Applied-Semitool deal: What analysts are saying Nov 21, 2009
As reported, Applied Materials Inc. and Semitool Inc. this week announced a definitive agreement for Applied to acquire the outstanding shares of Semitool for $11 per share in an all-cash tender offer ... Semitool's primary suite of equipment include ECD systems for electroplating copper, gold, solder and other metals; surface preparation systems for cleaning, stripping and etching silicon wafers; and wafer transport container cleaning systems ... Here's what analysts said about the... (EETimes)
Applied Materials Begins Offer for Semitool Nov 20, 2009
Applied Materials commences $364 million tender offer for all Semitool shares at $11 each ... Applied Materials Inc. said Thursday it has launched its $364 million tender offer to buy all the outstanding shares of Montana-based Semitool Inc. ... on Tuesday offered Semitool shareholders $11 per share, a 31 percent premium over Monday's closing share price of $8. (ABC News -- Wire)
Applied Materials seeks Semitool Nov 20, 2009
Applied Materials begins offer for Semitool. Article:Applied Materials begins offer for Semitool:/n/a/2009/11/17/financial/f053733S55 ... DTL Article:Applied Materials begins offer for Semitool:/n/a/2009/11/17/financial/f053733S55. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Applied Materials agrees to buy Semitool for $364 million Nov 18, 2009
has made an agreement to purchase Semitool Inc. (Kalispell, Mont ... Semitool is a supplier of electrochemical plating and wafer surface preparation equipment ... The deal requires at least two-thirds of Semitool's outstanding stock to be tendered and also depends on regulatory approval. (EETimes)
$364 million bid for Semitool Nov 18, 2009
Applied Materials offers to buy Semitool for $364M. Article:Applied Materials offers to buy Semitool for $364M:/n/a/2009/11/17/financial/f075921S60 ... DTL Article:Applied Materials offers to buy Semitool for $364M:/n/a/2009/11/17/financial/f075921S60. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Semitool turns 30 Nov 8, 2009
AP Photo Doug Williams, front, assembles the electrical wiring of a motor plate at Semitool headquarters in Kalispell recently. KALISPELL Driving along Birch Grove Road between his two Semitool locations in Kalispell, Ray Thompson points to his roots ... These landmarks help explain why, in 1979, Thompson decided to move Semitool, a small but cutting-edge company at the time, from bustling California to the Flathead. (Montana Standard, MT)
Double barrel May 24, 2009
This month, the barrel manufacturer will move into a new facility, the former Semitool location near Fun Beverage Inc., and fully launch its sister company, American Gun Co.. With 7,200 square feet, the new facility will more than double the operation's space and allow Duplessis and his staff to branch further into custom gun manufacturing, adding more actions and stocks to their already expansive selection of barrels. (Montana Standard, MT)
Semitool warns employees of possible layoffs Mar 26, 2009
KALISPELL Officials with Semitool Inc. have notified all 520 of the company's Montana employees of possible layoffs, beginning as early as May 8 ... We don't have any firm numbers nor have we identified any particular employees who would be subject to layoffs at this time, said Semitool general counsel Richard Hegger ... Semitool laid off 100 workers in Kalispell and Libby on Nov. 10, and 200 more on Jan. 8. (Missoulian, MT)
Good, bad and ugly in fab tool market Feb 20, 2009
Equipment for thin silicon vias (TSVs) (Company: Semitool). Package design for 3-D TSV (Company: NXP Semiconductors). (EETimes)
Delegates plan Montana meetings on economy, jobs Feb 17, 2009
People scheduled to appear with Rehberg include representatives of Plum Creek Timber Co., Semitool and the Montana Chamber of Commerce. Civil Dialogue. (Montana Standard, MT)
