Product category: Communications ICs (Wired)
News Release from: National Semiconductor
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 02 December 2002
Work starts on Chinese assembly and test
facility
National Semiconductor has begun construction of its first manufacturing facility in China with groundbreaking ceremonies in Suzhou Industrial Park.
National Semiconductor has begun construction of its first manufacturing facility in China with groundbreaking ceremonies in Suzhou Industrial Park, the site of the company's planned state-of-the-art semiconductor assembly and test facility The new plant will include three buildings with 51,800m2 of total floor space located about 80km west of Shanghai
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 5 Jan 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Today marks a significant milestone for National Semiconductor and for our friends and associates in China", said Brian L Halla, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of National Semiconductor.
"China is continuing to grow in importance in the global electronics industry, and we intend to become the leading supplier of analogue and mixed signal silicon solutions in China".
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"Our strategy is to provide products that fit the needs of people in China", Halla added.
"We are confident that working with local partners, talented technologists and local officials here in Suzhou will enable National Semiconductor to provide world class services and technology solutions to our customers in China and other regions more efficiently than ever before".
Suzhou Industrial Park is ideally suited for the new plant, with new highways and communication infrastructure.
The Park is a joint development project shared by China and Singapore.
The China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park Development Company is 65% owned by the Chinese consortium and 35% by the Singapore consortium.
The facility will include a two-story manufacturing building occupying about 38,600m2, a three-story office and administration building of about 10,200m2, and a utility building of about 3000m2.
National Semiconductor has acquired a total land plot of 146,000m2, which is sufficient to provide future growth of four additional similarly sized facilities.
"National Semiconductor is dedicated to providing the best quality, delivery and service, with the most cost-effective manufacturing operations for our customers", said Kamal Aggarwal, Executive Vice President of the company's Central Technology and Manufacturing Group.
"We are glad that with the excellent support of Suzhou Industrial Park and CSSD (China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park Development Co), we were able to close the deal and start construction in such a short time.
We look forward to continuing our close working relationship with the local government and CSSD to make this Suzhou plant a world class facility".
The Asia Pacific region, including China, now represents about 45% of the company's total worldwide revenues.
Currently, National has about 40 staff in China, based in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong.
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