Good day, and welcome to the Amtech Systems Fiscal Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Call. Please note that this call is being recorded and simultaneously webcast. I would now like to turn the call over to Erica Mannion of Sapphire Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

Good afternoon, and thank you for joining us for Amtech Systems Fiscal Third Quarter 2025 Conference Call. With me today on the call are Bob Daigle, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; and Wade Jenke, Chief Financial Officer. After close of market today, Amtech released its financial results for the third fiscal quarter of 2025. The earnings release is posted on the company's website at www.amtechsystems.com in the Investors section. Before we begin, I'd like to remind everyone that the safe harbor disclaimer in our public filings covers this call and the webcast. Some of the comments to be made during today's call will contain forward-looking statements and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those contained in our SEC filings, all of which are posted in the Investors section of our corporate website. The company assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of today. These statements are not a guarantee of future performance, and actual results could differ materially from current expectations. Among the important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are changes in technologies used by customers and competitors, change in volatility and the demand for products, the effect of changing worldwide political and economic conditions, including trade sanctions; the effect of overall market conditions, including equity and credit markets and market acceptance risks; ongoing logistics, supply chain and labor challenges and capital allocation plans. Other risk factors are detailed in our SEC filings, including our Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. Additionally, in today's conference call, we will be referring to non-GAAP financial measures as we discuss the third fiscal quarter financial results. You will find a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to our actual GAAP results included in the press release issued today. I will now turn the call over to Amtech's Chief Executive Officer, Bob Daigle.

Good afternoon, and thank you for joining us today. I'm pleased to report that our third quarter performance was above expectations with revenue of $19.6 million, an increase of 26% over the prior quarter. Both our Thermal Processing Solutions and our Semiconductor Fabrication Solutions segments exceeded forecast, reflecting ongoing strength in the advanced packaging market and stabilizing demand within the mature node semiconductor market. Adjusted EBITDA also came in above expectations at $2.2 million, benefiting from a nonrecurring Employee Retention Credit. Excluding those items, EBITDA was nominally positive. This profitability reflects the combination of improved cost controls, operational discipline as well as benefits of our transition to a more flexible asset-light manufacturing model. Expanding on our end markets, with the Thermal Processing Solutions segment, advanced semiconductor packaging remained a highlight this quarter with continued strength driven primarily by ongoing investments in AI infrastructure. For context, in the third quarter, revenue from equipment used for AI infrastructure increased fivefold from a year ago and over 60% sequentially. AI-related equipment accounted for about 25% of our Thermal Processing Solutions revenue in the quarter. Related to revenue mix, we generated about 60% of our revenue from capital equipment and 40% from recurring revenue, including consumables, parts and services. The balance between capital equipment and recurring revenue is important and reflects our strategy to expand recurring revenue streams while fully capitalizing on opportunities for equipment used to expand AI infrastructure. As we look ahead, our third quarter bookings suggest we should continue to see strength for AI-related equipment revenue. To fully capitalize on this opportunity for growth, we are continuing to invest in next-generation semiconductor packaging equipment that enables volume production of higher density advanced packages to increase our addressable market and the value we provide to customers. Turning to our Semiconductor Fabrication Solutions…

Thank you, Bob. For the fiscal third quarter of 2025, net revenues rose 26% sequentially to $19.6 million, driven primarily by strong demand in Asia for reflow ovens used in AI applications. Revenues were down 27% compared to the same prior period last year, largely due to continued weakness in the mature node semiconductor market, which led to lower sales of wafer cleaning equipment, diffusion systems, and high-temperature furnaces. This decline was partially offset by the increased sales of advanced packaging solutions. In the fiscal third quarter of 2025, our payroll tax expenses were reduced by the receipt of an Employee Retention Credit in the amount of $2.1 million. GAAP gross margin increased by $9.5 million sequentially from the prior quarter, primarily due to the absence of $6 million in noncash inventory write-downs recorded last quarter. Compared to the same period last year, gross margin decreased by $0.6 million, driven by lower sales volume resulting from continued weak demand in the mature node semiconductor market. This quarter's gross margin benefited from a $1 million Employee Retention Credit refund. Excluding this ERC, normalized gross margin was 41.5%, a solid improvement from 36.5% in the third quarter of fiscal 2024. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $0.3 million sequentially from last quarter and decreased $0.8 million compared to the same prior year period. The increase from last quarter is primarily due to an increase in commissions and third-party consulting costs. The decrease compared to the same prior year period is primarily due to the ERC refund of $0.8 million and cost reductions attributed to actions we have taken to reduce our fixed cost structure. Research, development and engineering expenses declined by $0.5 million quarter-over-quarter, primarily due to the timing of project- specific purchases and the benefit of the ERC refund in the…

[Operator Instructions] There are no questions at the moment. I'll now turn the call back over to Bob Daigle. Please go ahead.

All right. Thank you. Well, thank you for your interest in Amtech and for joining our conference call today, and we look forward to updating you on our progress in the months to come. Have a good day.

Ladies and gentlemen, this concludes today's conference call. You may now disconnect.