INDUSTRY

SAN JOSE, CA -- The Board of Directors of the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) yesterday elected Dr. Craig Barrett, president and CEO of Intel Corporation, as the SIA Board Chairman and Gregory Williams, president and CEO of Intersil Communications, as the SIA Vice Chairman for 2002. "In the coming year, the SIA will be focused on areas critical to the industry's success and growth such as environmental, health and safety issues, securing world markets for open and fair trade, and continued effort to increase federal funding for basic research and development in math and science," noted George Scalise, SIA president. He added, "With the knowledge and experience that Craig and Greg bring, we can continue to provide leadership in these arenas, in addition to technology development, public policy, and workforce and education programs." "On behalf of the entire SIA Board, I want to express our appreciation to Dr. John Kelly of IBM Technology Group, our 2001 SIA Board Chairman, for his tremendous leadership and commitment to the industry and the SIA," continued Scalise. "Thanks to his guidance and the efforts of other Board members, the SIA continued and expanded its commitment to university research and development, even during difficult market conditions." More information about the SIA can be found at www.sia-online.org