24 May 2012

EVG jumps from 15th to 4th in VLSIresearch’s ranking of chip-making equipment suppliers

EV Group (EVG) of St Florian, Austria, a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical system), nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, says that, for the first time, its customers have ranked it as one of VLSIresearch’s top-five 10 BEST Focused Suppliers of Chip Making Equipment companies in the market research firm’s customer satisfaction survey results for 2012.

EVG was also awarded third place in VLSIresearch’s 2012 THE BEST Small Suppliers of Wafer Processing Equipment ranking, with its product performance and customer service landing it on this list for the tenth consecutive year. Together, the rankings represent EVG’s best showing to date in these annual surveys.

This year's VLSIresearch customer satisfaction survey represents feedback from more than 99% of the global chip market, garnered over a period of more than two months. Participants were asked to rate equipment suppliers among 15 categories based on three key factors: supplier performance, customer service, and product performance. EVG rose from the 15th in 2011 to 4th in 2012 in the 10 BEST Focused Suppliers category – the firm’s first-ever appearance on one of the two most important, aggregated 10 BEST Suppliers of Chip Making Equipment lists. In addition, its third-place ranking among THE BEST Small Suppliers of Wafer Processing Equipment was a three-position jump from last year’s survey.

“EVG continues to innovate and introduce leading-edge equipment for 3D IC semiconductor applications, while expanding and strengthening its position in new markets, such as LED manufacturing and optoelectronics,” comments VLSIresearch’s CEO G. Dan Hutcheson.

“This year’s achievements — a ranking in the top five of VLSIresearch's 10 BEST Focused Equipment Suppliers for the first time and again improving in THE BEST Small Suppliers of Wafer Manufacturing Equipment — reflect our commitment to ensuring all of our customers receive best-in-class service, support and solutions,” says EVG’s executive sales & customer support director Hermann Waltl.

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