Asyst Technologies, Inc. (Asyst) develops, manufactures, sells and supports integrated hardware and software automation systems primarily for the semiconductor, and secondarily for the flat panel display (FPD), manufacturing industries. Asyst operates through two segments: the automated material handling systems (AMHS) segment and the Fab Automation segment. The AMHS, which consists principally of the entire Asyst Shinko, Inc (ASI) operations, includes automated transport and loading systems for semiconductor fabs and flat panel display manufacturers. The Fab Automation segment includes interface products, auto-identification (ID) systems, substrate-handling robotics, sorters, connectivity software and equipment front-end modules (EFEMs).