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Politics : Formerly About Applied Materials
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To: Kirk © who wrote (62836)4/11/2002 12:55:30 PM
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Chip foundries push up wafer plans

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By John G. Spooner
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
April 11, 2002, 8:50 AM PT

Two of the world's largest semiconductor foundries are speeding up their plans to produce chips on 300-millimeter wafers.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) and United Microelectronics (UMC) have each moved up plans to open new fabrication plants by several months.

UMC said Thursday that it would begin production on 300-millimeter wafers in its newest fabrication plant, a joint venture with DRAM maker Infineon, in the second quarter of 2003, months earlier than previously planned. [snip]
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