Philips Semiconductors North America honors suppliers.ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 1997--Philips Semiconductors North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. will honor six of its suppliers with the company's 1996 Supplier of the Year Award today in Albuquerque. The winning companies, located throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , supply such things as chemicals, gases and silicon wafers to Philips' manufacturing facilities in Albuquerque and Sunnyvale, Calif. Only about a fifth of Philips' major suppliers qualify for this award, which has been in existence for more than 10 years. Philips bases this award on overall performance and continuous improvement. The company rates its suppliers in five areas: technology, quality, reliability, dependability and cost. "Philips' relationships with its customers are dependent to a large degree on its relationships with its suppliers," said Ross Anderson, senior vice president and general manager of Philips' Application Specific and Logic Business Group. "It's extremely important that our suppliers are themselves customer-oriented and quality-driven, and these are the suppliers we are honoring today." Anderson's group includes the Albuquerque and Sunnyvale plants. Recipients of the 1996 awards are Olin Microelectronic Materials of Norwalk, Conn.; Praxair Inc. of Danbury, Conn.; Schumacher of Carlsbad, Calif.; Johnson Matthey Johnson Matthey plc (LSE: JMAT) is a British chemical company which has its headquarters near Holborn in central London. It is traded on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. of Spokane, Wash.; Photronics of Brookfield, Conn., and MEMC MEMC Mission Essential Minor Construction MEMC Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre (Singapore) MEMC Mitchell Electric Membership Corporation (Georgia) MEMC Monsanto Electronic Materials Company, Inc. of St. Peters, Mo. In addition, Philips will recognize five companies with Supplier Quality System certificates based on Philips' evaluation of each of the suppliers' quality systems. Certificate recipients include Dupont Photomasks Inc. of Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.; EKC Technology Inc. of Hayward, Calif.; Lam Research Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) engages in the design, manufacture, marketing, and service of semiconductor processing equipment used in the fabrication of integrated circuits. of Fremont, Calif.; MEMC of St. Peters, Mo.; and Photronics of Brookfield, Conn. Philips Semiconductors has a separate program for recognizing exceptional in-state and local suppliers. Philips Semiconductors Inc. is a subsidiary of Philips Electronics North America and an affiliate of Philips Electronics NV Philips Electronics NV in full Royal Philips Electronics NV Dutch Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV Major Dutch manufacturer of consumer electronics, household appliances, lightbulbs, and imaging equipment. , headquartered in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. The company is the ninth-largest semiconductor supplier in the world. Philips Semiconductors' innovations in digital audio, video, and mobile technology position the company as a leader in the consumer, multimedia and wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. markets. Sales offices, located in all major markets around the world, are supported by regional customer applications labs. Additional information on Philips Semiconductors can be obtained by accessing its home page at www.semiconductors.philips.com . CONTACT: Philips Semiconductors-Albuquerque Kathy Haq, 505/858-2999 Kathy.Haq@abq.sc.philips.com or Miller/Shandwick Technologies Tricia Heinrich, 415/962-9550 theinrich@miller.shandwick.com |
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