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展览99.1联系:Robert J. Boehlke首席财务官160里约热内卢Robles San Jose, CA 95134 (408) 468-6285 KLA报告第三季度经营业绩，加利福尼亚州圣何塞，4月15日1997年的今天，KLA仪器公司公布第三季度的销售额为1.57亿美元，净收入为2370万美元，而去年第三季度的销售额为1.87亿美元，净收入为3180万美元。今年的季度每股收益为0.44美元，而去年为0.61美元。本季度的新订单继续从9月的低点恢复，公司适度增加了积压订单。beplay官网ued晶圆检验和计量领域的持续改进带动了新的订单强度。晶圆业务受益于现有制造工厂的显示器数量增加，这占该业务新订单的三分之二以上。排名前10位的晶圆厂数量增至每晶圆厂8.7台以上，并且首次出现每家晶圆厂至少拥有8台晶圆厂的情况。多系统用户从上一季度的147个增加到本季度末的155个。该行业的新设备建设继续低于正常水平，提供的新订单不到晶圆业务的三分之一。 The E-Beam metrology business booked record new orders and revenues during the quarter. The new KLA 8100 continued to gain market share against competitive alternatives in the U.S., Europe, Japan and Asia Pacific. New orders in the optical metrology business were higher than the prior quarter due to higher demand from the thin film head market. Geographically, orders in the U.S. were much stronger than the normal 30% of the total because of the preponderance of microprocessor and logic customer activity in the U.S. Orders from Japan were about normal, however, the Asia Pacific and Europe regions were below the normal range. Gross margins were 52.3% during the quarter, up from the trough recorded during the previous quarter. The E-Beam metrology business recorded substantially higher gross margins as that business began to cover overhead charges more efficiently with higher sales volumes. Additionally, gross margins in all other major business units increased slightly during the quarter. Operating costs were 32.8% of sales primarily as a result of increases in net R&D spending. Spending increased in the wafer business and the net spending in Rapid was affected by reductions in the amount of external funding of R&D by third parties. Commission expenses for sales in Japan are being phased out by fiscal year end but, nevertheless, accounted for almost $3 million during the quarter. The Company's financial position improved again during the quarter. Receivables were about flat on slightly higher sales while inventories declined slightly. These improvements allowed cash and equivalents to increase by $38 million to a quarter end total of $418 million. KLA Instruments is the world's leading manufacturer of yield management and process control systems for the semiconductor industry. The Company's pending merger with Tencor Instruments is scheduled for shareholder votes at both companies on April 30, 1997. If favorable votes are obtained, the new company, KLA-Tencor, will commence business on May 1, 1997, and will continue to trade on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "KLAC." KLA INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION