Chartered expects 20% growth in 1998

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Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing president and CEO Barry Waite projects that the firm's silicon foundry revenues will improve by 20% in 1998. The Singapore-based firm, which offers wafer manufacturing processes for various semiconductor technologies, is approximated to have posted some $405 million in overall revenues in 1997, up 13% from 1996. Waite cites various favorable factors, including an expanding operations in Europe, positive business in the US and an emerging presence in Japan.

Strategy & planning, Silicon Wafers, Semiconductor wafers

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Panel focuses on copper transition

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The transition to copper technology in chip manufacturing is projected to face issues that include cost of ownership, contamination, performance, reliability, yield, defectivity and deposition. These issues were addressed by a panel of industry experts organized by Cabot Corp for the CMP-MIC Conference in Santa Clara, CA. The group stated that the top advantage of the manufacturing technology is lower total cost of ownership.

Semiconductor Devices

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