5-partner network targets seamless 0.18um IC design

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Five semiconductor companies have teamed up to form a network dedicated to offering seamless design environment for manufacturing integrated circuits by 0.18ym processes. These companies are Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Inc, Avant! Corp, Cadence Design Systems, Artisan Components Inc and Synopsys Inc. Users of the design environment will be able to select products from any of the five companies while retaining a seamless interface to Chartered's 0.18um manufacturing process.

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TI, Samsung withdraw from Portugese base

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A joint venture chip assembly plant in Portugal will be shut down by the end of Mar 1999 due to the decision by partners Texas Instruments Inc (TI) and Samsung Electronics Company Ltd to withdraw from the venture. The plant closure will result in job losses for 740 people. The facility has been manufacturing 4M-bit and 16M-bit memory chips since it opened in 1994. TI held 62%, while Samsung owned 38% in the venture.

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Parts makers gear up for shift to 0603 format

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A full-scale production of semiconductor chips adopting the 0.6 mm x 0.3 mm (0603) format is expected in 1999 due to recent advances in related element technologies, such as packaging technologies and automotic mounting systems. Moreover, evaluation test of the chip's electrical and packaging characteristics, which are the last factors for its mass production, have already been completed by chip manufaturers.

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