( BW)(SILTERRA-MALAYSIA) Silterra Opens New Office in Europe; Germany
Office To Provide Sales and Technical Support For Customers
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
KULIM, Malaysia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 7, 2004--Silterra Malaysia
Sdn. Bhd., a leading semiconductor wafer foundry, today announced that
it has opened a sales and technical support office in Ismaning,
Germany, to develop new business opportunities in Europe.
Industry veteran Walter Prochaska heads the office as vice
president of sales. He reports directly to Steve Della Rocchetta,
executive vice president of sales and marketing. Prochaska brings to
Silterra more than 30 years of semiconductor sales and marketing
experience in Europe and in the United States.
"I am thrilled to have Walter on board with us," said Steve Della
Rocchetta. "His extensive experience and close relationships with
senior executives of our customers are invaluable. His appointment
underscores our intent to serve this region well. We anticipate
significant growth in business in Europe in the years ahead."
Prior to joining Silterra, Prochaska was vice president of sales
at STATS where he was responsible for building the company's European
sales and support infrastructure. He has also held management
positions with other industry-leading companies, including Chartered
Semiconductor, Texas Instruments, Fairchild Semiconductor and IBM
Microelectronics. He has a masters degree in electronics.
"This is an exciting time to be at Silterra. The industry is in a
robust upswing, and there are a lot of opportunities for my team to
build a strong base and grow Silterra's European business," stated
Prochaska. "It is a pleasure to work for a company that is committed
to excellent customer service. We are committed to develop Silterra
into a solid foundry partner of European semiconductor companies."
Silterra joins many well-known companies in Ismaning's High-Tech
Park, including Applied Materials, Analog Devices, Atmel, Ericsson,
Fujitsu, Linear Technologies, LSI Logic, NEC and Samsung.
The address for Silterra Sales and Marketing Limited (Europe) is
Gutenbergstrasse 8, Ismaning, D-85737, Germany. The telephone numbers
are +49-89-94-38-900 (main) and +49-89-94-38-9011 (fax).
About Silterra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.:
Silterra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. is a leading semiconductor wafer
foundry offering customers major foundry compatible 0.25 micron, 0.22
micron and 0.18 micron CMOS logic, high-voltage and mixed-signal/RF
technologies. Silterra's wafer fab has a designed capacity of 40,000
eight-inch wafers per month. The company, which is committed to
world-class service and environmental responsibility, was a winner of
the Malaysian Prime Minister's Hibiscus Award for Notable Achievement
in Environmental Performance for 2003. The company's headquarters and
factory are located in Kulim, Malaysia, and has sales and marketing
offices in San Jose (California), Scottsdale (Arizona), Hsinchu
(Taiwan) and Ismaning (Germany). For additional information on
Silterra or its services, please visit www.silterra.com.
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CONTACT: Silterra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
Steve Della Rocchetta, 408-530-0885
sdr@silterra.com
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Media contact
Katie Olivier, 972-774-9850
kolivier@dvscommunications.com