CHARTERED'S 2007 ASIA-PACIFIC TECHNOLOGY FORUMS HIGHLIGHT COLLABORATION AND CUSTOMER DESIGN SOLUTIONS
SINGAPORE - September 3, 2007 - Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHRT and SGX-ST: Chartered), one of the world’s top dedicated foundries, today revealed details for its 2007 Technology Forum series in the Asia-Pacific region. The one-day events, entitled "Collaborate. Create. Connect." will be held in Taiwan and China, and feature in-depth discussions of critical technology and design solutions related to leading-edge and value-added semiconductor manufacturing.
In addition to senior executives and top technologists from Chartered, the events will feature presentations from key executives representing ARM, ASE, Gateway Silicon Inc. and Socle Technology, focusing on design solutions at advanced technologies, packaging trends and innovation.
The dates and locations for the Chartered Asia-Pacific Technology Forums are:
| Wednesday, September 5 | Hsinchu, Taiwan |
| Wednesday, September 19 | Shanghai, China |
| Friday, September 21 | Beijing, China |
"Chartered is recognized for its ability to collaborate with customers and partners to create proven solutions that enable our customers to deliver differentiated products and connect to their markets. The Chartered Technology Forums are great ways to showcase the benefits of our approach and the results of this collaboration. Anyone interested in maintaining a competitive edge through semiconductor innovation will find these events informative and useful when thinking about their future design and manufacturing strategies," said Bo Cheng, president, Asia, for Chartered.
The events include a Partner Pavilion featuring the latest products and services from Chartered’s network of EDA, IP, design services, packaging, mask, test and assembly partners, including: Amkor Technology, Analog Bits, ARM, Cadence, eMemory, Gateway Silicon Inc., Magma, Mentor Graphics, MoSys, Photronics, Socle, Synopsys, Taiwan Mask Corp., Toppan Chunghwa Electronics and Virage Logic. Synopsys is the events’ Diamond Sponsor.
Registration information is available at www.charteredsemi.com/aptf2007/.
About Chartered
Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHRT, SGX-ST: CHARTERED), one of the world’s top dedicated semiconductor foundries, offers leading-edge technologies down to 65 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 32nm. 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 www.charteredsemi.com.
