CHARTERED WINS TOP SAFETY AWARDS
GIVEN BY SINGAPORE MINISTRY OF MANPOWER
SINGAPORE - July 26, 2004 - Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing (Nasdaq: CHRT and SGX-ST: Chartered), one of the world's top three dedicated foundries, garnered top awards during the Singapore Ministry of Manpower's Annual Safety Performance Awards 2004 ceremony held on July 22 at the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
All of Chartered's fabrication facilities were honored for their outstanding safety performance, demonstrating effectiveness in safety management systems and company-wide support toward implementing long-term environmental sustainability programs. Fab 2 and Silicon Manufacturing Partners (SMP or Fab 5) received Gold Awards, as did Fab 1, which ceased operations earlier this year. Fab 3 and Chartered Silicon Partners (CSP or Fab 6) both won the prestigious Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Excellence Awards in the top award category, after achieving Gold Award status for three consecutive years.
"We are proud that the Singapore Ministry of Manpower has recognized Chartered's commitment to health and safety, and acknowledged our performance and programs with top honors at the Annual Safety Performance Awards," said Tang Yong "TY" Ang, vice president of quality and reliability assurance and fab support operations at Chartered. "We share the achievements with our employees, customers, resident partners and suppliers in recognition for their responsibilities and ownership of our environmental, safety and health programs."
About Chartered
Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, one of the world's top three dedicated 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 markets. In Singapore, Chartered operates four fabrication facilities and has a fifth fab, the company's first 300mm facility, which is expected to begin pilot production by the end of 2004.
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). Information about Chartered can be found at http://www.charteredsemi.com.
