BILLERICA, Mass., June 3, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Entegris, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENTG) received the 2010 Outstanding Supplier Award from United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), a leading, global semiconductor foundry. Entegris, which provides advanced, contamination control solutions and microenvironments for use in semiconductor and microelectronics manufacturing, was selected from more than 800 suppliers for exceptional technical support and service quality.
"We are gratified to receive this award from an industry leader such as UMC. It reflects the commitment to outstanding execution by our customer service, logistics, and manufacturing teams. My sincere congratulations and appreciation to the UMC team, and to all the groups that made this remarkable award recognition possible," said Greg Morris, vice president and general manager of field operations for Entegris.
The supplier awards were presented on May 20, 2010 as part of a dual celebration of UMC's 30th Anniversary and the Opening Ceremony for Phase III & IV of Fab 12A in Tainan, Taiwan.
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Entegris provides a wide range of products for purifying, protecting and transporting critical materials used in processing and manufacturing in semiconductor and other high-tech industries. Entegris is ISO 9001 certified and has manufacturing, customer service or research facilities in the United States, China, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. Additional information can be found at www.entegris.com.
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