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To: Longball who wrote (5205)	4/23/1998 9:57:00 AM
From: Ian@SI	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10921

A very interesting news release. It seems that 300mm move is getting some new legs... Taiwan Shooting to Become World-class Semiconductor Manufacturing Center April 23, 1998 Source: Comline Electronics Wire Comline Electronics Wire via NewsEdge Corporation -- Taiwanese companies are girding to expand their share of the world semiconductor industry from the present 3.4% to 8%. Companies are extremely specialized now; 81 are engaged in IC design; 20, in IC manufacture; 23, in IC packaging; and 16 in IC testing. The foundries belonging to foreign producers (Toshiba, Fujitsu, Mitsubishi, TI, Motorola, Siemens) are a dominating force in the Taiwanese market, as the makers pursue cordial relations with local producers. Taiwan's producers made US$10 billion of sales last year. This broke down to $5.3 billion for IC manufacture; $3.2 billion for packaging; and $1.1 billion for design. Plans call for sales to be increased to $17.8 billion by the year 2000, of which fab would be $10.7 billion, double the figure for 1997. IC manufacturers are planning NT$500 billion in investments to build 24 wafer plants through 2000. Their goal is a total of 24 or 25 lines for producing 12-inch wafers and four new lines for producing 8-inch wafers.