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ASM International N.V.

ASM International N.V.

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Publicatie datum 12 dec 2006 - 17:59
Statutaire naam ASM International N.V.
Titel ASM International Sells NuTool IP Portfolio
Bericht BILTHOVEN, the Netherlands, December 12, 2006 – ASM International N.V. (NASDAQ: ASMI and Euronext Amsterdam: ASM) announced that it has completed an agreement with an undisclosed party regarding the transfer of substantially all of the ASM® NuTool® Intellectual Property portfolio. The sale of the NuTool portfolio is part of ASMI’s program for restructuring Front-end operations to streamline its leading-edge wafer processing product portfolio and to focus on Front-end profitability. In connection with the sale, ASM received net proceeds of approximately € 11 million and as a result expects to record a net impairment loss for the excess carrying value for goodwill and intangibles in the maximum amount of € 5 million. The NuTool IP portfolio includes patents and patent applications that relate to copper metallization process technology, in particular, Electro Chemical Mechanical Deposition (EMCD™), and Electro Chemical Mechanical Polishing (eCMP®). In addition, the transfer includes ASM NuTool trademarks specific to the LuminaCu® and copper metallization technology. According to the agreement, the transfer of the NuTool patents and patent applications included the granting of a license to ASM in the field of packaging technology. Other conditions and terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

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