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CHARTERED BRINGS TECHNOLOGY FORUMS TO CHINA
Shanghai and Beijing Events to Focus on Flexible
Business Model and Cost-effective Product Solutions
for the China Market
Shanghai,
CHINA and SINGAPORE - February 7, 2002 - Chartered Semiconductor
Manufacturing (NASDAQ: CHRT and SGX-ST: Chartered),
one of the world's top silicon foundries, today announced
that it is hosting Technology Forums on March 28th in
Shanghai and March 29th in Beijing. The Tech Forums,
part of Chartered's worldwide technology forum series,
will focus on the needs of the emerging community of
semiconductor and system companies in China for flexible
access to state-of-the-art chip manufacturing services
and technologies.
The program agenda features presentations by Chartered's
senior executives and technical experts, led by Bruno
Guilmart, president for Asia-Pacific and Japan, and
Dr. Shi-Chung "SC" Sun, senior vice president for technology
development. Topics include an overview of the strategy
behind Chartered's total product solutions approach,
in-depth discussions on cost-effective implementation
of leading-edge manufacturing processes, and the company's
perspective on the impact that the future business and
technology directions of the foundry industry will have
on the growing semiconductor market in China.
Registration is free. To register now for the Shanghai
and Beijing forums, please visit www.charteredsemi.com
for complete information.
"We're very excited about bringing our successful Technology
Forum series to China, which is an emerging region for
Chartered and the electronics industry at large," said
Chartered's Guilmart. "While we have actively expanded
our relationships with China's leading semiconductor
companies over the last few years, next month's Tech
Forums provide a productive venue for engaging with
these established companies to better understand and
address their unique requirements. It also offers China's
newcomers an opportunity to learn more about Chartered
directly from our management team and technology experts."
Dr. Sun said, "Chartered's broad range of mainstream
logic, RF CMOS and mixed-signal offerings, as well as
specialized BiCMOS and EEPROM processes, provides a
strong foundation for servicing this region. Most importantly,
it provides a proven transition path that will help
companies migrate from mature technologies to the more
advanced 0.13-micron and 0.10-micron platforms.
"Our goal is to open up further the channels for ongoing
collaboration with the expanding semiconductor industry
in China through events like the Shanghai and Beijing
Tech Forums. We believe the result will be a product
roadmap that incubates growth in China and supports
the long-term success of Chartered customers across
the global marketplace," added Dr. Sun.
About Chartered
Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, one of the world's
top three silicon foundries, is forging a customized
approach to outsourced semiconductor manufacturing by
building lasting and collaborative partnerships with
its customers. The Company provides flexible and cost-effective
manufacturing solutions for customers, enabling the
convergence of communications, computing and consumer
applications. In Singapore, Chartered operates five
fabrication facilities 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
(Nasdaq: CHRT) and on the Singapore Exchange (SGX-ST:
CHARTERED). Chartered's 4,000 employees are based at
12 locations around the world. Information about Chartered
can be found at www.charteredsemi.com.
This news release contains forward-looking statements,
as defined in the safe harbor provisions of the U.S.
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
These forward-looking statements, including without
limitation, statements relating to the timing of the
technology forum, our product roadmap and the appropriateness
of our business model and strategy, reflect our current
views with respect to future events, and are subject
to certain risks and uncertainties, which could cause
actual results to differ materially from historical
results or those anticipated. Among the factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially are:
the difficulties, interruptions or unforseen delays
in the implementation of our tech forum, the introduction
of new competing technologies, or changes in market
outlook and customer demand, specifically in the foundry
services and communications segments. A description
of the other risks and uncertainties which could cause
actual results to differ materially can be found in
the section captioned "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report
on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance
on these forward-looking statements, which are based
on the current view of management on future events.
We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise
any forward-looking statements, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise.
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