CHARTERED'S CHINA TECHNOLOGY FORUMS TO FOCUS ON
PROVEN SOLUTIONS FOR FABLESS AND SYSTEM COMPANIES 
SHANGHAI, China - February 22, 2005 - Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing (Nasdaq: CHRT and SGX-ST: Chartered), one of the world's top dedicated semiconductor foundries, today announced its Technology Forums in China will emphasize proven solutions targeting first-pass success in silicon implementation. This year's event will be held in two locations:
- Shanghai - Thursday, March 17 at Intercontinental Pudong Shanghai
- Beijing - Friday, March 18 at Swissotel Beijing
Led by Dr. Shi-Chung "SC" Sun, senior vice president of technology development, Chartered's technical experts will focus on how Chartered is enabling customers across all technology nodes, leading to faster product time to market while optimizing performance and costs. The presentations will detail the process innovations and roadmap tuned to the markets for displays, radio-frequency identification (RFID) cards and wireless communication devices; address the challenges of transitioning to 0.13 micron; and discuss the crossover to 300-millimeter (mm) manufacturing for 90 nanometer and beyond.
"Many startup, fabless and system companies in China are beginning to make a global impact, particularly in the consumer and communication markets for fast-moving products with short market windows. Chartered's flexible business model and proven solutions can provide these companies with the product performance and competitive production cycle times they need," said Bo Cheng, vice president and general manager of the Asia-Pacific region at Chartered. "We are excited that this year's technology forums will showcase the latest technical and process innovations across the leading-edge and mainstream technology nodes as well as world-class 300mm fab automation methodologies - offering customers more choices for their needs today and in the future."
With the expansion of Chartered's global network of design solution partners, the China Partner Pavilion will feature a record number of companies participating. Exhibiting partners will include: ARM, Cadence Design Systems, ChipIdea Microelectronics, EE Solutions, eMemory Technology, Inc., Magma Design Automation, Mentor Graphics Corporation, MoSys International Inc., Photronics Imaging Technologies, STATS ChipPac, Synopsys Inc., Taiwan Mask Corporation, Ulead Technology Inc. and Virage Logic.
The events are free and currently open for registration through Chartered's Web site at http://www.charteredsemi.com/.
About Chartered
Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing (Nasdaq: CHRT, SGX-ST: CHARTERED), one of the world's top dedicated semiconductor foundries, offers leading-edge technologies down to 90 nanometer (nm), enabling today's system-on-chip designs. The company further serves the needs of customers through its collaborative, joint development approach on a technology roadmap that extends to 45nm. Chartered's strategy is based on open and comprehensive design enablement solutions, manufacturing enhancement methodologies, and a commitment to flexible sourcing. In Singapore, the company operates a 300mm fabrication facility and four 200mm facilities. Information about Chartered can be found at http://www.charteredsemi.com.
