Advanced Interconnect Technologies Signs Assembly Service Agreement with Elmos Semiconductor for Automotive ICS

Agreement Involves Transfer of Elmos' Assembly Equipment From Holland to AIT's Facility in Batam, Indonesia

SINGAPORE, June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Interconnect Technologies, a global provider of semiconductor assembly and test services, today announced that it has signed a multi-year assembly service agreement with Elmos Semiconductor. Elmos, headquartered in Dortmund, Germany, is a global provider of mixed signal ASICs predominantly for the automotive industry. According to the agreement, Elmos will transfer its IC assembly business and equipment in Europe to AIT's facility in Batam, Indonesia, with an option for AIT to purchase the equipment at a later date. The transfer is expected to be completed in the next few months.

AIT's 400,000 square feet of operational facility in Batam will house the full line of consigned equipment from Elmos. The equipment will be used to assemble SOIC .300" packages of various leadcounts for automotive applications like climate control, powertrain and chassis. AIT currently assembles similar SOIC packages for Elmos using existing AIT assembly lines.

"AIT has been a valuable partner in our assembly operation," said Reinhard Senf, chief operations officer at Elmos. "With AIT's proven capabilities in assembly services and the utilization of our equipment and tooling in Batam, there will be a smooth integration of our supply chain to meet the market demands of our customers."

"This agreement solidifies our long-standing relationship with Elmos and reinforces the message that AIT is committed to providing world-class service for our customers," said Bruno Guilmart, president and CEO of AIT. "With the transfer of this equipment to Batam, AIT can better service Elmos' assembly requirements by offering the benefits of economies of scale to help Elmos succeed in the highly competitive automotive semiconductor segment."

According to Gartner, the market for automotive semiconductors is projected to expand at a 7.8 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between 2005 and 2011(1). "This agreement strengthens AIT's position in the semiconductor assembly and test services (SATS) market as a leading provider of assembly services for automotive ICs," said Guilmart.

About Advanced Interconnect Technologies (AIT)

Advanced Interconnect Technologies is a global provider of semiconductor assembly and test services for many of the world's most successful electronics companies. The company's turnkey services include design, assembly, test, failure analysis, and electrical and thermal characterization. AIT has received recognition for its field service and product yields from several of the industry's leading semiconductor device manufacturers. The company is also ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001-2004 and ISO/TS16949-2002 certified. With approximately 3,700 employees worldwide, AIT has factory locations in Batam, Indonesia and Sunnyvale, Calif.

For more information about the company, its products and services, please visit its website at http://www.aithome.com/

About ELMOS

ELMOS is a leading developer and producer of customer-specific system solutions for many years in the automotive sector. Based on the modular high- voltage CMOS technology, a great amount of analog mixed-signal circuitry elements such as voltage regulators, analog/digital converters, power-drives and NVM storage offer a huge range of integration possibilities for customers' ideas.

http://www.elmos.de/

(1) Gartner Dataquest Teleconference, "2Q 2007 Semiconductor Manufacturing Update: Semiconductor Capital Equipment Market Faces Shallow Correction in 2007," Jim Walker, Joe Unsworth, Kay-Yang Tan and Mark Stromberg, April 18, 2007.


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