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To: Starlight who wrote (16843)	11/27/2000 2:03:38 AM
From: Ron C	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

Elizabeth and Thread: Increased foundry production By Mark Carroll and J. Robert Lineback EE Times (11/22/00, 4:02 p.m. EST) MUNICH, Germany — As Taiwan's major foundries begin a huge push to bring up 300-mm wafer fabs in Asia, semiconductor executives this week indicated a growing wariness of depending too heavily on foundries for volume products. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. announced at Munich's Electronica 2000 that it had begun making devices for two customers on a 300-mm pilot line in Tainan, in southern Taiwan. TSMC is building two 300-mm fabs now, and its board of directors recently approved construction of a third 300-mm facility. (continued) eet.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Ron