SAMCO is constantly on the move, and is proud to announce the relocation of its U.S. East Coast regional office. Due to a rise in customers in the Northeast, the current office in North Carolina has been moved to New York, and the new office is set to open on May 15, 2014. The relocation is aimed at enhancing SAMCO’s sales presence and service capability in the region.

On March 17, 2014, SAMCO Inc. signed a distributor agreement with Valence Process Equipment, Inc. (VPE), an American manufacturer of MOCVD (Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition) process equipment. The agreement terms grant SAMCO exclusive distribution rights in Japan and unexclusive distribution rights in China, South Korea, and Europe. In addition to gaining market share within Japan, as a global enterprise SAMCO is expanding its sales of dry etching and plasma CVD systems in Europe and North America.

SAMCO Inc., a leading provider of plasma etching and CVD solutions to compound semiconductor device manufacturers, announced that SAMCO has made an agreement with Büchel Holding (“Büchel”) to purchase ninety (90) percent of the issued shares of UCP Processing Ltd (“UCP”), which is the wholly-owned subsidiary of Büchel. UCP, which is located in Liechtenstein, manufactures and sells precision plasma cleaning systems for semiconductor production.

SAMCO’s stock had been transferred from the Second Section to the First Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange market.