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Philips Semiconductors and Wright Williams & Kelly Donate Advanced Cost of Ownership Software to University of Technology, Eindhoven
PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 2000--It was
announced today that Philips Semiconductors and Wright Williams &
Kelly (WWK) have donated an advanced manufacturing software license to
the University of Technology in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. The
product, TWO COOL®, is the semiconductor industry's de facto
standard for cost of ownership (COO) and overall equipment efficiency
(OEE) analysis. The license will be used for research in the
Department of Technology Management.
According to University of Technology Professor G.L.H. van Herel,
``We are very excited to receive this gift. The contribution of TWO
COOL® is especially important to the Department of Technology
Management since it is state-of-the-art software currently used by
many high tech manufacturers. For our students, the use of this
advanced tool represents a wonderful opportunity when doing research
in the field of COO. We thank Philips Semiconductors and WWK and look
forward to making the most of this exciting new resource.''
Leo van de Meeberg, Vice President and Chief Purchasing Officer
stated, ``We are pleased to participate in this donation. Philips
Semiconductors has a special relationship with the University of
Technology and we recognize that this donation helps all our
organizations. In particular, we would like to acknowledge WWK, our
software supplier, for creating this opportunity.''
``WWK believes that the value of academic/industrial cooperation
serves both communities well,'' states David W. Jimenez, WWK's
President. ``We are thrilled that Philips Semiconductors has designated
the University of Technology as the recipient of this gift.''
Philips Semiconductors, which had annual revenues of approximately
US$5 billion in 1999, designs and manufactures semiconductors and
silicon systems platforms. Philips Semiconductors is spearheading the
emerging field of systems on silicon solutions with the innovative
Nexperia platform and VLSI Velocity tool set. The company's Sea-of-IP
design methodology allows plug and play intellectual property blocks
for easily customizable products. The company is a leader in
communications, consumer, computing and automotive semiconductors,
which are key applications for convergence in end-user products.
Philips Semiconductors is headquartered in Eindhoven, The Netherlands,
and has operations throughout the world. For more information:
www.philips.semiconductors.com.
Wright Williams & Kelly is a business decisions company with
offices in Pleasanton, California; Austin and Dallas, Texas;
Albuquerque, New Mexico; Tokyo; and Singapore. WWK has provided
technology-dependent and technology-driven companies with consulting
services and decision tools for productivity and cost management(TM)
since 1991.
WWK's customers are world leaders in high tech manufacturing and
include Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN), Motorola (NYSE:MOT - ), Philips
(NYSE:PHG), STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM - ), Advanced Micro Devices
(NYSE:AMD), Matsushita (NYSE:MC - ), Seagate (NYSE:SEG - news), Read-Rite
(NASDAQ:RDRT), Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT - ), and Lam Research
(NASDAQ:LRCX). The products of these organizations ultimately support
electronics leaders such as Dell Computer (NASDAQ:DELL), Cisco Systems
(NASDAQ:CSCO), Apple Computer (NASDAQ:AAPL - ), and Sony (NYSE:SNE - news).
Contact:
Wright Williams & Kelly, Pleasanton
Marge Whiteneck, 925/485-5711
http://www.wwk.com
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