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- QUALIFIED NEW PHOENIX FAB FROM SGS-THOMSON Microelectronics
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- PHOENIX, September 4, 1995 - SGS-THOMSON Microelectronics has
- announced that its latest front-end facility at Phoenix, Arizona,
- has come through its critical qualification procedure ahead of
- schedule with flying colours, an achievement that is believed to
- be the fastest ever ramp-up of a leading edge wafer fab.
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- The intention to establish an 8-inch 0.5/0.35 micron CMOS
- production line in the USA was announced in April 1994 at the
- same time that the company announced the formation of its New
- Ventures Group (NVG) and its entry into the PC micro market. In
- May 1994, work began on installing state-of-the-art
- equipment/facilities in an existing building and the first
- working samples were obtained as early as February 1995. In July
- the production line achieved qualification and entered Phase 1 of
- its volume manufacturing schedule, with a throughput of 1000
- wafers/week, all dedicated to the STX86 microprocessor line.
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- Progression to Phase 2 - with a throughput of 2000 wafers/week -
- will follow within a few months, allowing SGS-THOMSON to meet the
- surging demand for its STX86 and other high end VLSI ICs.
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- Underlining SGS-THOMSON's successful transformation into a global
- technology-based semiconductor manufacturer, the Phoenix fab is
- the company's second 8-inch production line to become
- operational; a third 8-inch fab is being equipped in Catania,
- Italy, and sites for a fourth 8-inch facility are currently being
- evaluated. In addition to the USA and Europe facilities, the
- company has a significant manufacturing presence in the
- Asia-Pacific region and recently announced an important joint
- venture for an assembly plant in Shenzhen, China.
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- SGS-THOMSON Microelectronics is a global independent
- semiconductor supplier listed on the New York Stock Exchange
- (NYSE:STM) and on the Bourse de Paris. It designs, develops,
- manufactures and markets a broad range of semiconductor
- integrated circuits (ICs) and discrete devices used in a wide
- variety of microelectronics applications including
- telecommunications systems, computer systems, consumer products,
- automotive products and industrial automation and control
- systems.
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