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To: StanX Long who wrote (61990)	3/13/2002 1:00:24 AM
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China foundry talking to UMC and Hynix about used gear By Jack Robertson EBN (03/12/02 12:58 p.m. EST) siliconstrategies.com BEIJING -- Shougang NEC Electronics Co. (SGNEC) is negotiating with United Microelectronics Co. of Taiwan and Hynix Semiconductor Co. of Korea to acquire used quarter-micron chip production equipment for a new 8-inch wafer fab already under construction. Tsuyoshi Suzuki, president of the Chinese chip maker, told EBN that a decision will be made by midyear on which foreign firm's equipment will be selected, depending on price. He said quarter-micron gear is quite adequate for foundry work intended for the new fab, and the used equipment will allow SGNEC to get into production at far less cost than equipping the plant with new systems. Shougang NEC is also upgrading its existing 6-inch fab on the site by retrofitting surplus quarter-micron equipment it is obtaining from NEC in Japan, Suzuki said. Both fabs are expected to begin production next year.