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Hitachi High-Tech Corporation Earns Intel�s 2020 Preferred Quality Supplier (PQS) Award

Hitachi High-Tech Corporation is one of only 26 PQS Award recipients in all of Intel�s global supply chain

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hitachi High-Tech Corporation (President and CEO: Masahiro Miyazaki / Hitachi High-Tech) is proud to announce that it has earned the Preferred Quality Supplier (PQS) Award for 2020. Through its dedication to continuous quality improvement, Hitachi High-Tech has achieved a level of performance that consistently exceeds Intel�s expectations.

�As one of only 26 Preferred Quality Supplier Award winners in the entire Intel supply chain, Hitachi High-Tech has been vital to our success, especially during this uniquely challenging year,� said Dr. Randhir Thakur, chief supply chain officer at Intel. �They provided standout service in a critical area of the Intel supply chain and met or exceeded their annual improvement goals. Earning this award represents years of hard work, continuous improvement and truly exceptional performance.�

The Intel PQS Award recognizes success in the Intel SCQI Program, a multiyear road map for continuous improvement for high-performing Intel suppliers. Of the thousands of Intel suppliers around the world, only a few hundred qualify to participate in the SCQI Program.

The PQS Award is the second-highest honor a supplier can achieve. In 2020, only 26 suppliers in the entire Intel supply chain earned a Preferred Quality Supplier Award.

To qualify for an Intel Preferred Quality Supplier Award, suppliers must exceed expectations, meet aggressive performance goals and score 80 percent or higher in performance assessments throughout the year. Suppliers must also meet 80 percent or more of their improvement plan and demonstrate outstanding quality and business systems.

Get more information about the Intel SCQI Program

Find the latest at the Intel Newsroom

https://newsroom.intel.com/news/intel-announces-2020-supplier-continuous-quality-improvement-awards/

Visit the Intel SCQI Program and Awards page

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/supplier/governance/quality/supplier-continuous-quality-improvement.html

About Hitachi High-Tech Corporation

Hitachi High-Tech Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is engaged in activities in a broad range of fields, including Analytical & Medical Solutions (manufacture and sales of clinical analyzers, biotechnology products, and analytical instruments), Nano-Technology Solutions (manufacture and sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and analysis equipment), and Industrial Solutions (providing high value-added solutions in fields of social & industrial infrastructures and mobility, etc.).

The company's consolidated revenues for FY 2019 were approx. JPY 694.6 billion [USD 6.4 billion]. For further information, visit http://www.hitachi-hightech.com/global/

Contacts

James Cox

Hitachi High Tech America, Inc.

Tel: 972-615-9037

Email: [email protected]

For Media inquiries

CSR & Corporate Communications Department, CSR Div.

Hitachi High-Tech Corporation (Contact: Nishikawa)

Phone: +81-80-9207-5949

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