David Perry Joins Pantronix Corp. as Vice President of Marketing for the Aerospace and Military Division.

FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 1998--David O. Perry, a 20-year veteran of the electronics industry, has joined Pantronix Corp. in the new post of vice president of marketing for the company's Aerospace and Military Division (AMD).

Reporting to Stanley Wang, president, CEO and founder of Pantronix, Perry was most recently director of sales and marketing for CTS Microelectronics, Lafayette, Ind. Prior to CTS, he was president and chief operating officer of the Surmotech Division of Sayett Corp., Raleigh, N.C.

In 1983, Perry was also a co-founder of SMOS Systems, San Jose, a manufacturer of semiconductors, printed circuit assemblies and modules for electronics systems.

He holds a BSEE degree from Columbia Pacific University, San Rafael, Calif.

"The appointment of Dave Perry to our strategic Aerospace and Military Division positions us well to continue our growth in several markets where high-reliability is the primary requirement," said Pantronix' Wang. "Our customers will appreciate Dave's dedication to quality and service, as well as his extensive knowledge of the aerospace and military markets."

Certified to several international quality benchmarks, including ISO-9002, Pantronix Corp. will celebrate its 25th anniversary next February. The company numbers an extensive list of international customers of long-standing.

In addition to prototype through high-volume integrated circuit package assembly and test, Pantronix Corp. offers manufacturing services for the subsystems and modules employed in electronics, through the combined resources of four divisions.

The privately-held company is the only IC packaging foundry in the United States that meets the stringent criteria required by the U.S. government for the assembly of parts used in mission-critical military, aerospace and defense applications.

Pantronix is also a preferred supplier to many original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of medical equipment used by hospitals in fail-safe, intensive-care patient environments. The company is, by far, the oldest and largest packaging foundry in the United States with the original management team and owners.

In addition to offering custom, prototype and volume integrated circuit assembly in Fremont, Pantronix offers major semiconductor manufacturers high-volume assembly of ICs at Amertron Inc., its affiliate in the Philippines. Amertron offers customers packaging foundry and test services in Manila and at the Clark Special Economic Zone (the former Clark Air Force Base), where it operates a 70,000 square foot facility.

Visit the company's Web site at www.pantronix.com for detailed Pantronix information.