SST Announces Milestone ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System Certification
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — SST (Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.) , a leader in flash memory technology, today announced that it has now been certified with the highly regarded, ISO 9001:2000 quality management standard by Det Norske Veritas (DNV). Prior to certification, SST had to undergo an extensive audit by DNV to verify the company’s commitment to quality management principals, including control of product development and operational activities.
The ISO 9001:2000 standard builds upon SST’s already established reputation for consistently delivering quality products and services that meet or exceed customer’s quality and regulatory requirements, while also continually improving customer satisfaction and services. A few of the benefits of being awarded the ISO 9001:2000 certificate include quicker time to market, increased operational efficiencies, more consistent product quality, competitive differentiation and improved customer satisfaction.
“With SST’s ISO 9001:2000 certification, we will continue to move forward in our commitment in serving our customers the best in services and products,” said Bing Yeh, president and CEO of SST. “The ISO certification recognizes SST’s original commitment and we look forward constantly improving in new ways.”
About Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, SST designs, manufactures and markets a diversified range of memory and non-memory products for high volume applications in the digital consumer, networking, wireless communications and Internet computing markets. Leveraging its proprietary, patented SuperFlash technology, SST is a leading provider of nonvolatile memory solutions with product families that include various densities of high functionality flash memory components and flash mass storage products. The Company also offers its SuperFlash technology for embedded applications through its broad network of world-class manufacturing partners and technology licensees, including TSMC, which offers it under its trademark Emb-FLASH. SST’s non-memory products include NAND controller-based products, smart card ICs, flash microcontroller and radio frequency ICs and modules. Further information on SST can be found on the company’s Web site at http://www.sst.com/ .
Forward-Looking Statements
Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements regarding flash memory and non-memory market conditions, SST’s future financial performance, the performance of new products and SST’s ability to bring new products to market that involve risks and uncertainties. These risks may include timely development, acceptance and pricing of new products, the terms and conditions associated with licensees’ royalty payments, the impact of competitive products and pricing, and general economic conditions as they affect SST’s customers, as well as other risks detailed from time to time in the SST’s SEC reports, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2006. For more information about SST and the company’s comprehensive list of product offerings, please call 1-888/SST-CHIP. Information can also be requested via email to literature@sst.com or through SST’s Web site at http://www.sst.com/ . SST’s head office is located at 1171 Sonora Court, Sunnyvale, Calif.; telephone: 408/735-9110; fax: 408/735-9036.
NOTE: The SST logo and SuperFlash are registered trademarks of Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. Emb-FLASH is a trademark of TSMC. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
For More Information Contact: Sasha Afanasieff Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. 408/522-7310 aafanasieff@sst.com Steve Gabriel Porter Novelli 408/369-4627 steve.gabriel@porternovelli.com
Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
CONTACT: Sasha Afanasieff of Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.,+1-408-522-7310, or aafanasieff@sst.com, or Steve Gabriel of Porter Novelli,+1-408-369-4627, or steve.gabriel@porternovelli.com
Web site: http://www.sst.com/