SINGAPORE -- 5/7/2010, UNITED STATES--(Marketwire - May 6, 2010) - STATS ChipPAC Ltd. ("STATS ChipPAC" or the "Company") (SGX-ST: STATSChP) today announced that it has been awarded the "World Class Supplier Achievement Award" for 2009 from Advanced Micro Devices (
AMD's World Class Supplier Program is designed to help drive leadership in technology, quality and supply chain processes for the mutual success of AMD, its suppliers and customers. The World Class Supplier Achievement Award recognizes suppliers who establish and maintain exceptional performance results.
"STATS ChipPAC has demonstrated outstanding commitment to AMD and our customers by providing world-class service, execution, quality and responsiveness in 2009. We congratulate STATS ChipPAC for a job well done and appreciate their commitment and ability to meet the evolving and innovative needs of AMD in our supply chain excellence," said Alex Brown, Vice President of Global Supply Chain Management for AMD.
"We are truly honored to receive this prestigious award from AMD, a company recognized around the world for their success in delivering innovative solutions to the market. The AMD World Class Supplier Achievement Award distinguishes STATS ChipPAC as a partner that consistently delivers global satisfaction and acknowledges our highest level of commitment to provide advanced technologies, solid operational performance, cost competitiveness and outstanding customer service for AMD's full turnkey packaging and test requirements," said Hal Lasky, Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer, STATS ChipPAC.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those described in this release. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to, general business and economic conditions and the state of the semiconductor industry; prevailing market conditions; demand for end-use applications products such as communications equipment, consumer and multi-applications and personal computers; decisions by customers to discontinue outsourcing of test and packaging services; level of competition; our reliance on a small group of principal customers; our continued success in technological innovations; possible future application of push-down accounting; pricing pressures, including declines in average selling prices; intellectual property rights disputes and litigation; our ability to control operating expenses; our substantial level of indebtedness and access to credit markets; potential impairment charges; availability of financing; changes in our product mix; our capacity utilization; delays in acquiring or installing new equipment; limitations imposed by our financing arrangements which may limit our ability to maintain and grow our business; returns from research and development investments; changes in customer order patterns; shortages in supply of key components; customer credit risks; disruption of our operations; loss of key management or other personnel; defects or malfunctions in our testing equipment or packages; rescheduling or cancelling of customer orders; adverse tax and other financial consequences if the taxing authorities do not agree with our interpretation of the applicable tax laws; classification of our Company as a passive foreign investment company; our ability to develop and protect our intellectual property; changes in environmental laws and regulations; exchange rate fluctuations; regulatory approvals for further investments in our subsidiaries; majority ownership by Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited ("Temasek") that may result in conflicting interests with Temasek and our affiliates; unsuccessful acquisitions and investments in other companies and businesses; labor union problems in South Korea; uncertainties of conducting business in China and changes in laws, currency policy and political instability in other countries in Asia; natural calamities and disasters, including outbreaks of epidemics and communicable diseases, the continued trading and listing of our ordinary shares on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited ("SGX-ST"); and other risks described from time to time in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F dated March 5, 2010. You should not unduly rely on such statements. We do not intend, and do not assume any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
About STATS ChipPAC Ltd.
STATS ChipPAC Ltd. is a leading service provider of semiconductor packaging design, assembly, test and distribution solutions in diverse end market applications including communications, digital consumer and computing. With global headquarters in Singapore, STATS ChipPAC has design, research and development, manufacturing or customer support offices in 10 different countries. STATS ChipPAC is listed on the SGX-ST. Further information is available at www.statschippac.com. Information contained in this website does not constitute a part of this release.
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