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Fabrinet Achieves TL 9000QMS Certification for Manufacturing Electronic Assemblies and Optical Devices

Fabrinet now a world-class manufacturing outsourcing destination that meets the quality requirements for the entire spectrum of telecommunications companies

San Francisco, CA – March 22, 2006 – Fabrinet, a recognized leader in providing engineering and manufacturing services for complex optical, electrical, and precision electro-mechanical devices, announced it has received TL 9000QMS Certification for Manufacturing of Electronic Assemblies and Optical Devices. Certification was given to both of Fabrinet's campuses near Bangkok , Thailand where Fabrinet has over 500,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space and over 4500 employees.

“Receiving TL9000 certification represents a culmination of our efforts to make Fabrinet a world-class manufacturing outsourcing destination for companies throughout the telecommunications spectrum, from component vendors to system vendors,” said Tom Mitchell, Chairman and CEO of Fabrinet. “Being TL 9000 certified means that Fabrinet can now meet the quality requirements of the worldwide telecommunications industry.”

The TL 9000 Quality Management System (QMS) was created by QuEST Forum to meet the quality requirements of the worldwide telecommunications industry. It defines quality system requirements for the design, development, production, delivery, installation, and maintenance of telecom products and services, and provides a measurement system that, when implemented, allows companies to track performance and improve results. Its telecommunications focus eliminates the need for multiple quality management standards, reduces the cost of doing business, and ultimately results in better products and services to consumers. It provides a consistent set of quality expectations needed to drive efficiency and performance across the global telecom supply chain.

“Tom Mitchell's founding vision of Fabrinet was to establish an extremely sophisticated, high quality telecommunications operations infrastructure in a low cost geography,” explained Nat Mani, Fabrinet's Sr. Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. “Today, Fabrinet is a recognized world leader as an outsourced manufacturing service provider of complex optical and precision electromechanical components and modules. We have highly regarded manufacturing processes and disciplines, superior process engineering, and rigorous IP protection. Achieving TL 9000 certification further solidifies our service offerings and assures Tier One telecom system vendors that we can meet their most stringent standards.”

According to QuEST, choosing a supplier with TL 9000 certification helps assure buyers that they will get consistent quality across all products and services. It helps drive supply chain efficiencies and improves supplier relationships. By selecting TL 9000 certified suppliers, companies know their supplier has been systematically audited by an independent TL 9000 registrar.

Besides TL 9000QMS, Fabrinet is also ISO 9001:2000, 14001, and ISO/TS 16949:2002 certified. 

About Fabrinet

Fabrinet is an electronic manufacturing services company (EMS) specializing in the engineering and manufacture of complex optical, mechanical, and electronic components, modules, and subassemblies for a wide range of industries including data communications, telecom, storage area networks (SAN), cable television, automotive, and industrial sensing.  Fabrinet provides a broad range of engineering skill sets, rigorous IP protection, a real-time internet tracking and information system, cleanroom assembly environments (up to Class 100) coupled with a highly customized and flexible business partnership model.  Fabrinet's manufacturing services are vertically integrated with CASIX (www.casix.com), a subsidiary manufacturer of crystal and precision optics products, and VitroCom (www.vitrocom.com), a subsidiary fabricator of precision glass solutions for fiber-optics, lasers, medical, and laboratory/scientific applications.

The company has received numerous quality and best supplier awards and has been named one of the Best Employers in Thailand for 2003 and 2005 by Hewitt Associates.  Fabrinet is ISO 9001:2000, 14001, TL 9000 and ISO/TS 16949:2002 certified.  The company, based in Bangkok, Thailand, maintains over 750,000 square feet of manufacturing and 5,000 employees on three campuses in Thailand and China. The company has sales offices in the United States, Canada and Europe. For more information contact Nat Mani at 408-888-4601, nmani@fabrinet.com, or visit the website at www.fabrinet.com.

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