April 12, 2012
Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.
Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement Award
TOKYO, Japan, April 11, 2012 - Hitachi Kokusai Electric
Inc. has been recognized as one of nine companies receiving
Intel Corporation's prestigious Supplier Continuous Quality
Improvement (SCQI) award for their performance in 2011.
Recognizing extraordinary commitment to quality and
exceptional performance to Intel's goals, this award is
Intel's highest honor for its suppliers acknowledging
world-class, outstanding performance. Hitachi Kokusai
Electric Inc. provided diffusion furnaces deemed vital to
Intel's success.
"Hitachi Kokusai Electric is honored to
receive Intel's prestigious SCQI award for 2011," said
Manabu Shinomoto, president and chief executive officer,
Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. "Receiving this award from
the world's #1 chip company is a testament to our
commitment to quality in our products and services. It also
speaks to the instrumental role we play in advancing
manufacturing technologies throughout the semiconductor
industry."
"Intel is proud to congratulate Hitachi
Kokusai for winning the 2011 Supplier Continuous Quality
Improvement award, Intel's highest level of quality
recognition. Hitachi Kokusai delivered outstanding
performance in technology development, affordability, and
capital lead-time reduction in support of Intel's most
advanced technologies," said Robert Bruck, corporate
vice president and general manager of Technology
Manufacturing Engineering, Intel Corporation. "Hitachi
Kokusai continued to successfully exceed customer
expectations by delivering world-class thermal technologies
while demonstrating a commitment to continuous improvement
processes. We look forward to Hitachi Kokusai's
continued leadership in innovation and operational
excellence on future Intel technologies."
The SCQI award is part of Intel's Supplier
Continuous Quality Improvement program, which encourages
Intel's key suppliers to strive for excellence and
continuous improvement. To qualify for SCQI status,
suppliers must score at least 95 percent on a report card
that assesses performance and ability to meet cost,
quality, availability, technology, environmental, social
and governance goals. Suppliers must also achieve 90
percent or greater on a challenging improvement plan and
demonstrate solid quality and business systems. Additional
information about the SCQI program is available at http://intel.com/go/quality.
A celebration to honor SCQI award winners was
held in Santa Clara, California. In addition, there was an
announcement on Intel's website at http://intel.com/.
About Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.
Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. (HiKE) is a
subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. that manufactures broadcasting
and video equipment, wireless communications and
information systems, and semiconductor manufacturing
equipment. The semiconductor manufacturing equipment
division designs, manufactures, and services vertical
diffusion and chemical vapor deposition systems. HiKE's
diffusion and deposition systems can be found in the
majority of semiconductor fabrication plants around the
world.
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