CHARTERED RECOGNIZES TOP SUPPLIERS AT ANNUAL EVENT
Annual Supplier Day Emphasizes Closer and Deeper Relationships With Suppliers
SINGAPORE - March 19, 2003 - Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing (Nasdaq: CHRT and SGX-ST: Chartered), one of
the world's top three silicon foundries, has honored several semiconductor manufacturing equipment, materials
and services suppliers for their outstanding contributions in 2002. The awards ceremony was held recently during
Chartered's Supplier Day, an annual event started in 1998 to foster and further strengthen relationships with
Chartered's global network of suppliers. This year's event, entitled "Strengthening Our Partnership," was well
attended by more than 300 people, representing approximately 120 companies.
Chartered presented its Gold award for material suppliers to Tosoh Singapore Pte. Ltd., which was also the Gold
award recipient last year. The Silver and Bronze awards were given to Tokuyama Electronics Chemicals Pte. Ltd.
and Komatsu Electronics Metals Co. Ltd., respectively. Best Overall Supplier awards went to Tokyo Electron Ltd.
and Varian Semiconductor Associates Asia, Ltd. for their equipment support on 150mm and 200mm manufacturing
respectively; while PeopleSoft Asia Pte. Ltd. received the Best Overall Supplier award for its information
technology support. In addition, Sumitomo Mitsubishi Silicon Group and Nikon Precision Singapore Pte. Ltd. were
recognized as the Most Improved Suppliers. Chartered based its evaluations on several criteria including quality,
service, innovation, delivery and cost.
"With the semiconductor industry transitioning rapidly toward a fab-lite and fabless model, customers
are requiring their foundry partner to deliver integrated services and solutions to help accelerate time
to market," said Ang Kay Chai, senior vice president of fab operations at Chartered. "In line with
Chartered's effort to be a leading first-source solutions provider, we are committed to strengthening
our relationships with suppliers that exemplify a high degree of integration and seamless coordination,
thus delivering a robust technology platform and the best customer service in the industry."
About Chartered
Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, one of the world's top three silicon foundries, is forging a customized
approach to outsourced semiconductor manufacturing by building lasting and collaborative partnerships with its
customers. The Company provides flexible and cost-effective manufacturing solutions for customers, enabling the
convergence of communications, computing and consumer markets. In Singapore, Chartered operates five fabrication
facilities and has a sixth fab, which will be developed as a 300mm facility.
A company with both global presence and perspective, Chartered is traded on both the Nasdaq Stock Market
(Nasdaq: CHRT) and on the Singapore Exchange (SGX-ST: CHARTERED). Chartered's 3,500 employees are based at
11 locations around the world. Information about Chartered can be found at www.charteredsemi.com.
