Awarded “10 BEST Suppliers” and “THE BEST Suppliers” in the TechInsights Customer Satisfaction Survey

KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION (President and CEO: Fumiyuki Kanai, Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan) has received two titles in the TechInsights 2024 Customer Satisfaction Survey: the “10 BEST Suppliers” and “THE BEST Suppliers” awards. TechInsights Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “TechInsights”), which conducted this survey, is engaged in consulting on technology and intellectual property in the microelectronics industry. The “10 BEST Suppliers” awards*¹ acknowledge the top 10 semiconductor production equipment suppliers highly rated by their customers, and “THE BEST Suppliers” awards*² pay tribute to outstanding semiconductor production equipment suppliers categorized by product type. We are proud to have won the “10 BEST Suppliers” award for the 27th consecutive year.

This year’s TechInsights Customer Satisfaction Survey received 18,000 responses, representing over 53% of the chip market and 96% of the subsystem customers. Participants rated equipment suppliers among 14 categories based on three key factors: supplier performance, customer service, and product performance. In receiving the "THE BEST Supplier" award, our group was particularly recognized for its "Partnership" and "Trust in suppliers". Our group's strengths of "Technology" and "Tai-wa" have enabled it to meet the diverse needs of its customers, which has earned it the trust of its customers and led to this award.

Under the corporate slogan "Technology & Tai-wa for Tomorrow," we will pursue economic, environmental, and social values from both business and ESG (resolving environmental and social issues and strengthening governance) aspects, with the aim of contributing to the achievement of SDGs and realizing a sustainable society and our group’s sustainable development.