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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (37813)	10/4/2000 11:42:21 AM
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Fabs Bolster Foundry, Backend Services in Japan Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd of Singapore has reached an agreement with Ricoh Co, Ltd of Japan over a long-term relationship in silicon wafer processing including finer line process, while ST Assembly Test Services Ltd (STATS) of Singapore and Oki Electric Industry Co, Ltd have jointly developed an RF chip package called STPBGA and a production test solution in Bluetooth specification. Ricoh employs three foundries including Chartered, and plans to boost production volume of 0.35micron and 0.25micron processed wafers from Chartered. Approximately half of Ricoh chips are digital circuits, and 70% of the digital chips are produced by foundries. The office automation company will boost the ratio to 80% at the end of 2000, and will deliver further finer line wafers of 0.18micron or less in the future. Chartered has an advantage of the long-term relationship with Ricoh, leading to stable business revenue in the Japan market. STATS, which features turnkey backend process services of mixed-signal products, also intends to strengthen its Japan business. The company, which established a Japan branch office in Tokyo in February 2000, is searching for partners. The co-operation with Oki is the first partnership in Japan. Oki has a contract with Chartered for wafer foundry and with STATS for test and assembly service of Bluetooth chips. (October 2000 Issue, Nikkei Electronics Asia)