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Kitchener, Ontario – September 23, 2014

The PEER Group Inc. is pleased to announce that William (Bill) Schmalz, director of global OEM sales, will be presenting at SEMICON Europa during the Fab Productivity sessions.

Title: An Agile Approach to Automation Software for Tool Control
Date: Tuesday, October 7 at 16:10
Location: TechARENA 1

Michael Arnold, PEER Group’s managing director in Europe, is the chair of the Semiconductor Technology Programs Committee (STC) and will be moderating the Tech Arena on Fab Productivity, starting at 13:30. The Fab Productivity sessions will cover various aspects of advanced manufacturing such as automation optimization, equipment performance, and innovative manufacturing techniques.

“As our director of global OEM sales, Bill has forged many partnerships with both fabs and OEMs, helping to make PEER Group a global leader in factory automation software. We’re excited that he is speaking at this important industry tradeshow,” says Mike Kropp, president and CEO of PEER Group.PEER Group knows that as fabs strive for more productive manufacturing processes, OEMs are forced to become more agile in the deployment of their tools. Current methods of tool automation and control development cause tension between cost-effective tool development and long-term maintainability when faced with the requirement of agility.

“I will be presenting our suite of off-the-shelf tool automation development products architected specifically for the semiconductor tool maker to enable agility and cost-effective maintainability,” says Schmalz. “Using our products, OEMs can meet the fab’s needs for productive manufacturing while reducing turnaround times, time to market, and cost of ownership.”

We invite you to join Bill on October 7 to learn how PEER Group’s product team has designed our OEM product suite to help tool builders become more agile and cost effective at developing and supporting next-generation tool development.

While at SEMICON Europa, be sure to visit us at booth 261.

About PEER Group

PEER Group provides innovative factory automation software solutions and consulting services to the semiconductor, photovoltaic, and electronics industries. The world’s best manufacturing companies turn to PEER Group to solve their most challenging equipment automation, data management, and process control problems. With more than 100,000 licenses shipped, we are the world’s leading supplier of equipment connectivity and testing products to automated factories around the globe. Our products and services help lower the cost of automation for high-volume manufacturers and their equipment suppliers.