ASMPT Celebrates 40 Years Of Innovation

Hong Kong and Singapore, 07 December 2015: ASM Pacific Technology Limited (“ASMPT”), a world leader in the supply of semiconductor assembly and packaging equipment and materials as well as surface mount technology solutions, celebrates 40 years of growth and achievement in December 2015.

The anniversary celebrations marked a significant milestone in ASMPT's growth journey from a representative for molding compound and encapsulation mold in 1975 into a globally diversified group with a 15,000-strong workforce in more than 30 countries around the world.

Since its founding in 1975, ASMPT has introduced several examples of technology innovation like the world’s first gold wire bonder with 50µm pad pitch capability, AB339, the Phoenix TCB (Thermal compression Bonding) Bonder with breakthrough in fine pitch high I/O flip chip bonding and the world-leading placement platform for high-volume production, the SIPLACE X-Series that have helped to transform and contribute to the high quality of life enjoyed by people around the world.

Mr Lee Wai Kwong, CEO of ASMPT said: “At ASMPT, innovation is in our genes and passion is what drives us forward. We constantly push ourselves to go further, to innovate and to develop solutions boasting high performance efficiency and quality that can help our customers to achieve competitive edge in productivity and bring next-generation devices to market, faster and more cost-effectively.”

He continued, “Through the years, we have not only maintained consistent profitable growth; we have also enlarged our market share. Today, ASMPT is the world #1 supplier in semiconductor assembly and packaging equipment as well as the SMT solutions markets.”

As part of its 40th anniversary celebrations, ASMPT embarked on a series of community relations projects in Hong Kong and in particular, focused on nurturing young people. It launched the ASM Technology Awards 2015 to recognise and reward outstanding university students in Hong Kong whose final-year projects demonstrated excellence in technology and innovation. The company also sponsored other activities that helped nurture tomorrow's leaders and inspire smarter technology in the engineering profession such as Robocon 2015 and the “Challenge Cup” Hong Kong University Students Extra-curriculum Technology Contest.

Mr Lee stated: “As we celebrate our success over the last 40 years, we also want to make contributions to worthwhile causes. We focus in particular on young people as they are the city’s future pillars. Through these initiatives, we hope to unlock students’ creativity as well as inspire them to innovate and take Hong Kong into the future.”

At the gala event held last Saturday at the AsiaWorld-Expo, ASMPT presented a cheque of about HK$300,000 to the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare. Other meaningful activities include Oxfam Trail Walk, Green Power and UNICEF Charity Runs, International Coastal Cleanup, rice dumpling making session with the disabled, Stanley Dragon Boat fun day and mooncake making session with the teens, Organic Harvest Day with the elderly, just to list a few.

Across the world, the milestone was celebrated in many other ways. In Singapore, staff celebrated the event with Family Day at the zoo, a company-wide blood donation drive as well as to collect usable items for Red Cross organisation. In Malaysia, staff spent a full-filled day with the underprivileged children when they visited the Berkat Children’s home as well as organised sport activities like netball, badminton and football throughout the year. Staff in China organised charity hiking, kids’ football school, mascot design competition and music contest. Meanwhile, in the United Kingdom, staff volunteers raised funds for local charity, Gully’s Place and donated used iPads for Wyvern Academy, a purpose-built school in Weymouth for children and young people aged from 2 to 19 with complex needs, including Autistic Spectrum Disorder. In the United States, staff took part in Toys-for-Tots Drive, collecting toys for less fortunate children in the Memphis area.

Mr Lee added: “At ASMPT, we encourage staff to contribute to society as volunteers. It is also through volunteerism, we are also able to foster greater teamwork and camaraderie as we spend meaningful hours volunteering together while caring for the well-being of others, especially the less fortunate in society.”