CARSEM OPENS TAIWAN SALES OFFICE

Scotts Valley, CA- March 8, 2005 Carsem, a leading provider of turnkey packaging and test services to the semiconductor industry announced that they recently opened a sales office in Taichung, Taiwan. In addition, Mr. Max Lee joined Carsem as the Account Manager for the Taiwan Region.

Mr. Lee reports directly to Gerry Blackholly, Carsem's Director of Asia Sales, and he will be responsible for all sales related activity for the Taiwan Region. Lee has over 5 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. Prior to joining Carsem he worked for Lingsen Precision Industry and Silicon Application Corp., both based in Taiwan.

Mr. Blackholly stated, "I am delighted that Max joined Carsem. His extensive background in working with customers based in Taiwan will bring new and exciting opportunities that will enhance the future growth of Carsem."

"Carsem is recognized as one of the world leaders in our industry and I look forward to helping us strengthen our position in the Taiwan market," stated Mr. Lee.

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About Carsem
Carsem is a leading provider of turnkey packaging and test services to the semiconductor industry, and offers one of the widest ranges of package & test portfolios in the world. To meet the growing demands of the telecommunications and wireless markets for smaller, faster, thermally-efficient devices, Carsem's portfolio includes several advanced technologies, such as the Micro Leadframe Package (MLP), Small Scale Ball Grid Array (SSBGA), Flip Chip On Leadframe (FCOL), and a SiP (System-in-Package) capability. Carsem also offers a full range of turnkey test services for RF, mixed-signal, linear, digital and power devices. Our factories maintain world-class quality standards having achieved SAC Level 1, ISO-9001, ISO-14001, QS-9000, TS16949 certifications, and are supported with a global network of sales and engineering support offices. Carsem is a member of the Hong Leong Group with factories located in Ipoh, Malaysia, Suzhou, China and sales offices across the USA, plus the UK and Taiwan. Carsem, Inc. sales headquarters is located at 269 Mt. Hermon Road, Suite 104, Scotts Valley, CA 95066, phone (831) 438-6861, fax (831) 438-6863, web site: www.carsem.com.