DVT Machine Vision to enter semiconductor marketplace

FEBRUARY 7--DVT Corp. (Duluth, GA) will soon expand its reach into the semiconductor world with the introduction of a wafer reader. Says Bob Steinke, chairman and CEO of DVT, "With the acquisition of MTI Machine Vision in 2004, DVT is able to combine MTI's algorithm library with our broad range of smart-camera-based machine-vision systems, resulting in a wafer-reading product line that will be a robust OCR and decoding product."

By seeing, reading, recording, and responding to industry-standard wafer identification, the DVT wafer reader provides the product traceability and real-time validation manufacturers require throughout the fabrication process. Integrated lensing and lighting capabilities provide the flexibility required to read the code consistently throughout the various stages of production that subject the wafer to changes in appearance, such as contrast and color modifications.

DVT plans to offer introductory pricing of $4995 for the wafer reader, which is to be released during the second quarter of 2005.

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