1st Silicon and mSilicon Engage Mtekvision, Korea's Leading Fabless Semiconductor Company; Delivery of High Quality 0.18 Micron Chips Are Heart of the Deal.KUCHING, SARAWAK, Malaysia, & SEOUL, Korea -- 1st Silicon (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., a premier semiconductor-manufacturing foundry, and mSilicon Co. Ltd. of Korea embarked on a manufacturing agreement that will result in the delivery of wafers to Mtekvision Co. Ltd., the leading fabless semiconductor company A fabless semiconductor company specializes in the design and sale of hardware devices implemented on semiconductor chips. It achieves an advantage by outsourcing the fabrication of the devices to a specialized semiconductor manufacturer called a semiconductor foundry or "fab. in Korea. Under terms of the agreement, 1st Silicon will supply Mtekvision with 0.18 micron products for use in mobile cameras. The initial production ramp up Ramp Up To increase a company's operations in anticipation of increased demand. Notes: A company might 'ramp up' operations if they just signed a contract creating substantially more demand for their product. See also: Demand, Economies of Scale commenced this November. 1st Silicon's Chief Executive Officer, Dr. John Nelson said, "Given our strategy of serving a diverse customer base, we are proud to be Mtekvision's chosen foundry. This partnership is a fitting move for all three companies and demonstrates the leverage gained through synergistic collaboration." Dr. Nelson added, "1st Silicon is very happy to have engaged with Mtekvision, the number one fabless company Fabless Company The Fabless Semiconductor Association (FSA) defines fabless as follows: Fabless (without fab) refers to the business methodology of outsourcing the manufacturing of silicon wafers, which hundreds of semiconductor companies have adopted. in Korea (according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Korea Association of IT SoC in year 2004). We are keen to further sustain this alliance and will pursue this business relationship on long-term basis with Mtekvision." Mtekvision's Executive Senior Vice President, Jonathan Jung commented, "We are very satisfied with 1st Silicon's technology capability and their ability to bring about first-prototype success and production ramp in the shortest time. We look forward for future long-term collaboration with 1st Silicon and hope to further advance our joint business alliance." CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of mSilicon Jennifer Bae said, "We are pleased to team up with 1st Silicon, Malaysia's premium fab, to provide both design and wafer manufacturing services to Mtekvision. Our experienced manufacturing and design teams will help to ensure a smooth ramp-up." About Mtekvision Co. Ltd. Founded in 1999, Mtekvision is a world leading solution provider in the design and manufacture of innovative imaging device IC solutions for mobile and portable devices. With more than 300 mobile device models having adopted Mtekvision products, Mtekvision is the Digital Imaging Pioneer in the mobile co-processor industry holding No.1 market share in Korea since 2003. The company is headquartered in Seoul, Korea and has offices in the US, Germany, Japan, Canada and China. Mtekvision is a publicly held company with its common shares being traded on KOSDAQ KOSDAQ Korean Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (KOE KOE Kehilat Orach Eliezer (Manhattan synagogue) KOE Knights of Earth KOE Kissimmee-Okeechobee-Everglades kOe Kilogram of Oil Equivalent (energy intensity) :074000). Mtekvision revolutionized the domestic camera phone industry by being the first to develop the core image processing image processing Set of computational techniques for analyzing, enhancing, compressing, and reconstructing images. Its main components are importing, in which an image is captured through scanning or digital photography; analysis and manipulation of the image, accomplished technology for camera phones in 2002. And the development of the image enhancing mega pixel camera processor placed Mtekvision in the forefront of the image processing industry. As part of its product diversification strategy, Mtekvision is developing mobile multimedia platforms for camcorder and 3D graphic functionality and so on. It is constantly making improvements and expanding its current product line to provide total imaging solution including the sensor. Through continual research and development Mtekvision will play a key role in the image technology contributing higher performance and quality for mobile multimedia handsets. About 1st Silicon (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. 1st Silicon (www.1si.com) is a dedicated semiconductor foundry founded in 1998 by the Malaysian State of Sarawak. 1st Silicon's 200mm wafer fab facility is designed for production of more than 45,000 wafers per month for 0.25 micron down to 0.13 micron geometries. The Company offers volume production of 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. technologies in 0.25 micron and 0.18 micron processes. 1st Silicon started production of 0.25 micron in Q1 2001 and 0.18 micron qualification in Q1 2003. 0.15 micron will go into production end of Q4 2005. 0.13 micron flash is in production. The Company also focuses on niche markets by offering reliable and cost-effective embedded non-volatile memory, high voltage, CMOS image sensor A CMOS-based chip that records the intensities of light as variable charges similar to a CCD chip. Although initially used in less expensive digital cameras, the quality of CMOS sensors has improved steadily. CMOS sensors have advantages over CCDs. and CCD CCD in full charge-coupled device Semiconductor device in which the individual semiconductor components are connected so that the electrical charge at the output of one device provides the input to the next device. processes. 1st Silicon's customers include integrated device manufacturers and fabless semiconductor companies worldwide. 1st Silicon has its headquarters in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, and sales offices in US, Korea, Taiwan and Japan. About mSilicon Co. Ltd. mSilicon manufactures and designs custom chips for the world's leading electronics companies. Offering the industry's most flexible engagement model, mSilicon's experienced manufacturing and design teams provide deep expertise at each step along the way to qualified packaged, tested custom chips. The Company leverages its relationships with tier-one supply chain partners to deliver technology, pricing, and product visibility that free companies from traditional relationships that bound them to a single supplier. mSilicon's strategy is to use its ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. expertise to assist IP and technology companies build their own ASIC business through foundry relationships. |
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