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Evans Analytical Group LLC Announces
Major Additions to Analytical Instrument Fleet

Sunnyvale, CA — 10 July 2006 — Evans Analytical Group LLC ("EAG") announced today that it has purchased several major analytical instruments for the express purpose of adding capacity and capability in key areas as a result of continued growing demand for its services. EAG, a world leader and innovator in surface analysis and materials characterization for over 28 years, is the largest independent analytical services company in the world with a global network of over 85 major analytical instruments and 10 laboratories/sales offices.

EAG has purchased a Physical Electronics (PHI) TRIFT III Time-of Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) instrument, as well as a gold cluster ion source. TOF-SIMS provides high sensitivity surface analysis of the near surface (top nanometer) of materials. This TRIFT III, the fourth TOF-SIMS instrument within the EAG labs, adds capacity and instrument availability for the company to continue to develop depth profiling applications. More importantly, the gold source greatly improves sensitivity for organic compounds, relevant to many applications but, in particular, enhancing our service offering for the Company's growing biomed/biotech and pharmaceutical related business.

In addition, EAG has purchased two PHI Quantum X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) instruments, the eleventh and twelfth XPS instruments for EAG. One of the Quantums will be installed in the company's New Jersey lab, adding small spot analysis capability in closer proximity to East Coast and European customers.

Further, EAG has recently purchased a Cameca ims-4f Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry instrument, increasing its network-wide fleet of Cameca SIMS instruments in commercial operation to nineteen (19). This latest addition enables EAG to continue to enhance customer service by improving turnaround time via added capacity and data quality via instrument dedication to application-specific usage.

Tom Pfeil , EAG's CEO commented: "We are committed to extending our global leadership position in surface analysis services. EAG will continue to aggressively invest in advanced instrumentation and testing protocol development in order to meet our customers' current and future analytical needs."

About the Company
Founded in 1978, Evans Analytical Group (EAG) provides microanalytical surface analysis and materials characterization services to identify the overall atomic and physical structure of materials, including chemical composition and chemical bonding, as well as the level and type of trace impurities.  EAG's services are a critical component in research and development, manufacturing and sales support functions, and are used specifically in developing new processes or materials, transferring those processes to production, developing and qualifying new production tools, and solving yield problems in manufacturing.  EAG has a diversified customer base of more than 1,500 high technology companies in the semiconductor, semiconductor equipment, electronics, medical and biotech industries, among others.  Headquartered in Sunnyvale , CA , EAG also has facilities in Minnesota , Massachusetts , New Jersey , Texas and Taiwan as well as sales/support offices in the United Kingdom , Japan , Korea and Singapore. (www.eaglabs.com )

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