Analog Devices Wins Intel's Preferred Quality Supplier Award.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NORWOOD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 2004 Analog Devices Analog Devices (NYSE: ADI) is an American multinational producer of semiconductor devices. Analog specializes in ADC, DAC, MEMS, and DSP chips for consumer and industrial goods. Analog is presently designing circuits in the 65 nanometer to 3 µm process feature sizes range. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ADI) was named a recipient of Intel Corporation's Preferred Quality Supplier (PQS PQS - Picture Quality Scale ) award for outstanding performance in providing products and services deemed essential to Intel's success. The company was awarded for its efforts in supplying Intel with analog integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. . "For the 4th consecutive year, Analog Devices has distinguished itself by winning the PQS award and role modeling supplier excellence," said Jeff Jones, Director of Intel's Integrated Circuit Procurement and Enabling Division. "Analog Devices continues to set the standard for high quality, innovative semiconductors and flexible business solutions with superior execution of Intel's development requirements." "It is an honor for Analog Devices to be considered as a best-in-class supplier to Intel," said Vincent Roche, Analog Devices vice president for Worldwide Sales and Marketing. "Achieving this honor for four consecutive years shows that Analog Devices can be counted on to consistently deliver innovative products and solutions to the PC market." Analog Devices, Inc. and 28 additional PQS award winners were honored at a celebration in Burlingame, Calif., on March 23. The PQS awards are part of Intel's Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement (SCQI SCQI Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement (Intel) ) process that encourages suppliers to strive for excellence and continuous improvement. To quality for PQS status, suppliers must score 80 percent on a report card that assesses performance and ability to meet cost, quality, availability, delivery, technology and responsiveness goals. Suppliers must also manage and deliver on a challenging improvement plan and a quality systems assessment. Additional information about the SCQI program is available at http://supplier.intel.com/quality/. About Intel Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom. About Analog Devices, Inc. Analog Devices is a leading manufacturer of precision high-performance integrated circuits used in analog and digital signal processing See DSP. Digital Signal Processing - (DSP) Computer manipulation of analog signals (commonly sound or image) which have been converted to digital form (sampled). applications. The company is headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts and employs approximately 8,600 people worldwide. It has manufacturing facilities in Massachusetts, California, North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , Ireland, the Philippines, and the United Kingdom. Analog Devices' stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. and the company is included in the S&P 500 Index. Intel is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. |
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