BRIEF: Camtek sells two Falcons to Samsung: The wafer inspection systems have already been installed.

Jan 09, 2008 (Globes - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- SSNJY | news | PowerRating | PR Charts -- Camtek Ltd. (Nasdaq: CAMT; TASE:CAMT) has sold and installed two Falcon wafer inspection systems to Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (KSX:5930). The company did not disclose the size of the sale.

Camtek Korea general manager Y.S. Kang said, "Samsung's demanding quality control requires strict inspection of interconnect areas to ensure the reliability of the semiconductor device. At the same time, Samsung requires high throughput. The Falcon met these requirements by implementing an advanced automated scanning protocol that delivers the combination of acute defect detection with superb productivity."

Camtek closed at $1.73 on Nasdaq yesterday, giving a market cap of $52 million. The share 2.9 percent on the TASE today.

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