Mykrolis Receives Special Service Award from TSMC.Business Editors/High-Tech WritersBILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2003 Mykrolis Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : MYK MYK Monada Ypovrixion Kastrofon (Greek: Underwater Destruction Unit; Greek Navy's special warfare group) ), a leading supplier of components and subsystems to the semiconductor industry, today announced that it was presented a Special Service Award by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation TSMC Traffic Systems Management Center TSMC Toll Station Management Controller TSMC Transportation Supply Maintenance Command TSMC Technical Services Manager Code ), the first and largest semiconductor foundry in the world. Mykrolis was singled out for the award from 31 suppliers of "spare parts Spare parts, also referred to as Service Parts is a term used to indicate extra parts available and in proximity to the mechanical item, such as a automobile, boat, engine, for which they might be used. Spare parts are also called “spares. " and components to TSMC's facilities in Taiwan. The recognition program, which began in 2001, selects suppliers across several categories. The award for the spare parts category was initiated in 2003. It is the first of its kind for TSMC and evaluates suppliers in the areas of quality, cost, delivery and service, inventory management, electronic invoicing and response to line-down situations. The Special Service Award honors Mykrolis's performance over the past three years and its implementation in May 2003 of TSMC's Vendor Managed Inventory Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) is a family of business models in which the buyer of a product provides certain information to a supplier of that product and the supplier takes full responsibility for maintaining an agreed inventory of the material, usually at the buyer's program aimed at reducing inventory costs and providing greater online access to inventory data. Mr. Bruce Cheng, section manager of purchasing for TSMC, said at the award ceremony, "Mykrolis truly understands TSMC's needs." Gerry Mackay, vice president of worldwide sales and marketing for Mykrolis, commented: "Our relationship with TSMC goes back many years. It is extremely rewarding to know that our strong track record and commitment to TSMC's needs have been recognized. Receiving this special service award demonstrates our commitment to go above and beyond to satisfy our customers' needs." About Mykrolis Mykrolis Corporation, based in Billerica, Massachusetts Billerica (IPA: [bɪl.'ɹɪ.kə]) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 38,981 at the 2000 census. Its name is pronounced "bill-RICK-a", rather than rhyming with America. , is a worldwide developer, manufacturer and supplier of liquid and gas delivery systems, components and consumables used to precisely measure, deliver, control and purify the process liquids, gases and chemicals, as well as the deionized water, photoresists and vacuum systems utilized in the semiconductor manufacturing process. In addition, the Company's products are used to manufacture a range of other products, such as flat panel displays, high purity chemicals, photoresists, solar cells, gas lasers, optical disks and fiber optic cables. Mykrolis is formerly Millipore Microelectronics, Inc. For more information, visit www.mykrolis.com. About TSMC TSMC (TAIEX TAIEX Technical Assistance Information Exchange Office (EU) TAIEX Technical Assistance Information Service : 2330, NYSE: TSM TSM Tivoli Storage Manager TSM Transportation System Management TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (stock symbol) TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ) is the world's largest dedicated semiconductor foundry, providing the industry's leading manufacturing capacity, process technology, library and IP options, and other leading-edge foundry services. TSMC currently operates one twelve-inch wafer fab, five eight-inch wafer fabs and one six-inch fab. The Company also has substantial capacity commitments at a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary (WaferTech) and two joint-venture fabs (Vanguard and SSMC SSMC Sound Shore Medical Center (New Rochelle, New York) SSMC Sustainable San Mateo County SSMC Symbology Standards Management Committee SSMC Sungei Way Subang Methodist Church SSMC Surveillance Strike Maneuver Capability SSMC St. ). TSMC's 300mm wafer fab (Fab 12), the first of its kind in Taiwan, commenced commercial production in January 2002. TSMC's corporate headquarters are in Hsin-Chu, Taiwan. More information about TSMC is available through the company's website at http://www.tsmc.com. Mykrolis is a trademark of Mykrolis Corporation. |
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