ROHM Semiconductor Announces the Name Change of Its Subsidiary OKI Semiconductor to Lapis Semiconductor

ROHM Semiconductor today announced that OKI Semiconductor Co., Ltd., part of the ROHM group, will change its company name to Lapis Semiconductor Co., Ltd. The name change will become effective on Oct. 1st2011, three years after ROHM Co., Ltd. acquired OKI Semiconductor from OKI Electric Industry Co. Ltd. It includes the three subsidiaries of OKI Semiconductor, OKI Miyazaki, OKI Miyagi as well as OKI Thailand which will alter their name to Lapis Semiconductor (Miyazaki, Miyagi and Ayutthaya Co., Ltd.) accordingly. The name change will not have any impact on the company’s management policy or business operations.