April 12, 2012
Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.

Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. Receives Intel's Prestigious
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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