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CHARTERED
ROLLS OUT 2001 TECHNOLOGY FORUM SERIES
Silicon Valley, Japan and Taiwan Events to
Focus on Next Generation of Foundry
MILPITAS,
Calif. and SINGAPORE - September 18, 2001 - Chartered
Semiconductor Manufacturing (Nasdaq: CHRT and SGX-ST:
Chartered), one of the world's top three silicon foundries,
today detailed plans for its annual series of technology
forums, which focused on the vital business and technology
practices important to the next generation of foundry.
Chartered's 2001 Tech Forums are currently scheduled
to take place in San Jose, California on October 4;
Ta Shee, Taiwan on October 17; and Yokohama, Japan on
October 19.
The free events will feature presentations from Chartered's
senior executives and technical experts on the company's
strategies and perspective on the foundry industry as
well as future technology directions. Complete registration
information is available at www.charteredsemi.com.
Topics include recent advances in mixed signal and RF
CMOS, the expansion of Chartered's products and services,
and an in-depth look at the company's most advanced
0.13-micron and 0.10-micron offerings.
"This year we have a lot of exciting developments to
talk about, including the progress we have made on our
accelerated process roadmap. We will also provide updates
on the new directions Chartered is taking its technology
initiatives to deliver the next-generation manufacturing
services customers need at a time when communications,
computing and consumer applications are converging,"
said Michael Buehler-Garcia, vice president of worldwide
EDA and marketing at Chartered.
In Silicon Valley, site of Chartered's largest event,
Tech-TV's "Silicon Spin" host John C. Dvorak - a renowned,
award-winning analyst in the high tech field - has accepted
our invitation to be this year's guest keynote speaker.
Chartered has also added a Partner Pavilion to the Silicon
Valley Tech Forum event featuring an informal, hosted
reception and exhibit fair sponsored by Chartered's
global partnership network of electronic design automation
vendors, intellectual property providers and other manufacturing-related
suppliers. Partner Pavilion exhibitors include Amkor
Technology, Artisan Components, Avant! Corporation,
Cadence Design Systems, EDA Tools Café, eSilicon Corporation,
Leda Systems, Mentor Graphics, MIPS Technologies, MoSys,
Photronics, Simplex Solutions, STATS, Taiwan Mask Corporation,
TestChip Technologies, Unive, and Virage Logic.
Buehler-Garcia added, "Customers have indicated that
our Technology Forums are a very valuable and informative
aspect of Chartered's communication program. They appreciate
the opportunity to speak directly with the developers
of the various product solutions they plan to use. At
the same time, Chartered receives valuable insight into
what our customers and partners want from their foundry
relationship, which we use to improve our solutions."
About Chartered
Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, one of the world's
top three silicon foundries, is forging a next-generation
approach to outsourced semiconductor manufacturing.
The Company offers a customizable suite of process technologies,
specialty applications and support services as part
of a cost-effective, flexible manufacturing strategy
utilized by companies in the broad and converging communications,
computing and consumer markets. Chartered operates five
semiconductor fabrication facilities in Singapore and
has a sixth fab in the process of being developed as
a 300mm facility.
A Company with both global presence and perspective,
Chartered is traded on both the Nasdaq Stock Market
in the United States (Nasdaq: CHRT) and on the Singapore
Exchange Securities Trading Limited in Singapore (SGX-ST:
CHARTERED). The Company reported 2000 revenues of over
US$1.1 billion. More than 4,300 Chartered employees
are based at 11 locations around the world. Information
about Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing can be found
at www.charteredsemi.com
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