PVD Products is pleased to announce Linston Advanced Technologies Corp. (LATEC) as its sales representative in Taiwan. We are also pleased to announce the shipment of our second PLD 5000 system as well as a PLD 3000 system to Japan.

PVD Products ships its first system from the Wilmington, MA facility. A PLD 5000 was shipped to Japan and will be used to grow high quality super conducting thin films on a variety of substrates. PVD Products is also pleased to announce Midwest Vacuum as its sales representative in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

PVD Products receives orders for three PLD systems. Orders were received for two PLD-5000 units for depositing oxide films over 5-inch diameter substrates. One of these machines will be a fully automated system. An order for a PLD-3000 unit with glove box attachment was also received for depositing lithium based oxide films over 3-inch diameter substrates. All three of these machines are scheduled to ship the first quarter of 2001.

PVD Products takes up residence at 231 Andover Street, Wilmington, Massachusetts, USA. Facilities include a 1,000 square foot applications lab and a 3,000 square foot manufacturing area.