RosettaNet Appoints Executive Director to Lead Consortium's Semiconductor Manufacturing...

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 11, 2001

RosettaNet, the leader in global e-business process standards, today announced the appointment of Tim Lavelle as executive director of the consortium's newly formed Semiconductor Manufacturing

Lavelle, a 20-year veteran of the semiconductor and electronic components industries, will report directly to Jennifer Hamilton, chief executive officer of RosettaNet, and will work closely with members of the organization's leadership team and SM supply chain board.

In this key role, Lavelle will be responsible for directing a broad range of activities, including the development, adoption and implementation of open e-business process standards that address the immediate needs of the global SM industry. In addition, Lavelle will lead ongoing recruitment efforts and overall management responsibilities for the SM Board.

Prior to joining RosettaNet, Lavelle was vice president of business development and product marketing at FastParts.com, a Web-based trading exchange and auction venue for semiconductors and electronic components. Lavelle also served as vice president of sales and marketing at NetBuy Corp. (now eChips Inc.) where he was a founding member of the management team that launched one of the industry's first eMarketplaces focused on the electronic components supply chain.

Previously, Lavelle held sales and marketing management positions with National Semiconductor, Chrontel, and Yamaha and worked as an independent manufacturers' representative for a variety of companies including Advanced Micro Devices, Dallas Semi, Unitrode, AMI, and Vitesse Semiconductor.

"Tim is a strong addition to RosettaNet's leadership team," remarked Hamilton. "In addition to his previous experience in the semiconductor industry, Tim brings an impressive portfolio of senior-level management and business development experience to this executive position. His efforts will further build upon the momentum and success of the Semiconductor Manufacturing Supply Chain Board."

The RosettaNet SM Board, formed in October 2000 by companies involved in wafer fabrication, fabless design, assembly, integrated device manufacturing and materials, is the third managing board to be launched since the organization began developing open e-business standards in 1998.

To date, members of RosettaNet's SM Board include Agilent Technologies, Air Products & Chemicals, Amkor Technology, Applied Materials, ASE, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, Intel, JSR, Lucent Technologies, Micron Technology, Motorola, National Semiconductor, NEC Corp., Philips Semiconductors, Samsung Electronics, Shin-Etsu Handoutai, Shinko Electric Industries, Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), Sumitomo Bakelite, Sumitomo Metal Industries, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (TSMC), Texas Instruments, Toppan Printing, Toshiba, UMC, Windbond Electronics and Xilinx.

Companies involved in the SM industry that would like to participate in the RosettaNet standards initiative should visit the RosettaNet Web site at www.rosettanet.org to access membership information and obtain an application.

About RosettaNet

RosettaNet is an independent, non-profit consortium dedicated to the collaborative development and rapid deployment of open Internet-based business standards that align processes within the global high-technology trading network.

More than 400 companies representing more than $1 trillion in annual Information Technology, Electronic Components and Semiconductor Manufacturing revenues currently participate in RosettaNet's standards development, strategy and implementation activities. A complete list of partner companies and more information on RosettaNet can be found at www.rosettanet.org.