1999/12/17
SAN JOSE, California, December 17, 1999 - Taiwan headquartered DRAM manufacturer Nanya Technology, has named Ken Hurley president of its North American operations as part of its global sales expansion plans. Hurley will also be responsible for Nanya’s planned European expansion
"Along with Ken’s appointment as president, we are increasing our commitment to North America and Europe to strengthen Nanya’s position in the DRAM market," said Y.S. Chuang, president of Nanya Technology Corporation. "This will broaden our global infrastructure to better serve our multinational strategic customer base."
Hurley, who will also be responsible for strategic customers worldwide, will continue to serve as staff member to Nanya’s corporate president in Taiwan. "Ken demonstrated valuable leadership during the recent hearings in the anti-dumping case against Taiwanese DRAM manufacturers. His strategic involvement and role as chief witness galvanized Taiwan’s DRAM makers, which lead to dismissal of the recent case. We feel that Ken’s strategic vision and leadership ability can take Nanya to the next level," Chuang added.
Hurley commented, "with this move, we will not only gain market share in North America but also actively develop our position in the European market. That will be a new challenge for
Nanya with enormous potential for the future. This ties in perfectly with the fact that our customers are mainly multinationals with strong presences worldwide, including the European markets."
Ken Hurley joined Nanya as vice president and general manager in 1997 to start up its U.S. operations in San Jose, California. A graduate of Santa Clara University, Hurley started at Signetics in 1983 before joining Hitachi Semiconductor in 1991 were he worked as senior manager of operations and director of sales for North America.
About Nanya Technology Corporation
Nanya Technology Corporation is part of the Formosa Plastics Group, one of the world’s largest industrial conglomerates founded in Taiwan in 1954. Nanya is based in Taoyuan, Taiwan and was founded in 1995. It started semiconductor production in 1996, opened its North American headquarters in San Jose, Calif. in 1997, and opened a research and design center in Houston, Texas in 1998. Currently, Nanya employs more than 1,500 people and has earned over US$163 million in revenues in 1998. The company produces its own memory devices in its 8-inch wafer fab and began providing foundry services in 1997. A second fab will open next year. Nanya’s advanced foundry offerings range from 0.35- to 0.18-micron CMOS processes for logic and embedded DRAM chips. The DRAM devices meet Intel Corporation’s PC100 and PC133 specifications and are built with 0.20 and .175 -micron technology, which has been licensed from IBM Microelectronics. For more information, contact Nanya Technology at 408-441-7819 or visit the website:
www.nanya.com.