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To: Johnny Canuck who wrote (34664)	10/7/2001 3:27:16 AM
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Even with a glut of optical components, some one thinks that they is still a market for optical wave guides. This is still in the shadow of UMC using only 35 percent of existing semiconductor capacitiy. ********************** UMC teams with LightCross on optical IC foundry production Semiconductor Business News (10/04/01, 09:04:13 PM EST) HSINCHU, Taiwan -- United Microelectronics Corp. here and LightCross Inc. in Monterey Park, Calif., today announced production of arrayed-waveguide gratings (AWGs) devices on silicon foundry wafers by UMC. According to the two companies, the new AWGs devices are the first to be fabricated by a major third-party silicon foundry, opening up the possibility of fabless optical IC suppliers. "Combining LightCross' cutting-edge photonics design expertise with UMC's ability to achieve high-yield and volume chip manufacturing at low costs will revolutionize the optical components industry," predicted John Hsuan, vice-chairman of UMC. "Our partnership with LightCross represents a bold effort to leverage existing IC infrastructure andassets to make cutting-edge telecommunications products," he added. LightCross, a supplier of integrated optical networking devices, said its technology eliminates the need for labor-intensive handcrafting of discrete photonic components. Privately-held LightCross and UMC--the world's second largest silicon foundry company--said these low-cost, high-performance AWGs devices could help to expand the use of optical communication systems in network backbones for metro and local area networks. "From a technology perspective, we are the first in our industry to demonstrate the ability to produce photonic components in a 'true' IC production environment," said Robert L. Barron, president and CEO of LightCross. "From a business perspective, we have taken a very important step in becoming the first fabless OIC--optical integrated circuit--company." ebnews.com