Toppan Photomasks Begins Customer Qualifications With Advanced Equipment in New Building Addition to Its Ichon, Korea, Facility; Government Officials, Customers Attend Grand Opening of Major Expansion.ROUND ROCK, Texas -- Toppan Photomasks, Inc. announced today that it has begun customer qualifications with advanced equipment for photomasks supporting 90nm production and 65nm prototype development in the new building addition at its Ichon, Korea, facility. The 3,300-square-meter addition is part of a major expansion that includes a 750-square-meter clean room, an advanced e-beam pattern generator and state-of-the-art inspection equipment and process technology to support the growing Korean chip industry. During a grand opening ceremony today, Sohn, Hak-Kyu, governor of Gyeonggi Province; Ichon city officials; Joo, Doug-Young, vice chairman 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 the Korean Semiconductor Industry Association (KSIA KSIA Korea Semiconductor Industry Association KSIA Korean Semiconductor Industry Association ), and customers including Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics (SEC, Hangul:삼성전자; KSE: 005930, KSE: 005935, LSE: SMSN, LSE: SMSD) is a South Korean multinational corporation and the world's largest and leading electronics and information technology company. Co., Ltd., MagnaChip Semiconductor and foundry A semiconductor manufacturer that makes chips for third parties. It may be a large chip maker that sells its excess manufacturing capacity or one that makes chips exclusively for other companies. operator DongbuAnam Semiconductor, Inc. toured the new addition. "This strengthening of our already strong presence in Korea is integral to our core strategy, to develop and globally deploy advanced photomask An opaque image on a translucent plate that is used as a light filter to transfer an image from one device to another. See chip. solutions," said Marshall Turner, president and chief executive officer of Toppan Photomasks. "By significantly enhancing our production-and-service capabilities, this expansion underscores our position as the leading merchant provider in Korea, and enables us to pursue new opportunities in that important semiconductor market. In addition, our Ichon facility's seamless connection to Toppan's photomask manufacturing sites around the world -- including Japan, Shanghai, Singapore and Taiwan, means reduced cycle times and faster time to market for all our Asian customers." "As a leading technology partner of Korea's thriving semiconductor industry, Toppan Photomasks anticipated the growing role Korean chip makers are playing in the global market, and we commend com·mend tr.v. com·mend·ed, com·mend·ing, com·mends 1. To represent as worthy, qualified, or desirable; recommend. 2. To express approval of; praise. See Synonyms at praise. 3. the company's commitment to support our chipmakers' future needs," said Gov. Sohn, Hak-Kyu. "Toppan Photomasks has been a valued resource for the Korean semiconductor industry for many years," said Joo, Doug-Young of KSIA. "The company's commitment to providing technological leadership and local support to Korean device makers has played a significant role in Korea's rise as a key global supplier of integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. ." KW Park, president of Toppan Photomasks Korea, Ltd. and vice president of Asia Operations, said, "Our record of success and growth in Korea for the past 15 years is testament to the region's increasing importance to the semiconductor industry, and the dedication of our employees to provide our customers with the latest technology and award-winning service. The entire site staff is to be commended for their contributions to expanding a world-class facility and ramping up 90nm production on schedule." About Toppan Printing Founded in 1900, Toppan Printing has branched into seven diverse business fields, including security cards, commercial printing, publications printing, packaging, industrial materials, electronics and optronics Optronics, or optoelectronics in its less abbreviated form, is the science and technology making use of optics and electronics. It is sometimes synonymous with photonics, however the latter has a lesser emphasis on electronics. . In the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, Toppan posted revenues of 1,413.6 billion yen (approximately US$ 13.5 billion) and ended the year with approximately 32,700 employees. For more information visit www.toppan.co.jp. About Toppan Photomasks Toppan Photomasks, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Toppan Printing Co., Ltd., a diversified diversified (di·verˑ·s global company with revenue in excess of $13 billion in fiscal 2005. Together with the photomasks business of Toppan Printing, the company forms the world's premier photomask provider. Utilizing operations within the industry's most advanced and largest network of manufacturing facilities, Toppan Photomasks offers a comprehensive range of photomask technologies and research and development capabilities to meet the increasingly sophisticated and divergent di·ver·gent adj. 1. Drawing apart from a common point; diverging. 2. Departing from convention. 3. Differing from another: a divergent opinion. 4. product-and-service requirements of the global semiconductor industry. Toppan Photomasks is headquartered in Round Rock, Texas, USA. For more information visit www.photomask.com. |
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