MICRON TECHNOLOGY AND CHIP SUPPLY ANNOUNCE DIE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT.BOISE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 1995--Micron Technology, Inc. and Chip Supply, Inc. today announced that Chip Supply has become a distributor for Micron's full line of unpackaged semiconductor memory products. As a die distributor, Chip Supply has the same privileges offered to Micron's industrial distributors of packaged memory products, including the stocking of a standard inventory of high volume parts. Micron believes that this is the first time a semiconductor manufacturer has established die distribution that is similar in all respects to the distribution of packaged product. "Our decision to give Chip Supply all the traditional benefits of a packaged part distributor is a big step toward standardization of bare die See bare chip. as commodity products," said Don Baldwin, Micron's Vice President of Sales. "We feel that this unique relationship with a value-added distributor will aid multichip module See MCM. manufacturers and other die customers in the design in and procurement of bare die memory products." Chip Supply is a die distributor with extensive value-added capabilities. These services include bar coding, bonded inventory, kitting, visual inspection, selected parametric or temperature probe, lot qualifications, burn-in, custom packaging and test, known-good die, tape automated bonding A process that places bare chips onto a printed circuit board (PCB) by attaching them to a polyimide film. The film is moved to the target location, and the leads are cut and soldered to the board. The bare chip is then encapsulated ("glob topped") with epoxy or plastic. See chip on board. , and test program generation. For more information on Chip Supply's die distributor services, contact Deborah Jenkins at 407/296-5607. "Although Micron has established standard die data sheets and normal distribution policies for those die products, they understand that many customers will need additional handling for their individual applications," commented Ed Perrott, Chip Supply's President. "By authorizing Chip Supply as their die distributor, they are providing their customers with a supplier who is experienced with the unique characteristics of semiconductor die and how to handle and test it properly." Micron Technology, Inc., and its subsidiaries manufacture and market DRAMs, fast SRAMs, other semiconductor components, board-level and system-level products, and personal computers. The company is registered to ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001, the most comprehensive of the conformance standards in the ISO 9000 Series International Standards for Quality Management. Micron's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange ) under the symbol MU. Chip Supply, Inc. is a value-added distributor of semiconductor products from over 20 manufacturers, serving the high reliability needs of commercial, industrial, aerospace and defense customers. Chip Supply has been an ISO- iso- or is- pref. 1. Equal; uniform: isobar. 2. Isomeric: isopropyl. 3. 9002 certified company since 1992. A privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , Chip Supply is located in Orlando, Florida. CONTACT: Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, Idaho Sharron Bittick, 208/368-4400 Fax-On-Demand, 800/239-0337 OR Chip Supply, Inc. Cynthia Hernandez, 407/298-7100 |
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