To: Pink Minion who wrote (5897 ) 3/31/2003 10:37:07 AM From: Fred Levine Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 25522 This doesn't compensate not being on Intel's list, but I would be worried if AMAT wasn't included. Texas Instruments Honors 2002 Supplier Excellence Award Winners; 29 Companies Recognized for Delivering Superior Value and Service Monday March 31, 8:05 am ET DALLAS, March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE: TXN - News; TI) announced that 29 businesses received the company's annual Supplier Excellence Award. These recipients are a select few chosen from TI's worldwide supplier base as a result of their outstanding performance and continuous improvement in supplying materials, equipment and services to Texas Instruments. "The Supplier Excellence Awards are presented to those companies that are the highest performing strategic partners with TI, helping us create value for our customers and shareholders," said Rob Simpson, vice president of worldwide procurement. "These relationships enhance the competitive positions of TI and our customers and we thank them for their commitment." TI established its Supplier Excellence Awards in 1983 as a way to honor businesses that had provided exemplary service. The awards are a key vehicle for communicating the standards the company expects of its suppliers. The businesses are evaluated on six criteria: cost, environmental responsibility, technology, responsiveness, assurance of supply and quality. The 2002 TI Supplier Excellence Award winners are: Accretech - Tokyo Seimitsu All Plastics Molding, Inc. Applied Materials Inc. - Dielectric Systems and Modules CEIBIS - Cody Electronic Inc. Burn-In Solutions COMPUGRAPHICS USA George Fischer, Inc. HEPATECH Cleanroom Services Inc. - Wafer Fab Housekeeping Division Holden Custom Products Ibiden Co., Ltd., Electronic Substrate Operation INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED Kinpo Electronics, Inc. KLUH Security GmbH Major Electric & Supply, Inc. Millennium Circuits, Inc. Netlink GmbH netMercury NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd - Semiconductor Components Div. Nittetsu Micrometal Corporation Philippines On-Target Supplies & Logistics Pacific Packaging Products. Inc. Shin-Etsu Handotai Co., Ltd. SHINKAWA LTD. Silicon & Software Systems Ltd. (S3) SHI - software house international Taiwan May Chia Metals Corporation, Ltd. Texas Valve and Fitting Co. Volt Services Group YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS Yokogawa Electric Corporation - Motion & Measurement Division TI will present the awards to each supplier at their individual place of business to recognize the contributions and performance of their employees. fred