Kawasaki, Japan, March 10, 2016 – Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., LTD. has been recognized as one of 26 companies receiving Intel Corporation’s Preferred Quality Supplier (PQS) award for their performance in 2015. Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., LTD.has demonstrated industry-leading commitment across all critical focus areas on which they are measured: quality, cost, availability, technology, customer service, labor and ethics systems and environmental sustainability. Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., LTD. is recognized for their significant contributions providing Intel with high purity photoresists, developers, cleaning solutions and supporting chemistries, deemed essential to Intel’s success.

              On behalf of TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD. (TOK), I am proud to accept the 2015 Intel PQS award for the second year in a row. This award recognizes the success achieved through continued partnership of TOK and the technology and supplier teams at Intel.  Over the past four decades, the dedication and support of our Intel stakeholders helped TOK align and elevate our company performance in quality, customer service and technology, to meet and exceed the Intel standards.  We will continue to build on our corporate vision as a global leader in micro process and high purity chemical supply. In collaboration with our Intel partners, sustained efforts toward operational excellence will meet the current and future demands of extending Moore’s Law.

              "Intel is pleased to have TOK as a strategic supplier of leading edge photoresist technology that enables Intel’s future technology roadmap. During 2015, TOK improved their technology offerings and performance while continuing to provide excellent material quality and support. We greatly value and appreciate their partnership", said Sam Sivakumar, Intel Fellow1 and director of Lithography in the Technology and Manufacturing Group at Intel.

The PQS award is part of Intel’s Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement (SCQI) program that encourages suppliers to strive for excellence and continuous improvement. To qualify for PQS status, suppliers must score 80 percent on a report card that assesses performance and ability to meet cost, quality, availability, technology, environmental, social and governance goals. Suppliers must also achieve 80 percent or greater on a challenging improvement plan and demonstrate solid quality and business systems. Additional information about the SCQI program is available at http://intel.com/go/quality.

A celebration to honor PQS award winners was held in Santa Clara, California themed “Delivering the Future Together”, which illustrates the contributions this supplier has made in 2015. In addition, there was an announcement on Intel’s website at https://newsroom.intel.com/.

About Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., LTD.

TOK's state-of-the-art micro processing technology produces groundbreaking and innovative products.  We have pioneered the development of polymer-containing functional photoresists based on photolithography technologies that are essential for the formation of semiconductor circuits.

Along with advancement in the micro-fabrication of an electronic circuit, our sophisticated technologies provide solutions to enhance the functionality of semiconductors, such as miniaturization, high-integration, multi-functionality, and high-speed.  We offer various new materials necessary for many device manufacturers, including advanced immersion photoresists enabling the formation of ten-odd nometer scale features.  More information about TOK and our products can be found at www.tok.co.jp