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To: FJB who wrote (16452)	4/9/1998 11:02:00 PM
From: BillyG	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 25960

They're cooking marshmallows in Taiwan again. Nothing in it for CYMI though...... techweb.cmp.com Fab Fire Breaks Out At Taiwan Chip Startup Analog Tech (5:15 p.m. EDT, 4/9/98) By Sandy Chen Fab safety has gone from bad to worse in Taiwan. Local fire fighters Thursday evening responded to an alarm when smoke appeared from the basement at Taiwan's Analog Technology Inc., a small, Hsinchu-based chip maker that is currently building its first wafer fab. Analog Technology, a chip startup whose investors include Taipei-based Umax Data Systems Inc., the island's largest scanner maker, hoped to build bipolar chips and other ICs in its new 6-in. plant. Fire fighter arrived on the scene at 6:10 p.m. and quickly distinguished the smoke at Analog Technology, according to officials at the Hsinchu Science Park Administration (HSPA). No damage occurred in Analog Technology's fab, but the cause of the accident is still under investigation, the HSPA said. HSPA officials, however, speculated that some welders may have ignited some sparks on piece of plastic fiber material in the basement of the fab. No other details were available. Analysts are puzzled by the rash of fab fires and accidents that have rocked Taiwan's IC industry -- events that have caused great concern among local government officials and the island's chip makers. Within the last 18 months alone, Taiwan has been rocked by four accidents in its most critical industry -- semiconductors. In October 1996, Hsinchu-based Winbond Electronics Corp.'s new 8-in. fab was hit by a huge fab fire, causing considerable damage and production delays. Last November, Hsinchu-based United Integrated Circuits Corp. (UICC), a joint wafer foundry venture between United Microelectronics Corp. and several North American fabless IC design houses, was rocked by a major fire, causing $416 million in damage and production delays. In the same month, Hsinchu-based Advanced Microelectronic Products Inc., a small chip maker, had its 4-in. fab nearly destroyed by a fire.