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Kingston Production Facility in China Opens on Schedule
New Facility to Better Support Growing Market as Kingston Worldwide Unit Volume Increases
Hsinchu, Taiwan - (September 9, 2005) – Kingston® Technology Company, Inc., the
world's largest independent memory module manufacturer, today announced that its manufacturing subsidiary, Kingston Technology Electronics
Co., Limited, is opening on time and within budget in China. This expansion increases Kingston's China operations from producing 1.5 million
memory modules to five million modules per month.
"Kingston is investing in the tremendous opportunity that exists in China," said Mike Chen, vice president, operations, Kingston. "Our
worldwide unit sales have increased dramatically since 2000 and in establishing a larger manufacturing facility in Shanghai, our strategy
is two-fold: we enhance our ability to supply our worldwide customers with quality products at competitive prices while also creating a
strategic presence directly in the region, ready to support the local market as it develops," added Chen. Additional global growth is planned:
Kingston facilities in the United States and Taiwan will be expanding; manufacturing will continue in Malaysia.
Equipped with the most advanced SMT assembly lines and superior testing equipment, Kingston Technology Electronics Co., Limited's new plant
is located in Shanghai's Pudong 'Silicon Harbor,' China's bustling center for high-tech business operations. Kingston relocated from its
original 50k square foot plant to the nearby facility which is approximately 250k square feet and includes an option for an additional 150K
square feet available for future expansion. Construction of the new plant began in January 2004.
Kingston's significant growth rate over the past several years prompted the need for additional capacity in growing markets. The surge in the
ValueRAM product line, targeted at the white-box market, has been a driving force behind Kingston's increase in module demand. Like many
global high-tech companies, Kingston realized the opportunity in supporting China's growing market and began cultivating production capabilities
to support future memory product demand.
About Kingston Technology Company, Inc.
Kingston Technology Company, Inc. is the world's largest independent manufacturer of memory products. Kingston operates manufacturing facilities
in Fountain Valley, Calif., Taiwan, China, Malaysia, and including Payton Technology Corp., Kingston's back-end processing facility supporting
memory packaging, test and logistics. With the advent of Payton, Kingston supports all memory processing functions from receipt of wafer to
completed module. Kingston serves a network of distributors, OEMs, and retail customers in more than 70 countries and 3,000 locations worldwide.
For more information on Kingston, please go to www.kingston.com/india.
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