Silterra Prepares for Opening of New Malaysian Facility With Purchase of Capital Equipment; Capital Equipment Costs in Excess of $400 Million U.S.Business Editors &Technology Writers KULIM Kulim is a major town and district in Kedah, Malaysia. It is the main industrial area in Kedah and the site of Intel Corporation regional factory and R&D center in Malaysia. It also houses lots of multinational companies in its very own hi tech park(second hi tech park in Malaysia). , Malaysia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2000 Silterra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., a full-service semiconductor manufacturing facility, announced the purchase of more than $400M (U.S.) of capital equipment. The equipment fully supports 0.25 micron micron: see micrometer. One micrometer, which is one millionth of a meter or approximately 1/25,000 of an inch. The tiny elements that make up a transistor on a chip are measured in micrometers and nanometers. See process technology. , 0.18 micron and 0.15 micron process technologies. &uot;Silterra will be an all-scanner based semiconductor company. This clearly demonstrates our commitment to the advanced technology roadmap The context of product management The existence of product managers in the product software industry indicates that software is becoming more and more commercialized as a standard product. . The step-and-scan lithography lithography (lĭthŏg`rəfē), type of planographic or surface printing. It is distinguished from letterpress (relief) printing and from intaglio printing (in which the design is cut or etched into the plate). tools combined with the other advanced production equipment will permit us to move quickly to the 0.15 micron process. The initial tool-set is scheduled for delivery by July 19, 2000 to the Kulim factory,&uot; stated K.C. Ang, vice president of operations, Silterra. Silterra's process offerings are major-foundry compatible and offer multi-layer, low-k dielectric dielectric (dī'ĭlĕk`trĭk), material that does not conduct electricity readily, i.e., an insulator (see insulation). A good dielectric should also have other properties: It must resist breakdown under high voltages; it should not metalization techniques. Currently, Silterra is providing 0.25 micron and 0.18 micron 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. digital and mixed signal process technologies to customers. Near-future offerings include 0.15 micron and 0.13 micron CMOS and mixed signal process technologies. &uot;Customers want advanced technology in a robust manufacturing environment that produces high reliability and quality. The equipment purchased will deliver on that expectation,&uot; continued Ang. &uot;Our equipment will allow us to give our customers leading processes from a state-of-the-art factory, and provide solutions to effectively compete in today's market.&uot; &uot;The Malaysian factory is on schedule. Our advanced equipment is 80 percent, 0.15 micron compatible. This compatibility in tandem Adv. 1. in tandem - one behind the other; "ride tandem on a bicycle built for two"; "riding horses down the path in tandem" tandem with the design of the factory gives Silterra the flexibility to seamlessly migrate to the leading edge process technologies, including copper -- from 0.25 micron to 0.18 micron to 0.15 micron,&uot; stated Cy Hannon, president and 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 Silterra. &uot;Our customers will have access to the latest tools and equipment. They will also get world-class cycle time and better, more reliable service, with a cost-of-ownership model that will improve their ability to be successful in their market.&uot; Silterra Purchases Capital Equipment Silterra has developed relationships with several customers and is accepting orders on its licensed process technologies. Silterra's Malaysian factory will be qualified by 4Q 2000 and fully operational in 1Q 2001. The ramp to 30,000 eight-inch wafers wafers compressed roughage in flat plates useful for feeding to animals in transit. per month will take 12 to 18 months. Silterra has an agreement that gives them immediate access to capacity at the LSI LSI: see integrated circuit. (Large Scale Integration) Between 3,000 and 100,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, VLSI and ULSI. Logic factory on the licensed processes. This has accelerated the Marketing and Sales activity by giving their customers access to wafers during the current market shortage, permits product development and mask qualification to assure a smooth transition to the Kulim factory. About Silterra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.: Founded in December of 1997, Silterra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. is a full-service semiconductor manufacturing provider that offers customers leading-edge process technologies. Silterra's factory will be operational in 1Q 2001, ramping to 30,000 eight-inch wafers per month by 2002. Silterra will have immediate access to LSI Logic's capacity on the license technologies to qualify and develop customers. Silterra is headquartered in Kulim, Malaysia, with a sales and marketing office in Sunnyvale, Calif. For further information on Silterra or its services, visit www.silterra.com. |
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