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Industry Leaders Offer Reliable, High-Performance,
Low-Leakage Platform for Early Adopters of Leading-Edge Process; Early
Design Kits Available to Accelerate Transition
IBM, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing (Nasdaq:CHRT)
(SGX-ST:CHARTERED), Infineon Technologies, and Samsung Electronics
Co., Ltd. today announced first silicon-functional circuits and the
availability of design kits based on their collaboration for 45nm
low-power process technology. The early characterization of key design
elements in silicon, coupled with the availability of early design
kits, provide designers with a significant head start in moving to the
latest process from the industry-leading CMOS technology research and
development alliance. The early design kits are developed through a
collaborative effort by all four companies and are immediately
available for select customers.
The first working circuits in 45nm technology, targeted at
next-generation communication systems, were proven in silicon using
the process technology jointly developed by the alliance partners and
were produced at the IBM 300-millimeter (mm) fabrication line in East
Fishkill, NY, where the joint development team is based. Among the
successfully verified blocks are standard library cells and I/O
elements provided by Infineon, as well as embedded memory developed by
the alliance. Infineon has included special circuitry on the first
300mm wafers to debug the complex process and to gain experience in
product architecture interactions.
"This result is another significant milestone in our successful
strategy to develop optimized product solutions using the most
advanced technology platforms as early as possible," stated Hermann
Eul, member of the board of Infineon Technologies and president of its
Communication Solutions business group. "The first structures in 45nm
represent our most cutting-edge technology, bringing together
high-performance capabilities and low-power consumption. This solution
is clearly well-suited to address the needs of next-generation mobile
applications."
The development of the design kits incorporates design expertise
from all four companies in order to facilitate earlier transition to
the new process by chip customer designers, as well as to continue to
drive single-design, multi-fab manufacturing capability for maximum
design leverage and to bring about ultimate consumer benefit. The 45nm
low-power process is expected to be installed and fully qualified at
Chartered, IBM and Samsung 300mm fabs by the end of 2007.
"The speed, innovation and completeness with which this first 45nm
offering has been developed and made available to customers
demonstrates the growing customer value and strength of the
partnership between these four companies. Our early hardware results
indicate that the 45nm node device performance is at least 30 percent
greater than that of the 65nm node, and that product developers can
design to this process with confidence," said Lisa Su, vice president
of semiconductor research and development at IBM and the head of the
joint development alliance. "By leveraging the significant R&D and IP
resources available worldwide across this alliance of industry
leaders, we are able to bring manufacturing technology and design
readiness to the market much sooner and effectively for customers than
working individually. And, the additional benefit to customers is the
flexibility in accessing the technology thanks to the GDSII
compatibility across multiple manufacturing facilities."
"The unique cooperation among IBM, Chartered, Infineon and Samsung
reduces the inherent risks in adoption of advanced process
technology," said Ho-Kyu Kang, vice president of the advanced
technology development team at Samsung Electronics' System LSI
Business. "Our customers leverage the combined strengths of our system
level, product design, and manufacturing expertise in the development
of leadership design kits and process technology."
About Chartered
Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing (Nasdaq:CHRT)
(SGX-ST:CHARTERED), one of the world's top dedicated semiconductor
foundries, offers leading-edge technologies down to 65 nanometer (nm),
enabling today's system-on-chip designs. The company further serves
its customers' needs through a collaborative, joint development
approach on a technology roadmap that extends to 45nm. Chartered's
strategy is based on open and comprehensive design enablement
solutions, manufacturing enhancement strategies, and a commitment to
flexible sourcing. In Singapore, the company operates a 300mm
fabrication facility and four 200mm facilities. Information about
Chartered can be found at www.charteredsemi.com.
About IBM
For more information about Semiconductors at IBM, please visit
www.ibm.com/chips.
About Infineon
Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, Germany, offers semiconductor
and system solutions for automotive, industrial and multimarket
sectors, for applications in communication, as well as memory products
through its subsidiary Qimonda. With a global presence, Infineon
operates through its subsidiaries in the US from San Jose, CA, in the
Asia-Pacific region from Singapore and in Japan from Tokyo. In fiscal
year 2005 (ending September), the company achieved sales of Euro 6.76
billion with about 36,400 employees worldwide. Infineon is listed on
the DAX index of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and on the New York
Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: IFX). Further information is available
at www.infineon.com. Further information on Qimonda is available at
www.qimonda.com.
About Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor,
telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies
with 2005 parent company sales of US$56.7 billion and net income of
US$7.5 billion. Employing approximately 128,000 people in over 120
offices in 57 countries, the company consists of five main business
units: Digital Appliance Business, Digital Media Business, LCD
Business, Semiconductor Business and Telecommunication Network
Business. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands,
Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory
chips, mobile phones, and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit
www.samsung.com.
Chartered, IBM, Infineon Technologies and Samsung Safe Harbor
Statement under the provisions of the United States Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995
This news release contains forward-looking statements as defined
in the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements, and
in particular, the expected installation, qualification and
availability of the 45nm low-power process technology at Chartered,
IBM and Samsung's 300mm fabs, are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially.
Although Chartered, IBM, Infineon Technologies and Samsung
(collectively referred as the "Alliance Partners") believe the
expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based
upon reasonable assumptions, the Alliance Partners can give no
assurance that their expectations will be attained. The Alliance
Partners urge investors to review in detail the description of the
risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ
materially in the section captioned "Risk Factors" in their respective
companies' Annual Report on Form 20-F or Form 10-K, as the case may
be, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. You are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which are based on the current view of the respective
Alliance Partner's management on future events. The Alliance Partners
undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
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