PR Newswire
MILPITAS, Calif., March 7, 2018
MILPITAS, Calif., March 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) has been recognized by Intel
as a recipient of a 2017 Preferred Quality Supplier (PQS) award. The PQS award recognizes companies like KLA-Tencor that Intel
believes have relentlessly pursued excellence and conducted business with resolute professionalism.
"The dynamic nature of our business necessitates continuous improvement and an unrelenting focus on quality," said
Jacklyn Sturm, Vice President of Technology and Manufacturing Group and General Manager of Global
Supply Management at Intel. "As Intel transitions to become a more data centric company, our award winning suppliers are
embracing the most difficult challenges with rapid innovation and bold strategies."
To qualify for PQS status, suppliers must exceed high expectations and uncompromising performance goals while scoring at least
80 percent on an integrated report card that assesses performance throughout the year. Suppliers must also achieve 80 percent or
greater on a challenging continuous improvement plan and demonstrate solid quality and business systems.
Additional information is available at the Intel Newsroom.
About KLA-Tencor:
KLA-Tencor Corporation, a leading provider of process control and yield management solutions, partners with customers
around the world to develop state-of-the-art inspection and metrology technologies. These technologies serve the semiconductor
and other related nanoelectronics industries. With a portfolio of industry-standard products and a team of world-class engineers
and scientists, the company has created superior solutions for its customers for more than 40 years. Headquartered in
Milpitas, Calif., KLA-Tencor has dedicated customer operations and service centers around the
world. Additional information may be found at www.kla-tencor.com.
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