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<p class="has-text-align-center">Gigaphoton is one of only 29 Distinguished Award recipients across Intel’s global supply chain</p>



<p>Oyama, Tochigi; March 29, 2024, <a href="https://gigaphoton.com/">Gigaphoton Inc.</a> is proud to announce that it has earned Intel’s EPIC Distinguished Supplier Award. Through its dedication to Excellence, Partnership, Inclusion, and Continuous (EPIC) quality improvement, Gigaphoton has achieved a level of performance that consistently exceeds Intel’s expectations.</p>


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<p>“As one of the 29 Distinguished Supplier Award recipients in 2024, Gigaphoton stands out among suppliers in Intel’s trusted supply chain,” said Keyvan Esfarjani, chief global operations officer at Intel. “Through their relentless drive to improve, they have achieved a level of performance that consistently exceeds Intel’s expectations and serves as a benchmark across the ecosystem.”</p>



<p>The Intel EPIC Distinguished Supplier Award recognizes a consistent level of strong performance across all performance criteria. Of the thousands of Intel suppliers around the world, only a few hundred qualify to participate in the EPIC Supplier Program. The EPIC Distinguished Award is the second-highest honor a supplier can achieve. In 2024, only 29 suppliers in the Intel supply chain network earned this award.</p>



<p>To qualify for an Intel EPIC Distinguished Supplier Award, suppliers must exceed expectations, meet aggressive performance goals, and score 80 percent or higher in performance assessments throughout the year. Suppliers must also meet 80 percent or more of their improvement plan deliverables and demonstrate formidable quality and business systems.</p>



<p><strong>Get more information about the Intel EPIC Supplier Awards</strong></p>



<p>Find the latest at the Intel Newsroom<br>&lt;LINK TO: <a href="https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/intel-announces-2024-epic-supplier-program-award-recipients.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/intel-announces-2024-epic-supplier-program-award-recipients.html</a>&gt;</p>



<p>Visit the Intel EPIC Supplier Awards page<br>&lt;LINK TO: <a href="https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/supplier/governance/quality/epic.html">https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/supplier/governance/quality/epic.html</a>&gt;</p>



<p><strong>About GIGAPHOTON</strong></p>



<p>Since it was founded in 2000, GIGAPHOTON has delivered valuable solutions to semiconductor manufacturers throughout the world as a manufacturer of lightsources. In every stage from R&amp;D to manufacture, sales, and maintenance services, GIGAPHOTON is committed to providing world-class support delivered from the perspective of everyday users. For more information, please visit <a href="https://gigaphoton.com/">https://gigaphoton.com/</a></p>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>Media Contact:<br>GIGAPHOTON Inc.<br>Corporate Planning Department<br>Kenji Ohishi<br>TEL: +81-285-37-6931<br>Email: <a href="mailto:web_info@gigaphoton.com">web_info@gigaphoton.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table></figure>


Gigaphoton Earns Intel’s 2024 EPIC Distinguished Supplier Award


<p>Gigaphoton is proud to announce that we have earned the Intel EPIC Valued Supplier Award for Cost. We are one of just 8 companies in all of Intel’s global supply chain to win an EPIC Valued Award for 2023. #IntelEPIC</p>


Intel EPIC Valued Supplier Award Winner 2023 for Cost


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<p>Gigaphoton is proud to announce that we have earned the<a href="https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/2022-epic-supplier-program-awards.html"> Intel EPIC Valued Supplier Award for Technology</a>. We are one of just 12 companies in all of Intel&#8217;s global supply chain to win an EPIC Valued Award for 2022. #intelEPIC</p>


Intel EPIC Valued Supplier Award Winner 2022 for Technology

<p>Gigaphoton has won The Best Supplier in WFE Subsystems Award from VLSI Research, Inc. and has been introduced on their website.</p>
<p>Please take a look.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.vlsiresearch.com/gigaphoton-honored-with-first-the-best-award-PFEL1SE1000WJOJ#page1">Click here for the link.</a></p>


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Gigaphoton has won The Best Supplier in WFE Subsystems Award from VLSI Research, Inc.

<p>On December 22, 2020, Gigaphoton donated automatic alcohol sprayers for preventing virus infections to all elementary and junior high schools in Oyama City as part of its 20th anniversary project to contribute to the community.</p>
<p>Between December 22 and 24, Gigaphoton employees visited 36 schools in the city and installed the automatic alcohol sprayers. We received many gratitude from the schools, such as, &#8220;This is very helpful in preventing infection among the students.” and a letter of appreciation was also presented by the Mayor.</p>
<p>Gigaphoton will continue to make every effort to contribute not only to the development of our customers and the industry, but also to the health and well-being of the people in the community.</p>
<p><div id="attachment_6722" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6722" class="wp-image-6722 size-medium" src="https://webapi.gigaphoton.global/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/8fa0d593c50be4eb8f339a14ae0233bd-scaled-1-300x210.gif" alt="Presentation of the Letter of Appreciation at the Mayor's official office" width="300" height="210" srcset="https://webapi.gigaphoton.global/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/8fa0d593c50be4eb8f339a14ae0233bd-scaled-1-300x210.gif 300w, https://webapi.gigaphoton.global/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/8fa0d593c50be4eb8f339a14ae0233bd-scaled-1-1024x716.gif 1024w, https://webapi.gigaphoton.global/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/8fa0d593c50be4eb8f339a14ae0233bd-scaled-1-768x537.gif 768w, https://webapi.gigaphoton.global/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/8fa0d593c50be4eb8f339a14ae0233bd-scaled-1-1536x1073.gif 1536w, https://webapi.gigaphoton.global/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/8fa0d593c50be4eb8f339a14ae0233bd-scaled-1-2048x1431.gif 2048w, https://webapi.gigaphoton.global/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/8fa0d593c50be4eb8f339a14ae0233bd-scaled-1-1568x1096.gif 1568w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p id="caption-attachment-6722" class="wp-caption-text">Presentation of the Letter of Appreciation at the Mayor&#8217;s official office</p></div></p>


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Gigaphoton Earns Intel’s 2024 EPIC Distinguished Supplier Award

Intel EPIC Valued Supplier Award Winner 2023 for Cost

Intel EPIC Valued Supplier Award Winner 2022 for Technology

Gigaphoton has won The Best Supplier in WFE Subsystems Award from VLSI Research, Inc.

Gigaphoton Donates Automatic alcohol sprayers to Elementary and Junior High Schools in Oyama City