Intel Press Release

Intel Honors 17 Companies With Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement Award

SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 15, 2005 -- Intel Corporation today announced the 17 winners of its Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement (SCQI) Award for outstanding commitment to quality and performance excellence in 2004. The SCQI, the company's most prestigious award for suppliers, recognizes companies that provided products and services deemed essential to Intel's business success. This select group will be honored at a ceremony in Burlingame, Calif. on March 15.

The 2004 SCQI winners are: Asymtek, a Nordson Company; Dainippon Screen Manufacturing Co., Ltd.; Delta Design; Disco Corporation; Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.; Mitsui Chemicals Inc.; Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.; Nichicon Corporation; NTK, a division of NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.; Securitas; Senju Metal Industry Co.; Ltd. (SMIC); Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.; Sumitomo Mitsubishi Silicon Corporation; TDK Corporation; Tektronix, Inc.; TOK; Tokyo Electron Limited.

"I am proud of the continued success of our suppliers and their ability to respond to our demanding quality expectations," said Robert J. Baker, senior vice president and general manager of Intel's Technology and Manufacturing Group. "The suppliers we are recognizing are role models for other companies in the areas of cost, technology, innovation and customer service. They truly represent the 'best of the best.'"

"Intel's Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement award winners achieved the highest levels of performance among more than 12,000 suppliers," said Sunlin Chou, senior vice president and general manager of Intel's Technology and Manufacturing Group. "We are pleased to recognize the vital role that these suppliers played in enabling Intel to meet our customers' requirements. We congratulate and thank the award winners for their accomplishments and on-going commitment to excellence."

The SCQI awards are part of Intel's Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement process, which encourages Intel's suppliers to strive for excellence and continuous improvement. To qualify for SCQI status, suppliers must achieve at least a 95 percent rating in a variety of areas that assess performance and the ability to meet cost, quality, availability, delivery, technological and responsiveness goals. Additional information about the SCQI Program is available at http://supplier.intel.com/quality/.

Intel will also recognize the SCQI winners with an advertisement in the U.S., European and Asian editions of The Wall Street Journal today.

SCQI winners provide Intel with the following:

  • Asymtek, a Nordson Company, supplies Intel with automated fluid dispensing equipment.
  • Dainippon Screen Manufacturing Co., Ltd. supplies Intel with semiconductor process equipment.
  • Delta Design supplies Intel with tester handlers.
  • Disco Corporation supplies Intel with precision singulation, wafer saws and grinding equipment.
  • Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. supplies Intel with vertical diffusion furnaces.
  • Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. supplies Intel with pellicle and ICROS tape.
  • Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. supplies Intel with capacitors, EMI filters, RF components.
  • Nichicon Corporation supplies Intel with aluminum electrolytic capacitors.
  • NTK, a division of NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd supplies Intel with FCPGA, FCLGA, FCBGA, OLGA, interposer, and ceramic packages.
  • Securitas supplies Intel with security services.
  • Senju Metal Industry Co., Ltd. supplies Intel with surface mount and lead-free materials.
  • Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd. supplies Intel with plastic laminate substrates and heat spreaders.
  • Sumitomo Mitsubishi Silicon Corporation supplies Intel with polished and epitaxial silicon wafers.
  • TDK Corporation supplies Intel with multi-layer ceramic capacitors, RF components, inductors and EMI components.
  • Tektronix, Inc. supplies Intel with test, measurement & monitoring equipment
  • TOK supplies Intel with litho materials.
  • Tokyo Electron Limited supplies Intel with litho tracks, dry etchers, cleaning systems, diffusion furnaces and wafer probers.

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