One of just 25 companies receiving an award for outstanding performance in providing products and services considered essential to Intel's success
Hitachi High-Technologies is one of just 25 companies to receive Intel's prestigious 2001 Preferred Quality Supplier (PQS) award.
These awards are made to companies for outstanding performance in providing products and services considered essential to Intel's success.
Hitachi has won this award for the supply of its etch, CDSEM and defect inspection equipment. The PQS awards are part of Intel's supplier continuous quality improvement process that encourages suppliers to strive for excellence and continuous improvement.
Suppliers are assessed on their ability to meet cost, quality, availability, technology and responsiveness goals.
They must also manage and deliver on a challenging improvement plan and a quality systems assessment. Hitachi says this award reinforces its reputation as a world-leader in the supply of inspection equipment for the semiconductor industry.
Products include wafer level metrology and inspection systems, such as CDSEMs, optical patterned wafer inspection systems, optical systems for bare wafer inspection and crystal analysis, electron beam wafer inspection tools, thin film deposition measurement and organic residue inspection systems, inspection data management systems and powerful offline analysis instruments.
Hitachi's award also reflects the company's ability to adapt to changes in the semiconductor industry, including the transition to 0.13 micron and 300mm wafer capability.
