SRTS SIGHNS NEW DEALS FOR PEGASUS

Surface Technology Systems PLC
04 July 2005

SURFACE TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES MULTIPLE ORDERS FOR NEW PEGASUS SYSTEM



Surface Technology Systems plc (STS) (LSE: SRTS), a leader in manufacturing
technologies for the growing micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and related
markets, today announced that it has received multiple orders for Pegasus, a new
Deep Reactive Ion Etching (DRIE) system, optimised initially for micro-machining
applications in silicon, the base material for many MEMS devices.



MEMs devices are found in an increasing number of everyday applications,
including printer ink-jet heads, silicon inertial sensors (such as those found
in automotive safety and control systems and aerospace applications), RF MEMs
(found in devices such as cell phones and wireless mobile IT devices), optical
MEMs switches (as found in high speed data transmission systems), and fluidic
MEMs structures (used in 'lab-on-chip' devices in the pharmaceutical
industries).



The MEMs device market is seen to be growing at a CAGR of 17% (Yole
Developpement November 2004). In this market STS remains the market leader for
DRIE equipment, widely used in the production of a range of MEMs devices.



The performance improvements that Pegasus brings have numerous benefits for MEMs
manufacturing companies. In emerging applications in the mainstream integrated
circuit (IC) sector, the high-performance manufacturing capability of Pegasus is
opening up new possibilities for future generations of high-speed electronic
devices comprised of multiple ICs in a single integrated stack. Faster ICs mean
better performing end user devices such as gaming consoles and PCs.



'As the electronics and technology industries move from applications using
microtechnology to those using nanotechnology, our new Pegasus system places us
in a very strong position to take full advantage of the expected growth in these
areas,' commented Leslie Lea, director of research and development at STS.



Mr. Mutsuo Mukuda, Vice Chairman, STS added, 'Building on the success of STS's
proven market-leading technology, the introduction of Pegasus has already
resulted in several orders from companies with demanding applications in
production environments. We expect to see a significant impact on sales to
corporate R&D and mass-production customers utilising deep silicon etch
processes.'

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I think this share has a very small free-float, being largely owned by a Japanese company Mitutoyo (or something like ). . . . It's not one I've invested in for that reason..........I think such arrangements mean the company is really privately owned, for no matter what "retail shareholders" would wish the company is really ruled by the larger player.
(If this situation has changed, perhaps someone will inform.)