Test Advantage Hardware Announces New Director of Sales for the Asia Pacific Region


TEMPE, AZ--(Marketwire - November 2, 2010) -  Test Advantage Hardware, LLC, a newly acquired subsidiary of Boston Semi Equipment, LLC (BSE Group), today announced that Richard Huang has joined the company as Director of Sales for the Asia Pacific region. Huang will focus on expanding the company's leasing portfolio and supporting the growth of its hardware sales business throughout Asia.

"The Asia Pacific region continues to experience strong growth across a broad spectrum of equipment requirements," said Colin Scholefield, Executive Vice President of the BSE Group. "Test Advantage Hardware is uniquely positioned to serve the region with its strong ATE portfolio and the ability to deliver equipment under a variety of financing solutions. Richard's significant ATE experience will be a tremendous asset to Test Advantage Hardware as we expand our leasing portfolio and build our hardware sales business in the region."

Huang joined Test Advantage Hardware on October 1, 2010, coming from Global Electronic Services (GES), a division of GE Capital, where he served as Director of Financing for eight years. At GES, Huang was involved with semiconductor financing and remarketing solutions to customers in the wafer manufacturing, semiconductor test and assembly, and printed circuit board markets. Prior to GES, Huang was the General Manager of Empirix Singapore Ltd. and Teradyne Singapore Ltd.'s Software Test Division where he helped start up both organizations and build sales channels throughout Asia.

Huang holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Hull and a Bachelor degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from National University of Singapore.

About Test Advantage Hardware
Test Advantage Hardware configures, rents, leases and sells automated test equipment (ATE) used in testing semiconductors. Test Advantage Hardware brings together resources including the technical expertise of a veteran hardware engineering team, a factory-reconditioned-like environment and a ready inventory of over 20,000 ATE parts and systems. These resources, combined with timely market knowledge, allow Test Advantage Hardware to deliver cost-effective, time-sensitive quality ATE systems that arrive ready for production. Learn more at http://www.testadvantage.com/ate.aspx.

BSE Group
Formed in 2010, Boston Semi Equipment, LLC (BSE Group), provides affordable solutions to semiconductor front end manufacturing and back end assembly and test through leasing, rental, and (re)sale of equipment. BSE Group partners with customers to lower their cost of ownership while optimizing flexibility and operating leverage. BSE Group also partners with equipment suppliers to provide flexible solutions to their customers, lowering financial stumbling blocks to closing, thereby accelerating sales. For more information visit http://www.bsegroup.com.

Contact Information:

Company Contact
Colin Scholefield
BSE Group

Tel: +1 401 369 9266