Galtech Semiconductor Materials Corporation Initiates Sales For 1997

    MESA, Ariz., April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Galtech Semiconductor Materials Corp.
 (OTC BULLETIN BOARD: GTSM) announced today that it has reached an agreement to
 sell the Company's Cadmium Telluride large area single crystal substrate
 material to a semiconductor industry research group.  While no sales figure
 was mentioned, Galtech president and CEO Russell Chapman stated that, "We're
 very satisfied with the pricing of the initial sale.  The market for Cadmium
 Telluride substrates is expanding and we believe that our technology, built
 over 12 plus years, is just beginning to address rapidly growing commercial
 markets."
     Galtech Semiconductor Materials Corporation is an innovative research,
 development and manufacturing company that specializes in developing new
 technologies for a worldwide marketplace.
 
 

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