Andigilog Expands to Asia-Pacific with Office in Hong Kong Science Park; Names Y.L. Cheung Vice President and Managing Director of Andigilog International Ltd

Business Wire, Oct 12, 2004

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Andigilog, a fabless analog and mixed-signal semiconductor provider focused on providing highly accurate temperature sensors and complementary components, has opened an office in the Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, N.T., H.K., to serve its Asia-Pacific customer base and to facilitate the production of components in Asia. In addition, the company will base digital design and development efforts from this office to complement the analog design and development managed in the United States. E[acute accent]Y.L. Cheung has been named vice president and managing director of Andigilog International Ltd. and will manage regional operations. E[acute accent]Chueng most recently has consulted with a number of chip companies to assist them in chip packaging, licensing and intellectual property issues, product development and strategic planning. In Hong Kong, he was executive director of CIM Technology, where he provided technology development and project management for the company's media businesses. He previously was president of HuERA soft Co. and was general manager for ECAD/Cadence Design. E[acute accent]Cheung started his career as a field engineer, working with ComputerVision Corp. and holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin. E[acute accent]Andigilog CEO Bill Sheppard said, "As our customer base continues to expand, establishing a regional office in Asia-Pacific allows us to remain close to our customers in the PC and cell phone markets, manage production based in Asia and expand our engineering capabilities. In the Hong Kong Science Park, we can develop products as well as support sales and marketing efforts under the capable and experienced direction of Y.L." E[acute accent]Hong Kong Science Park (HKSP), a 22-hectare state-of-the-art infrastructure on the Tolo Harbour waterfront in Pak Shek Kok, New Territories, provides a knowledge-based and campus-like environment where high-technology enterprises and talented people can converge to generate synergistic forces. It is designed to accommodate companies of all sizes and stages of development and to promote interaction and innovation. E[acute accent]It provides EDA and design tools for integrated circuits and a photonics center. The park is know for fostering research and development and is home to a number of international electronics companies, including Philips, ON Semiconductor, TDK, Pericom Semiconductor and others. More information is available at http://www.hkstp.org/english/hksp/hksp_location/hksp_loc_sitemap.html. E[acute accent]"Andigilog joins the growing number of fabless semiconductor firms who have chosen to base their operations at the Hong Kong Science Park," said C.D. Tam, chief executive officer, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corp. "As a leader in precision temperature measurement, Andigilog has recognized the strategic advantage of Hong Kong and the Science Park in choosing to establish its offices and research and development facilities here."

E[acute accent]About Andigilog

E[acute accent]Andigilog, a fabless semiconductor company with offices in the United States and Asia-Pacific, develops highly accurate, low power, analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits manufactured on mature digital CMOS process technology that leverages economies of scale. The company's SiMistor(TM) product line of silicon thermistors recently was awarded the EE Times' Ultimate Product Award. For samples or more information about Andigilog and its products, go to www.andigilog.com.

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