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Fairchild Semiconductor and Chartered Semiconductor
Manufacturing Forge Foundry Relationship for EEPROM Supply
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Wednesday, February 18, 1998
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. AND MILPITAS, CALIF -- Fairchild Semiconductor, a
leading supplier of multi-market standard semiconductor products, and
Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, a world-leading independent wafer
foundry, have agreed that Chartered will manufacture EEPROM products based on
Fairchild's advanced EEPROM process. Fairchild has completed the transfer of
its EEPROM technology to Chartered, and Chartered has already returned test
runs of silicon to Fairchild, with high yields.
The EEPROM wafers will be produced by Chartered at its integrated circuit
manufacturing campus in Singapore and will augment existing production from
Fairchild's Salt Lake City, UT, fabrication facility.
"We are very pleased to be working with Chartered," said Stephen Hamilton,
vice president of Fairchild Semiconductor Memory Products Group. "They have a
long history and great reputation for producing the highest quality product.
Our strategic relationship is a natural extension of our commitment to service
this high-growth market."
Tom Endicott, Chartered North America vice president of sales and
marketing, said, "Through collaborative efforts like this one, we can help our
customers lead in their respective markets by delivering quality products and
manufacturing capacity when they need it."
"For Fairchild, customer satisfaction means supporting our customers' needs
now and long into the future," Jerry Baker, executive vice president and
general manager, Fairchild Semiconductor, stated. "This is the second foundry
agreement we have completed in less than a year and will assure us adequate
capacity to support our customers' rapidly growing needs.
About Fairchild
Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation is a leading supplier of high
performance, multi-market semiconductors. Applying standard logic, analog and
mixed signal, non-volatile memory and discrete power and signal technologies,
the company's semiconductors are used in the telecommunications, consumer,
industrial, personal computer, digital video and automotive markets.
Headquartered in South Portland, Maine, the company employs 7,000 people
worldwide.
About Chartered
Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing is a leading dedicated foundry,
providing integrated circuits to companies worldwide. Chartered offers a full
complement of advanced manufacturing processes, including deep-submicron CMOS
logic, memory, and mixed-signal technologies. Through extensive industry co-op
programs, Chartered can enable access to various design service and library
providers, and offers turnkey options for such back-end services as IC
packaging, assembly and test.
Known for quality processes and exceptional customer service, Chartered
received the Top Fab Award by Semiconductor International Magazine, and its
manufacturing facilities are ISO 9002 certified. A member of Singapore
Technologies, Chartered is headquartered in Singapore with offices in England,
France, Germany, Japan, Taiwan, and the United States. Chartered's web address
is www.charteredsemi.com.
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