ON Semiconductor Earns Visteon Award for Supplier Excellence; Visteon names ON Semiconductor North American Electronics Supplier of the Year

    PHOENIX--March 13, 2003--ON Semiconductor was one of five electronics companies worldwide, and the only pure semiconductor manufacturer, to pick up the first annual Visteon Important Partner (VIP) award during a ceremony last week at Visteon's corporate headquarters in Dearborn, Mich.
    Visteon Corporation , a leading full-service supplier that delivers consumer-driven technology solutions to automotive manufacturers worldwide, developed the VIP program to recognize suppliers that go above and beyond meeting Visteon's needs and expectations.
    ON Semiconductor earned the VIP award in the North American Electronics category and North American Electronics Supplier of the Year. By earning this award, ON Semiconductor secures a seat on the Visteon Supplier Round Table Council that is comprised of suppliers and Visteon Leadership. This council will identify opportunities for Visteon and its supply chain to streamline efficiencies, reduce costs and work together to deliver flawlessly to its customers.
    "When you consider the complexity and sophistication of today's global supply chain, Visteon's focus on partnering with its suppliers drives best-in-class service to the end customer," said Bill Bradford, ON Semiconductor senior vice president of Sales and Marketing. "Customer collaboration is fundamental to achieving customer satisfaction, and this award highlights our commitment to that imperative."
    ON Semiconductor provides advanced power-management devices, standard components and MicroIntegration devices for Visteon's wide array of automotive electronic systems, including safety systems, comfort and convenience systems and engine monitoring and management functions. ON Semiconductor is one of the world's largest manufacturers of ignition IGBTs, devices critical for the advanced power management requirements in today's automotive power trains.
    ON Semiconductor maintains its QS9000 certification and was the first semiconductor company to attain certification in the ISO/TS16949 Quality System Standard established by the International Automotive Task Force (IATF).
    Domestic automobile manufacturers established the QS9000 standard to ensure that they were getting high-quality, standardized parts and subassemblies from a wide range of vendors who serve the automotive industry. A consortium of the largest automobile manufacturers from around the world established the ISO/TS16949, to set a single quality standard that addresses the growing trend of companies partnering and merging with foreign manufacturers.

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    ON Semiconductor offers an extensive portfolio of power- and data-management semiconductors and standard semiconductor components that address the design needs of today's sophisticated electronic products, appliances and automobiles. For more information visit ON Semiconductor's Web site at http://www.onsemi.com.

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