Honeywell Electronic Materials Receives Top Honors for Quality, Technology and Customer Service
31 May 2000
Honeywell Electronic Materials Receives Top Honors for Quality, Technology and Customer Service
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--May 31, 2000--Within First Half of 2000, HEM Granted Three Top Industry Awards and
QS9000 Certification Green Light
Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing (Chartered) in Singapore, one of the largest wafer-fab foundry services company in the world, awarded Honeywell Electronic Materials (HEM) its first Gold Supplier Quality Award during the first quarter of 2000.
This inaugural gold award rated HEM first among more than 100 Chartered suppliers in both equipment and materials categories. The award recognized HEM for its outstanding combination of technology, quality, customer service and low cost of ownership of its sputtering targets and temperature sensing products.
Chartered presented the award at a ceremony during its Year 2000 Suppliers' Day. Rich Salsman, Global Sales & Marketing director for HEM's Wafer Fabrication Materials group, accepted the award on behalf of the company.
"We're pleased that Chartered, one of the world's leading foundry services companies, has acknowledged HEM's commitment to continuous improvement and cost of ownership. To be the first company to receive the gold award is particularly gratifying," said Salsman.
In the second quarter of 2000, HEM's commitment to quality was again acknowledged by National Semiconductor which presented HEM with the 1999 Quest for Excellence Silver Quality award for its quality production and global service in thermocouples, sputtering targets, interconnect package materials and dielectrics.
Of the pool of 250 National Semiconductor suppliers, only 11 received awards and HEM was among five that received the Silver Quality award.
HEM was also the recipient of an Annual Supplier Award from Fairchild Semiconductor during the second quarter. The award was presented for supplier excellence to the Interconnect Dielectrics division of HEM.
"Awards like these recognize the work that HEM is doing to instill the same quality practices across our global manufacturing, distribution and service," said Jack Bolick, vice president of HEM.
Quality practices were further acknowledged during an audit of the metals and packaging solutions facilities by Underwriters Laboratories in order for HEM to further the ISO-9001 registration to QS9000.
QS9000 certification is awarded through the demonstration of continuous improvement processes (CIP) which are documented and maintained. While demonstrating the proven track record for CIP, manufacturing and R&D broke the record for the fewest number of nonconformances found during an initial audit.
"Achieving these milestones so quickly after the acquisition of Johnson Matthey Electronics and the merger of AlliedSignal and Honeywell demonstrates HEM's solid foundation in quality global programs and leading technology, as well as our commitment to meeting the needs of our customers," stated Bolick.
Honeywell Wafer Fabrication Materials (WFM), a strategic enterprise of Honeywell Electronic Materials, is an ISO-9001 certified company that develops and manufactures a full line of materials utilized in the production of advanced integrated circuits.
A materials-based interconnect supplier, WFM provides solutions for advanced on-chip interconnects for both subtractive and damascene applications. Specifically, WFM produces low k dielectrics and sputtering targets for wiring and barrier metals in addition to planarization materials and specialty spin-on glasses.
WFM is part of Honeywell Electronic Materials, a world-leading provider of materials and solutions used in wafer fabrication; specialty electronic materials such as amorphous alloy products and Oak-Mitsui copper foils; advanced packaging substrates for silicon chips; printed circuit boards; and electronic manufacturing services.
For more information on Electronic Materials, visit http://www.electronicmaterials.com.
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