ASM hosted its annual Supplier Day in Singapore, bringing together over 75 top suppliers and 160 attendees from across the world. The event highlighted the crucial role our suppliers play in driving innovation throughout the semiconductor value chain.

Several ASM leaders took to the stage, covering everything from our prominence in the high-growth ALD market, our growth in the Epi, and how together we can deliver scalable manufacturing solutions, solve the toughest technical challenges, and develop new technologies that enable the AI revolution.

Recognizing excellence in performance

ASM was pleased to honor three suppliers with Supplier Performance Awards for their exceptional contributions:

• Benchmark Electronics – a repeat winner for backlog recovery, lead time reduction, proactive capacity planning, customer focus, executive engagement, and cost reduction.
• Foxsemicon – recognized for excelling in NPI, manufacturing, and spares support, expanding to meet demand, maintaining top performance on critical parts, and demonstrating flexibility.
• Horiba – honored for exceptional execution on early NPI, commitment to resources and capacity, flexibility in dynamic environments, cost reduction, strong ESG actions, and high supplier scorecard performance.

Championing sustainability in the supply chain

In line with our commitment to help create a better world, we also celebrated three suppliers who made significant strides in sustainability and support us in fostering a responsible supply chain:

• Celestica was recognized for Social Impact
• Horiba received the Climate Leadership award
• KLK earned the Small Business Impact award

Together with our suppliers, we will continue to bring innovation to life and deliver technologies that improve people’s lives around the globe.

Kent Rossman, Senior Vice President of Global Operations at ASM, concluded the event by reaffirming our dedication to innovation and partnership: “As we continue to push the boundaries of what’s possible in semiconductor technology, our suppliers remain crucial allies. Together, we’re not just staying ahead of what’s next – we’re defining it, creating value for our customers and driving the future of the industry.”