Toppan Photomasks Recognized as 'Supplier of the Year' By X-FAB
Toppan Photomasks, Inc. announced today that it has received the "Supplier of the Year" Award for 2006 from X-FAB Silicon Foundries, a leading global foundry group for analog/mixed-signal semiconductors.
The award, which is given to only one of X-FAB's global suppliers each year, recognizes the outstanding supplier who has consistently demonstrated superior technology and support that are key to X-FAB's success. The award is based on the company's detailed evaluation of its suppliers' performance in a range of key metrics, including quality, service, strategic support, operations support and price.
"Toppan is honored to be X-FAB's only supplier to receive this award," said Dave Murray, president and CEO of Toppan Photomasks. "This recognition once again confirms our commitment to deliver superior products and services that help our customers maintain their market leadership."
"The seamless communication among our fabs and Toppan's global network of facilities is a cornerstone of the partnership and our success," said Hans-Juergen Straub, CEO of X-FAB. "Toppan's commitment to meet – and more often than not, exceed – our requirements, has helped us predictably meet our customers' exacting standards."
About Toppan Printing
Founded in 1900, Toppan Printing has branched into seven diverse business fields, including security cards, commercial printing, publications printing, packaging, industrial materials, electronics and optronics. In the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, Toppan posted revenues of ¥1,557.8 billion ($13.2 billion) and ended the year with approximately 36,000 employees. For more information visit www.toppan.co.jp.
About Toppan Photomasks
Toppan Photomasks, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. a diversified global company with revenue in excess of $13 billion in fiscal 2007. Toppan Photomasks is part of the Toppan Group of photomask companies. As the world's premier photomask provider, the Toppan Group operates the industry's most advanced and largest network of manufacturing facilities and offers a comprehensive range of photomask technologies and research and development capabilities to meet the increasingly sophisticated and divergent product-and-service requirements of the global semiconductor industry. Toppan Photomasks is headquartered in Round Rock, Texas. For more information visit www.photomask.com.
Company Contact
Tom BlakeToppan Photomasks, Inc.
Tel: (512) 310-6562
tom.blake@photomask.com