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Spansion joins international SEMATECH Manufaturing Initiative |
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Feb 04, 2005 at 07:00 AM |
Spansion LLC, has joined the International SEMATECH
Manufacturing Initiative (ISMI) effective Jan. 1, 2005, becoming
the eleventh member of a global alliance of semiconductor
companies focused exclusively on manufacturing effectiveness.
"The addition of Spansion, with its advanced Flash memory technology,
adds an important industry perspective to ISMI's membership," said
Michael R. Polcari, SEMATECH president and CEO."Through this
relationship, we also gain another important connection to Japanese
semiconductor manufacturing." Polcari added that Spansion's
award-winning MirrorBit technology, which can store two or more bits of
data in a single Flash memory cell, is an example of Spansion's
technical strength.
John Schmitz, vice president and COO of Manufacturing Technology at
SEMATECH, said Spansion plans to send assignees to ISMI as part of its
participation."We view this as an enrichment of our collective
knowledge base, and an opportunity for significant learning for both
Spansion and ISMI," Schmitz said.
ISMI, a subsidiary of SEMATECH, was formed earlier in 2004 as a new
consortium dedicated to helping semiconductor manufacturers improve
factory productivity and reduce cost per wafer, and ultimately cost per
die.
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