-- CAE expands footprint throughout Asia-Pacific with added locations in Japan, 
Taiwan, China, Korea, Singapore, India and Australia

CAE, the industry's first software and data-driven physical commodity trader 
for semiconductor capital equipment and commodities, announces a strengthened 
presence in the Asia-Pacific region with offices in Japan, Taiwan, China, 
Korea, Singapore, India and Australia. CAE is positioned to triple its 
footprint in Asia over the next three years by placing fully integrated teams 
in every country with a fabrication facility. Today, CAE has over 130 
professionals throughout Asia with an additional 24 professionals being added 
this year.

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Headquartered in the United States, CAE has a long-standing, successful history 
of operating throughout Asia. CAE completed its first hire in Asia in 2010. 
Since then, CAE has developed an effective, market-weighted growth plan for 
operations in Asia and continues to invest in local talent. In 2021, CAE 
projects 60% of its hiring will occur throughout Asia with growing trading 
teams, data and decision science experts, logistics and transportation 
resources, and world-class managers. With growing trading pods in Asia, CAE's 
physical global footprint remains fully integrated to provide clients with 
real-time access to assets and demand from across Asia, Europe and the United 
States. CAE's research, inspection and due diligence team, Global Inspection 
Services (GIS), provides on-the-ground support throughout Asia. CAE's 
professionals are based within same-day proximity of many of the active 
fabrication facilities. GIS will continue to grow alongside trading pods to 
provide CAE's clients with rapid reactions to their needs and real-time 
information on the world's assets. This year, GIS is projected to conduct over 
500 inspections, estimated at 10,000 assets, across fabrication facilities, 
research centers, warehouses and refurbishment companies in Asia.

"Asia is the most important market for the semiconductor industry. While its 
origins began as a viable manufacturing venue, it has grown into a set of 
ecosystems with advanced manufacturing, unique chip design, and broad test and 
assembly innovation," said Ryan Jacob, chief executive officer for CAE. "Asia 
is the highest growth market in the world for semiconductor manufacturing and a 
technology leader in both high-volume and niche manufacturing. As use cases 
grow and chips proliferate into cars, homes, energy and transportation 
infrastructure, industrial automation, healthcare and core communications, 
integrated circuits have become as central as air, in effect, to modern society.

"Asia has the most rapidly growing middle and consumer class, which means its 
native demand will complement Asia as a global force in chip production. We 
want to support the technological development happening throughout Asia. CAE 
will continue to make its clients successful by providing a safe, transparent, 
and rapid market for semiconductor capital equipment and commodities as the 
global installed base continues its migration to Asia. We are the most active 
semiconductor equipment and commodity trader in Asia. It is the highest growth 
piece in our business; therefore, we are thrilled to see both employee and 
customer adoption of our model and look to support both in the future."

CAE is positioned to support Asia's strong global business technology presence 
by rapidly scaling its platform reach, adding over 1,000 new assets and 
points-of-demand per day on average. With over three decades of history in 
Asia, CAE's investment in Asia will continue to support clients today and far 
into the future. CAE tracks over 537,000 global assets inside fabrication 
facilities, warehouses, refurbishment companies and research centers — many 
assets on an exclusive basis. Simultaneously, CAE works with clients on over 
260,000 active inquiries, the most extensive collection of supply and demand in 
the world.

About CAE
CAE is a global software and data-driven physical commodity trader for 
semiconductor production equipment and commodities. Headquartered in Austin, 
Texas, CAE developed the market-share-leading, transaction-validated technology 
that enables the end-to-end processing of semiconductor equipment and commodity 
purchases, sales and shipments. To learn more, please visit www.caeonline.com.

SOURCE: CAE