TAIPEI, Taiwan, July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Consistent with its commitment to
support rising silicon-on-insulator (SOI) adoption among foundry customers,
the Soitec Group (Euronext, Paris) today announced the opening of its first
direct sales office in Southeast Asia. Centered in Taipei, Soitec's new
Southeast Asian office will primarily support operations in Taiwan and
Singapore, working closely with major foundries in both locations to help
accelerate their transition to SOI for their next-generation chips.
To head the new office, Soitec has tapped Bill Chu from Vishay
Semiconductor. Formerly, Chu held key management positions in both sales and
purchasing at a number of leading semiconductor companies, including United
Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), Taisil Electronic Materials Corporation
(TEM) and most recently Vishay Semiconductor, where he served as purchasing
department manager. Chu holds a master's degree in mechanical engineering
from the University of Illinois.
"The creation of the new office and appointment of Bill Chu to this new
position signal our commitment to this very important and fast-growing sales
region," noted Pascal Mauberger, chief operating officer for the Soitec Group.
"As the world's leading supplier of SOI wafers, we see Asia as a critical
market for the company, with foundries expected to play an important role in
driving this technology forward. Today, the world's leading foundries are at
the heart of major industry collaborations. As a result, we plan to ensure
that our foundry customers have the level of local support needed to
seamlessly ramp production of their SOI-based devices."
SOI has emerged as a key enabler for solving the power-related scaling
challenges associated with semiconductor performance. That's because the
embedded layer of insulation enables SOI-based chips to function at
significantly high speeds, while reducing electrical losses. The result is an
increase in performance and a reduction in power consumption -- which is why
SOI material is becoming the platform of choice for numerous next-generation
chips.
According to market research firms, SOI is expected to become one of the
highest growth emerging markets in the coming years, as growth is being driven
by consumer demand for faster and more power-efficient electronic products,
such as game consoles, high-end computers, home servers and HDTV applications.
With continued scaling in the device industry, the emphasis on power
consumption becomes more urgent, and the need for new generations of low-power
and ultra-low power devices is critical to breaking through the thermal
barriers.
Soitec's new Taiwan office is now operational and located at:
Soitec SE Asia
Rm. 217, 11F, No. 51, Hengyang Rd.
Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel: +886-2-2370-8080
Fax: +886-2-2370-8780
The Soitec Group will be exhibiting at SEMICON West 2005, July 12-14, at
the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, Calif. For more information
about the new Taiwan office or to learn more about the company's technology,
please visit Soitec's booth located at #5425 in the North Hall.
About The Soitec Group
Soitec is the world's leading innovator and provider of the engineered
substrates that serve as the foundation for today's most advanced electronic
products and nanotechnologies. Headquartered in Bernin, France, the company's
comprehensive portfolio of engineered substrates, including SOI and strained
SOI, is manufactured using Soitec's proprietary Smart Cut(TM) technology --
the de facto industry standard. With its strong global presence, patented
technology and industry-leading production capacity, Soitec is helping to
drive the performance and power advantages that are key to the smaller, more
power efficient, and increasingly mobile electronic products favored by
consumers worldwide. Both shares and convertible bonds are listed on Euronext
Paris. For more information, visit the company's website located at
http://www.soitec.com
NOTE: Smart Cut and UNIBOND are trademarks of S.O.I.TEC Silicon On
Insulator Technologies.
SOURCE Soitec Group
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CONTACT:
Camille Darnaud-Dufour, Vice President,
Communications of Soitec Group, mobile (France)
+33-6-79-49-51-43, or camille.darnaud-dufour@soitec.com; or
Brandy L. Lee, Account Director of MCA, +1-650-968-8900, ext.
129, or blee@mcapr.com, for Soitec Group
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