UMCi Announces 300mm Fab Construction Contract Awarded to Kajima Overseas Asia Pte. Ltd.Business/Technology Editors SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 2001 UMCi Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based subsidiary of leading wafer foundry UMC UMC United Methodist Church UMC United Microelectronics Corporation UMC University Medical Center UMC United Microelectronics Corp (Republic of China) UMC University of Missouri-Columbia (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : UMC) established jointly with Germany's Infineon Technologies For the raceway, see . Infineon Technologies AG (ISIN: DE0006231004, FWB: IFX, NYSE: IFX) was founded in April 1999 when the semiconductor operations of parent company, Siemens AG, were spun off to form a separate legal entity. AG and the investment branch of Singapore's Economic Development Board (EDBI EDBI Export Development Bank of Iran ), today announced that it has awarded the construction contract for its 300mm facility to Kajima Overseas Asia Pte. Ltd. (KOA ko·a n. 1. An acacia (Acacia koa) native to Hawaii having flowers arranged in axillary racemes and small sickle-shaped leaves. 2. ), the Japan based construction company. Construction will begin immediately for Singapore's first 300mm fab project, located on a 13-hectare (32-acre) site in the Pasir Ris Pasir Ris is primarily a residential area in Singapore comprising many high-rise residential dwelling blocks, mostly public housing built by the Housing and Development Board in Pasir Ris New Town. The town is located in the eastern part of Singapore. Wafer Fab Park. The US $106 million contract awarded to Kajima is part of the US $3.6 Billion total capital investment for UMCi. "We chose Kajima Overseas Asia to build the fab structure for UMCi due to their extensive fab construction experience and expertise. We engaged with them for the initial piling stage of this project, and were very satisfied by their performance," said Chris Chi, President of UMCi. "Our plans for UMCi have been progressing at a rapid pace despite the current industry slowdown, demonstrating our firm commitment to Singapore and further adding to UMC's momentum in leading the development of 300mm wafer manufacturing." Mr. Shimoyama, Managing Director of Kajima Overseas Asia said, "We have been thoroughly impressed with the professionalism shown by UMC's management team, and are confident that we can continue this excellent working relationship throughout the wafer fab construction project." The 300-mm fab will be built in two phases, with a total planned capacity of 40,000 wafers per month. Groundbreaking for UMCi was held on April 12, 2001, with equipment move-in for the first phase (Module A) scheduled for Q3 2002. About UMC UMC, a world leading semiconductor foundry, operates seven wafer fabs in Taiwan's Hsinchu Science Park Hsinchu Science Park (Chinese: 新竹科學園區; Hanyu Pinyin: Xīnzhú Kē Xué Yuán Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Sinjhú Ke Syué Yuán Cyu) was established by the government of Taiwan, ROC on December 15, 1980 with investment from the Kuomintang. . UMC's Japanese subsidiary, Nippon Foundry Inc., has one fab in Japan, and UMC's joint venture with Hitachi, Trecenti Technologies, began pilot production in its 300mm fab in Japan in 2000. UMC's 300mm facility in Taiwan's Tainan Science Park Tainan Science Park of Taiwan is located near the historic city of Tainan between Sinshih, Shanhua and Anding Townships of Tainan County with a total area of 2,565 acres, and is a part of the Southern Taiwan Science Parks (STSP). began pilot production in June 2001, and the company has broken ground on UMCi, a third 300mm fab based in Singapore. UMC is a leader in foundry technology, with facilities that reached an annual output of more than 2.4 million eight-inch equivalent wafers in 2000 and shipped more silicon wafers in 0.18 micron and smaller technologies than any other foundry that year. UMC's joint development program with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) and Infineon Technologies introduced the WorldLogic(R) standard 0.13-micron technology in 2000. UMC serves customers around the world through sales and marketing offices located in the United States, Japan, and the Netherlands. UMC can be found on the web at http://www.umc.com. About Kajima Overseas Asia Pte. Ltd. Kajima Overseas Asia Pte. Ltd. (KOA), registered in the Republic of Singapore Noun 1. Republic of Singapore - a country in southeastern Asia on the island of Singapore; achieved independence from Malaysia in 1965 Singapore ASEAN, Association of Southeast Asian Nations - an association of nations dedicated to economic and political , is the regional operating arm of Japanese leading general contractor, Kajima Corp. http://www.kajima.co.jp. KOA believes that Quality, Cost, Delivery and Safety (QCDS QCDS Queens County Dental Society QCDS Quality Control Delivery System(s) ) are the key factors for success, and the company enjoys sound volume of contracts in various sectors such as commercial buildings, manufacturing facilities, residential buildings, high-tech facilities, and office fit-out. An integrated approach by Kajima's design firm, Kajima Design Asia, KOA has been providing Design Build services for many clients. KOA operates in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines, providing services for various kinds of construction needs of the clients. Kajima also operates in Taiwan, Europe and the United States through subsidiaries. About UMCi Pte. Ltd. UMCi Pte. Ltd., is the Singapore-based subsidiary of leading wafer foundry UMC, established jointly with Germany's Infineon Technologies AG and the investment branch of Singapore's Economic Development Board (EDBi). The facility is UMC's third 300mm project, and is located on a 12-hectare (30 acre) site in Singapore's Pasir Ris Wafer Fab Park. UMCi will have a total cleanroom area of 40,000 m2, with equipment move-in scheduled for 3Q, 2002. |
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