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To: Jerome who wrote (34495)	3/6/2000 12:47:00 PM
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Every bit helps: *************************************************** Silterra adds another $150 million in capital equipment to Malaysian foundry Semiconductor Business News (03/06/00, 10:45:03 AM EDT) KULIM, Malaysia -- Silterra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd, the semiconductor foundry launched here last year, said to day it has purchased additional capital equipment worth more than $150 million as it prepares to ramp 0.25-, 0.18-, and 0.15 micron process technologies. "Because of the robust market demand, Silterra has decided to purchase the equipment to support an accelerated ramp to 30,000 wafers per month by 2002," said K.C. Ang, vice president of operations at Silterra. "This equipment will enable us to capitalize on the market opportunity during the current wafer shortage." The newly purchased equipment, in addition to the company's initial $400 million equipment purchase, is all-scanner, and will allow the company to migrate quickly to the 0.15 micron process (see Feb. 7 story). Silterra's process offerings are major-foundry compatible and offer multi-layer, low-k dielectric metalization techniques. Currently, Silterra is providing 0.25-micron and 0.18-micron CMOS digital and mixed-signal process technologies. It expects to move to 0.15-micron and 0.13-micron CMOS and mixed-signal processes in the near future. "Our equipment offers customers access to the latest tools and advanced process technologies from a state-of-the-art factory," continued Ang. "The Malaysian factory is on schedule, and we have developed relationships with several customers. We are currently accepting orders on our licensed process technologies." Silterra's Malaysian factory will be qualified by the fourth quarter of 2000 and fully operational in the first quarter of 2001, he said. Silterra has an agreement that gives it immediate access to capacity at LSI Logic Corp.'s fab in Gresham, Ore., on the licensed processes (see May 19, 1999 story). This, said the company, has accelerated Silterra's marketing and sales activity by giving its customers access to wafers during the current market shortage. In addition it allows the foundry to perform product development and mask qualification to ensure a smooth transition to the Kulim factory.