ASM International NV (ASMI) is a Netherlands-based supplier of semiconductor equipment, materials and process solutions addressing the wafer processing, assembly and packaging, and surface mount technology markets. It designs, manufactures and sells equipment and services for the production of semiconductor devices or integrated circuits. The Company�s product portfolio comprises Epsilon, a single wafer epitaxy tool; Pulsar, a process module that deposits by atomic layer deposition (ALD) high-k dielectric materials required for advanced complimentary metal oxide silicon (CMOS) gate stack and other high-k applications, and EmerALD, a process module designed to deposit thin conformal metal layers by ALD, among others. As of December 31, 2011, the Company had over 40 subsidiaries, active in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, Italy, Finland, the United States, Taiwan and China, among others, including ASM United Kingdom Sales B.V., ASM Belgium N.V. and ASM America Inc., among others.