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To: Ram Seetharaman who wrote (6042)	9/23/1999 2:12:00 AM
From: DJBEINO	Respond to of 9582

The Taiwan Stock Exchange, OTC Exchange and Futures Exchange were closed for a third day, though currency and money markets were open. The New Taiwan dollar traded in a narrow range, slipping to NT$31.805 against the U.S. dollar from NT$31.800 yesterday.

To: Ram Seetharaman who wrote (6042)	9/23/1999 2:13:00 AM
From: DJBEINO	Respond to of 9582

Chartered Semiconductor, Hewlett-Packard Company, and Lucent Technologies Inc. Form Alliance to Standardize Electronic Interface With Foundry MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 1999--Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, Hewlett-Packard Company, and Lucent Technologies Inc. have announced they are launching an initiative to set guidelines for an open standard for electronic communications across the semiconductor and foundry industry. Operating under the nomenclature of the ''eFAB(tm)(a) Alliance,'' the three companies will immediately begin designing a preliminary specification that outlines the core requirements for implementing secure, standardized electronic communications. The eFAB Alliance will also encompass the development of standardized data exchange formats with Chartered Silicon Partners and Silicon Manufacturing Partners, Chartered's joint-ventures with HP and Lucent, respectively. Why the Need Exists While standards exist to standardize terminology, there is no open standard for delivery of data. Currently, companies use their own individual formats for information exchanged between customers, suppliers and the foundry. This requires that recipients re-enter or manually re-format the data before they can use it. The eFAB Alliance seeks to remedy this situation by building a system that will contain standardized terminology and formats for the delivery of information between companies. The three companies have selected work-in-progress (WIP) as the first segment of tasks to be framed within the new guidelines. Following its initial work, the eFAB Alliance will turn its work over to an independent organization that can advance the guidelines into an open industry standard that includes all sectors of semiconductor industry. This includes fabbed and fabless semiconductor companies, foundries, electronic design automation (EDA) and intellectual property (IP) providers, and suppliers. ''The eFAB Alliance's work will provide the basis for seamless communications between clients and foundries. This will provide virtual organizations with the same real-time supply chain information as physical organizations,'' said David Wilson, logistics and service VP for Lucent Technologies Microelectronics Group. ''Going forward this is absolutely key to serving our customers with the flexibility they require.'' Dr. Justin Lim, vice president of information technology at Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, said, ''The project ownership and support of two industry leaders like HP and Lucent gives the eFAB Alliance the benefit of experience, knowledge, resources and infrastructure to make this a true standard, not just a single-company effort. All companies in the semiconductor industry will be able to participate and benefit from their involvement. We see this project as the beginning of a new era of global communications.'' biz.yahoo.com