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AMD Awards SEZ Group with Supplier Award for Second Consecutive Year
VILLACH, Austria, and ZURICH, Switzerland, Sept. 3, 2003?The SEZ Group (SWX Swiss Exchange: SEZN), the market leader and premier innovator in single-wafer cleaning technology for the semiconductor industry, today announced that it has received a World Class Supplier Spotlight Award from Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) for the second year in a row. According to officials from both companies, SEZ received this award for its superior customer service and commitment to AMD, as well as its expertise in providing customized single-wafer cleaning solutions, which have helped AMD to manufacture the high-quality products that its customers have come to expect.
"AMD has been a valued partner and customer for many years, and we're honored to receive this award from them," stated Susan Jones, chief operating officer at SEZ America. "To succeed in this highly competitive industry, semiconductor OEMs need to provide more than the leading-edge products and expertise their customers need to achieve market and technology leadership. They must also provide world-class service and support to help their customers maintain that leadership. We've worked hard to implement this philosophy into our business, and being honored with this award is reassurance that our efforts are yielding tangible results for our customers."
This latest recognition from AMD follows on the heels of SEZ being ranked among VLSI Research Inc.'s 10 BEST Suppliers for 2003. VLSI's 10 BEST Supplier Awards are presented annually to semiconductor equipment suppliers that demonstrate exemplary customer satisfaction. To determine the award winners, VLSI sends surveys to semiconductor manufacturers around the world that ask companies to rate their suppliers among thirteen categories. These categories include seven measures of equipment performance (cost of ownership, uptime, software, build quality, usable throughput, quality of results achieved, and product performance) and customer service (process support, field engineering support, spares support, support after sales, technical leadership in the supplier's field, and the supplier's overall commitment to supporting its customers' needs).
About SEZ
SEZ Group is the leading provider of single-wafer, wet-clean processing solutions for the global semiconductor industry, with an installed base of over 750 tools. The company maintains operations in Asia-Pacific, Europe, Japan, and North America. SEZ Holding AG is traded on the SWX Swiss Exchange under the symbol SEZN. Additional information about the company is available on the Internet at www.sez.com.
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