Silterra Purchases Additional Capital Equipment to Accelerate Ramp to Full Production; Total Cost of Capital Equipment in Excess of U.S. $550 Million.Business Editors & Technology Writers KULIM, Malaysia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 6, 2000 Silterra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., a full-service semiconductor manufacturing facility, announced the purchase of additional capital equipment. The equipment, which cost more than U.S. $150M, 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. "Silterra is stepping up our operations because of the tremendous response we have received from our customers. The incremental Additional or increased growth, bulk, quantity, number, or value; enlarged. Incremental cost is additional or increased cost of an item or service apart from its actual cost. purchase of capital equipment will allow us to better serve their requirements," stated Steve Della Rocchetta, vice president of sales and marketing, Silterra. "Because of the robust market demand, Silterra has decided to purchase the equipment to support an accelerated ramp to 30,000 wafers wafers compressed roughage in flat plates useful for feeding to animals in transit. per month by 2002. This equipment will enable us to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. the market opportunity during the current wafer shortage," stated K.C. Ang, vice president of operations, Silterra. The newly purchased equipment, in addition to the company's initial U.S. $400M equipment purchase, is all-scanner based. The advanced equipment will allow the company to migrate quickly to the 0.15 micron process. 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. "Our equipment offers customers access to the latest tools and advanced process technologies from a state-of-the-art factory," continued Ang. "The Malaysian factory is on schedule, and we have developed relationships with several customers. We are currently accepting orders on our licensed process technologies. Silterra's Malaysian factory will be qualified by 4Q 2000 and fully operational in 1Q 2001." 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. In addition it permits product development and mask qualification to ensure a smooth transition to the Kulim factory. |
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