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SEZ Expands Global Presence with New Singapore Office
The SEZ Group announced that its commitment to Asian customers has led to the opening of its newest regional office in Singapore, SEZ Singapore Pte Ltd.
SEZ already has a well-established presence in Asia with a joint venture in Japan and local representatives in Taiwan and South Korea. SEZ made the decision to increase its operations in Singapore to support its growing client base and the region's booming economy, especially its foundry business.
"Asia is an important and growing market for SEZ and one that we value highly," explained Terrence Oh, managing director of SEZ Singapore. "Our client base here in Singapore has been increasing at a rapid pace and establishing SEZ here provides our customers with the best service and support possible."
SEZ had been operating previously in Singapore through Techpoint PacifIC, its local representative. The contract was terminated by mutual agreement and SEZ took over the existing infrastructure and personnel. The office, with seven employees, will be responsible for local sales and field support. The local team is strongly supported by senior engineers based in Austria. Including Singapore, SEZ now has 65 customer service and support staff employed worldwide.
"SEZ has been working to increase our sales and support capabilities worldwide and Asia represents a key area for expansion that we are pursuing aggressively," added Michael Kucher, senior vice president of the SEZ Group. "Singapore specifically has brought a significant amount of business to SEZ and this dictated the need to increase our local capabilities to best support our market presence there."
SEZ Singapore PTE will support a number of SEZ tools, including Spin-Processor 101, the Spin-Processor 203 and the company's recently introduced Spin-Processor 223. All tools are manufactured in SEZ's ISO 14001 and 9001-compliant facility. The majority of SEZ systems in Singapore are installed in the country's foundries.
About SEZ
The SEZ Group (SWX:SEZN) is a leading supplier of semiconductor spin-processing equipment to the global semiconductor chip manufacturing industry. The company's breakthrough proprietary spin-processor technology forms the basis of a broad portfolio of backside and frontside wafer surface conditioning products for semiconductor chipmakers worldwide.
SEZ maintains development, manufacturing, sales, marketing and service operations in Europe, Asia and North America. Registered in Zurich, Switzerland, SEZ Holding AG is listed on the Swiss Exchange under the symbol (SWX:SEZN).
Villach, Austria, May 23, 2000
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