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STATS ChipPAC Receives Intersil’s Supplier of the Year Award
Singapore, January 14, 2010 — STATS ChipPAC Ltd. (“STATS ChipPAC” or the “Company” – SGX-ST: STATSChP) today announced that it was recently named “Supplier of the Year” by Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: ISIL), a world leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors.
This award marks the first time that Intersil has recognized a top supplier for their company. STATS ChipPAC was selected from among all of Intersil’s wafer foundry and assembly and test suppliers. STATS ChipPAC provides full turnkey assembly and test services for Intersil’s analog solutions.
“We congratulate STATS ChipPAC on their strong operational performance and appreciate their exceptional service to Intersil. Their technology leadership, engineering support, quality mindset and sharp focus on providing high-performance, low-cost solutions have helped Intersil to accelerate our time-to-market for new products and grow our business,” said Sagar Pushpala, Senior Vice President of Operations and Technology, Intersil.
"We are truly honored to receive the first Supplier of the Year award from Intersil, one of the premier high-performance analog companies in the semiconductor industry. We have been pleased to work with Intersil on a number of technology and manufacturing initiatives and believe this award speaks highly of the success we have achieved and the partnership that has developed between our two companies," said Lew Hon Sang, Managing Director of STATS ChipPAC’s manufacturing facilities in Malaysia and Singapore.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those described in this release. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to, deterioration in general business and economic conditions and the state of the semiconductor industry; prevailing market conditions; demand for end-use applications products such as communications equipment, consumer and multi-applications and personal computers; decisions by customers to discontinue outsourcing of test and packaging services; level of competition; our reliance on a small group of principal customers; our continued success in technological innovations; customer credit risks; possible future application of push-down accounting; pricing pressures, including declines in average selling prices; intellectual property rights disputes and litigation; our ability to control operating expenses; our substantial level of indebtedness and access to credit markets; our ability to generate cash; potential impairment charges; availability of financing; adverse tax and other financial consequences if the taxing authorities do not agree with our interpretation of the applicable tax laws; our ability to meet specific conditions imposed for the continued listing or delisting of our ordinary shares on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST); classification of the Company as a passive foreign investment company; our ability to develop and protect our intellectual property; rescheduling or canceling of customer orders; changes in our product mix; our capacity utilization; delays in acquiring or installing new equipment; limitations imposed by our financing arrangements which may limit our ability to maintain and grow our business; returns from research and development investments; changes in customer order patterns; shortages in supply of key components; disruption of our operations; loss of key management or other personnel; defects or malfunctions in our testing equipment or packages; changes in environmental laws and regulations; exchange rate fluctuations; regulatory approvals for further investments in our subsidiaries; majority ownership by Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited (“Temasek”) that may result in conflicting interests with Temasek and our affiliates; unsuccessful acquisitions and investments in other companies and businesses; labor union problems in South Korea; uncertainties of conducting business in China and changes in laws, currency policy and political instability in other countries in Asia; natural calamities and disasters, including outbreaks of epidemics and communicable diseases; and other risks described from time to time in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F dated March 9, 2009. You should not unduly rely on such statements. We do not intend, and do not assume any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
About Intersil
Intersil Corporation is
a leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog and mixed
signal semiconductors. The Company's products address some of the industry's
fastest growing markets, such as flat panel displays, cell phones, notebooks
and other handheld systems. Intersil’s product families address power
management functions and analog signal processing functions. Intersil products
include ICs for battery
management, hot-plug controllers, linear regulators, power sequencers,
supervisory ICs, bridge drivers, PWM
controllers, switching DC/DC regulators, Zilker Labs Digital Power
ICs and power MOSFET drivers; optical storage laser diode drivers; DSL
line drivers; D2Audio products; video and
high-performance operational
amplifiers; high-speed
data converters; interface
ICs; analog switches and
multiplexers; crosspoint switches; voice-over-IP devices; and ICs for military,
space and radiation-hardened applications. For more information about Intersil
or to find out how to become a member of our winning team, visit the Company's
web site and career page at www.intersil.com.
About STATS ChipPAC Ltd.
STATS ChipPAC Ltd. is a leading service provider of semiconductor packaging design, assembly, test and distribution solutions in diverse end market applications including communications, digital consumer and computing. With global headquarters in Singapore, STATS ChipPAC has design, research and development, manufacturing or customer support offices in 10 different countries. STATS ChipPAC is listed on the SGX-ST. Further information is available at www.statschippac.com. Information contained in this website does not constitute a part of this release.
