AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced it will present its
annual "WCS Pathfinder Award for Best Wafer Fab Materials Supplier" to
SOITEC S.A. during an awards banquet in Dresden, Germany, home to
AMD's Fab 30 and AMD Fab 36 manufacturing facilities. AMD will also
present a "WCS Achievement Award" to Air Liquide for their outstanding
performance and service in 2005.
The AMD World Class Supplier Process measures and recognizes
suppliers for exceptional performance and service with two levels of
awards: the Pathfinder Award for Best Supplier within a defined
procurement area (e.g. wafer fab materials or assembly materials) and
the Achievement Award for superior performance in a Materials
Commodity (e.g. silicon, lead frames, etc.).
"AMD's continued product innovation and customer success is
closely linked to the suppliers we depend on for materials and
support," said Alex Brown, vice president of global supply management
for AMD. "We are pleased to recognize the outstanding support of our
world class suppliers for their technical innovation, quality and high
levels of service."
SOITEC S.A. is receiving the Pathfinder Award for the best
supplier in wafer fab materials in recognition of the company's
world-class level of overall support and commitment to AMD in 2005.
SOITEC S.A. offers a comprehensive portfolio of engineered substrates
including silicon-on-insulator (SOI) and strained SOI (sSOI) using
their proprietary Smart Cut(TM) technology.
Air Liquide is receiving an achievement award in recognition of
their high level of support and responsiveness to the AMD WCS Gases
team. Air Liquide is a world leader in industrial and medical gases
and related services and a leading supplier of ultra-pure gases and
fluids to the semiconductor industry.
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innovative microprocessor solutions for computing, communications and
consumer electronics markets. Founded in 1969, AMD is dedicated to
delivering superior computing solutions based on customer needs that
empower users worldwide. For more information visit www.amd.com.
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