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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.
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