1st Silicon States Lawsuit Has No Merit.Business Editors KUCHING, Sarawak, Malaysia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 13, 2001 Semiconductor wafer foundry 1st Silicon (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. today stated in response to the claims filed by Wright Williams and Kelly, that no one in the company has ever done business with Wright Williams and Kelly (WWK WWK Wewak, Papua New Guinea - Boram (Airport Code) WWK Warner Warrior Klan WWK Wordperfect for Windows Keyboard Layout ). Apparently, the claim is for software and services for US$43,059.78. WWK's references to "Two Cool (R)" software products are perplexing per·plex tr.v. per·plexed, per·plex·ing, per·plex·es 1. To confuse or trouble with uncertainty or doubt. See Synonyms at puzzle. 2. To make confusedly intricate; complicate. to 1st Silicon as the company has never sought, purchased or used such software anywhere in the company. WWK alleges factory consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" they performed, yet no one from that company has ever met with any 1st Silicon official or visited 1st Silicon facilities. The case will be vigorously fought by The Company. 1st Silicon's attorneys, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati, are handling this matter, and have advised that there are no merits to WWK's claims. WWK's contract with ICT (1) (Information and Communications Technology) An umbrella term for the information technology field. See IT. (2) (International Computers and Tabulators) See ICL. 1. (testing) ICT - In Circuit Test. USA was allegedly entered into in February 1997 and the lawsuit was not filed until 4 years later for products, which 1st Silicon is clearly not aware of. 1st Silicon rejected an offer to settle this claim for substantially less than the claimed amount because it is baseless. About 1st Silicon (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. 1st Silicon is a dedicated semiconductor foundry founded in 1998 by the Malaysian state of Sarawak. 1st Silicon's 200mm wafer fab, with a capacity in excess of 30,000 wafers per month when fully ramped, became operational in Q3 2000. Volume production with 0.25(micron) digital and mixed signal CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. technology began shipping in Q1 2001. Geometries of 0.18(micron) and below will soon follow. 1st Silicon's customers include its technology partner, SHARP and other major semiconductor companies. The Company has its headquarters in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, with a US registered subsidiary corporation located in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. . Please visit 1st Silicon's homepage at www.1stsilicon.com for more information. Editor's Note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : "1st Silicon" and the 1st Silicon logo are trademarks belonging to 1st Silicon (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. |
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