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Motorola, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing and Hewlett-Packard Company Form
Alliance for Technology and Manufacturing
PALO ALTO, Calif., -- February 22, 1999 -- Motorola, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing and HP
have signed a memorandum of understanding whereby Motorola will license its
advanced high-performance CMOS process technology, HiPerMOS, including copper
interconnect technology, to Chartered and its joint-venture company with HP,
Chartered Silicon Partners (CSP). Chartered and CSP will receive the next
three generations of the HiPerMOS process technology roadmap, beginning with
0.15-micron.
This agreement builds upon existing
relationships between Motorola and HP and Chartered and HP, and it also
creates a new foundry relationship between Motorola and Chartered. This
multiple-level agreement ensures a strategic and dependable semiconductor
supply source of advanced technology for HP, Motorola and their customers. For
Motorola, the alliance is another step toward fulfilling its plan to outsource
a significant portion of its manufacturing operations.
The selection of HiPerMOS by Chartered and CSP
further establishes Motorola's HiPerMOS as an industry-standard leadership
process technology. The HiPerMOS platform is responsible for driving the most
advanced CMOS technology in the world for microprocessors, digital signal
processors (DSPs), and fast static RAM memory devices. HiPerMOS also
encompasses both high-performance mixed-signal and low-power
platforms.
"This manufacturing outsourcing alliance will
enable Motorola to provide the DigitalDNA™ solutions to our customers by
expanding our technology leadership as well as providing an assured supply of
wafers from Chartered and CSP," said Hector de J. Ruiz, PhD, president of
Motorola's Semiconductor Products Sector. "Having a common process technology
platform also ensures compatibility of manufacturing outsourcing options and
makes it easier for customers and third parties to design to the
Motorola-compatible process."
"I am very pleased that we have been able to
expand our existing relationships with Motorola and Chartered with this new
alliance," said Bill Sullivan, vice president and general manager of HP's
Components Group. HP's components group supplies ASICs to its computer,
printer and measurement organizations, as well as IC solutions for the wired
and wireless communication markets. "By teaming with Motorola, a technology
leader, and Chartered, a leader in the foundry industry, HP secures access to
leading-edge process technology and world-class manufacturing. This alliance
opens up exciting possibilities for all three companies."
"Partnerships based on trust are essential in
building new business models that integrate intellectual property, advanced
technology, and manufacturing," said Barry Waite, president and CEO of
Chartered. "For those customers requiring high-performance, high-speed
solutions, Chartered becomes the conduit to advanced technologies like
Motorola’s HiPerMOS. We can balance a sound technology roadmap with our
proven, flexible manufacturing capacity that meets the wafer demands of all
our customers."
Motorola will receive licensing fees and
royalties from the HiPerMOS technology agreement. These will assist Motorola's
continued investment in leadership process technology development.
About Motorola
As the world's #1 producer of embedded
processors, Motorola's Semiconductor Products Sector offers multiple
DigitaIDNA™ solutions which enable its customers in the consumer, networking
and computing, transportation, and wireless communications markets, to
create new business opportunities. Motorola's semiconductor worldwide sales
were $7.3 billion (USD) in 1998.
Motorola is a global leader in advanced
electronic systems and services. It liberates the power of technology by
creating software-enhanced products that provide integrated customer solutions
and Internet access via wireless and satellite communications, as well as
computing, networking, and automotive electronics. Motorola also provides
essential digital building blocks in the form of embedded semiconductors,
controls and systems. Global sales in 1998 were $29.4 billion (USD).
About Chartered
Chartered
Semiconductor Manufacturing (www.charteredsemi.com) is a leading dedicated foundry offering
advanced wafer manufacturing processes for a broad range of CMOS logic,
memory and mixed-signal technologies. Through alliances with complementary
service providers, Chartered helps customers gain access to best-in-class
services ranging from design to assembly and final test of packaged
chips.
Known for quality processes and exceptional
customer service, Chartered is a recipient of Semiconductor International
Magazine's Top Fab award. Headquartered in Singapore, the Company operates
sales and service offices worldwide. Chartered is a member company of
Singapore Technologies, a technology-based multinational conglomerate with
1997 revenues of S$ 5.4 billion (US $3.4 billion).
About Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard Company is a leading global
provider of computing Internet and intranet solutions, services,
communications products and measurement solutions, all of which are
recognized for excellence in quality and support. HP has 124,600 employees
and had revenue of $47.1 billion in its 1998 fiscal year.
Information about HP, its products and the
company's Year 2000 program can be found on the world wide web at http://www.hp.com/.
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