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Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Appoints Two New Executives To Head
Research and Development Units
SINGAPORE -- April 8, 1998 -- Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing has
named two new vice presidents to lead its research and development efforts,
the company announced today. Dr. John E. Martin joins Chartered as vice
president, research and development; and Dr. Subhash Gupta joins the company
as fellow and vice president, advanced technology.
Reporting to Chartered president and CEO, Tan Bock Seng, and based at its
Singapore headquarters, together both men will collaborate to define and lead
the Company's R&D direction for its five IC wafer fabrication facilities.
Dr. Martin takes responsibility for Chartered's current and near-term
development activities including the implementation of new deep submicron
processes and wafer manufacturing technologies. Dr Gupta will define and lead
the Company's longer term research efforts focusing on more formative and
advanced technologies.
"Semiconductor companies expect the foundry to provide innovation, as well
as a roadmap for future process technologies," said Tan Bock Seng, president
and CEO of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing. "By doubling our R&D efforts with two
outstanding industry experts like Dr. Gupta and Dr. Martin, we can help our
customers access leading-edge technologies today while we develop new
technologies for their long-term requirements."
Dr. Martin brings more than 25 years' experience in the semiconductor
industry. Most recently, he worked with Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector
in Tempe, Arizona where he directed intellectual property and external
research. Prior positions at Motorola include various repsonsibilities in
process engineering, process development and fab operations management. He was
also assigned to Sematech as director of interconnect. Martin held management
postions with Rockwell International Microelectronics, and research
responsibilties at Argonne National Laboratories, University of Perugia,
Italy, and the University of Southern California. Dr. Martin holds a PhD in
inorganic chemistry from the University of Arkansas.
Dr. Gupta joins Chartered from Advanced Micro Devices in Sunnyvale,
California where he served as AMD fellow and played a significant leadership
role as a member of that company's senior technical staff. At AMD since 1984,
his contributions there include innovations in the development of advanced
CMOS technologies and related integrated processes such as 100 and sub-100nm
transistor patterning. In addition, Gupta has served as lithography manager at
Data General Corporation and was a senior National Research Council fellow
studying plasma mediated organic reactions at the the National Academy of
Sciences. As a post-doctoral fellow, he conducted research for several years
at the University of Maryland and at North Texas Universtity. Dr. Gupta has
been credited with 19 US patents and holds a PhD in physical inorganic
chemistry.
About Chartered
Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing (www.charteredsemi.com) is a leading
dedicated foundry, offering advanced wafer manufacturing processes for a broad
range of CMOS logic, memory and mixed-signal technologies. Through alliances
with complementary service providers, Chartered helps customers gain access to
best-in-class services ranging from design to assembly and final test of
packaged chips.
Known for quality processes and exceptional customer service, Chartered is
a recipient of Semiconductor International Magazine's Top Fab award.
Headquartered in Singapore, the Company operates sales and service offices
worldwide. Chartered is a member company of Singapore Technologies, a
technology-based multinational conglomerate with 1997 revenues of S $5.4
billion (US $3.4 billion).
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