mattson Technology, Inc., 47131 Bayside Parkway, Fremont, Calif. 94538. Telephone: (800) MATTSON/(510) 657-5900. Fax: (510) 492-5911. Internet: www.mattson.com.
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