ASM Pacific Technology Expands Its Product Portfolio In Advanced Packaging With New Acquisition

Singapore and Hong Kong, 03 April 2018 – ASM Pacific Technology Ltd. (ASMPT) has announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement with Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL) to acquire TEL NEXX, Inc. (NEXX). The deal is expected to close when approvals from the authorities have been received. The acquisition is another major step by the Group in pursuing their growth strategy of tapping onto new high growth markets and expanding their product offerings to the semiconductor advanced packaging market.

Established in 2001, NEXX is an industry leader in the Advanced Packaging market and has strong technological capabilities in the highly specialized Electrochemical Deposition (ECD) and Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) technologies. This new business acquisition will be subsumed under the Back-End Equipment segment of ASMPT.

“This strategic acquisition complements our current offerings in Advanced Packaging applications and establishes ASMPT as a premier Interconnect Technology company, while supporting our commitment in driving innovation and delivering the highest value and innovative solutions to our customers. By combining NEXX’s highly specialized ECD and PVD technologies, we see tremendous opportunity to grow our business in the Advanced Packaging market which is being driven by the dawn of the Data-Centric era.” said Mr Lee Wai Kwong, CEO of ASMPT.

"ASMPT offers an exciting opportunity for NEXX to boost and expand its product offerings in advanced wafer level packaging, ECD and PVD. TEL believes that NEXX will benefit from greater synergies with ASMPT’s outsourced assembly and test customers." said Toshiki Kawai, President and CEO of TEL.

"With the demand for semiconductor devices at a historical high, we are looking forward to an increased global customer footprint with ASMPT, as well as expanded sales and service capabilities for our customers”, explains Tom Walsh, President of NEXX.