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UMC
Enhances East Coast Presence: Opens BOSTON AREA SALES OFFICE
Offers Better Access
for Existing Customers, Expands Eastern U.S. Customer Base
WALTHAM, Mass, November
21, 2000—UMC (NYSE:
UMC), a world leading semiconductor foundry, today announced
the official opening of its East Coast operations in the Boston
area. Dr. Arthur Kuo, vice
president of sales and East Coast region supervisor (for
UMC USA), will oversee the new establishment which is positioned to
offer enhanced support for UMC's existing customers in the
Eastern United States and grow the company's client base throughout
this area and in Canada. The office, located in Waltham, MA,
is UMC's second marketing and customer support operation in
the US in addition to the Sunnyvale, CA location.
Jim Kupec, president of worldwide marketing and sales for
UMC USA, said, "The Boston area offers a strategic geographic
location for us to increase our customer service support for
the Eastern United States. Not only is the region well-established
in our major target industries, including consumer electronics
and communications, but it is also the ideal location to facilitate
the building of new relationships in the Eastern United States
and Canada. This presence will provide increased opportunities
for better interactions with new and existing customers coast-to-coast."
UMC is leasing the 2,000-square-foot building, located at
1601 Trapelo Rd., 2nd Fl, Bldg. C, Waltham, MA 02451. The
office can be reached via telephone at (781) 290-2390.
At this time, the facility is serving as a sales office and
supports five employees; plans are in place to expand to 10
employees by the middle of next year. Future plans include
the addition of field applications engineers and program managers
to this site.
Note
From UMC Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements in the foregoing announcement are
forward looking within the meaning of the U.S. Federal Securities
laws, including statements about future outsourcing, wafer
capacity, technologies, business relationships and market
conditions. Investors are cautioned that actual events
and results could differ materially from these statements
as a result of a variety of factors, including conditions
in the overall semiconductor market and economy; acceptance
and demand for products from UMC; and technological and development
risks.
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