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Nature of Business | Note 1. Nature of Business Axcelis Technologies, Inc. ("Axcelis" or the "Company") was incorporated in Delaware in 1995, and is a worldwide producer of ion implantation, dry strip and other processing equipment used in the fabrication of semiconductor chips in the United States, Europe and Asia. In addition, the Company provides extensive aftermarket service and support, including spare parts, equipment upgrades, and maintenance services to the semiconductor industry. In December 2012, the Company sold its intellectual property rights and certain assets relating to the Company's dry strip product line for cash proceeds of $8.7 million. As a result of this transaction, the Company will cease the sale of 300 mm dry strip wafer processing equipment in 2013. The Company will be able to continue to sell dry strip systems for smaller wafers until December 2015 and to support its installed base of all dry strip systems indefinitely. See Note 3 for additional information relating to the accounting for the sale of the dry strip assets and intellectual property.

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