Yeong Ruey Shiue, GSMC, Shanghai, People's Republic of China & Stephen M. Malmros AIA, IDC, Shanghai,Peoples Republic of China

ABSTRACT

A microelectronics manufacturing facility developed by Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (GSMC) in Shanghai has been closely watched as a watershed project in China's technology evolution. The project has justifiably become a dramatic symbol of China's emergence as a dynamic hub of microelectronics manufacturing. The GSMC project team creatively combined aesthetic appeal, design and construction ingenuity, design/build systems packaging, and a unique degree of cultural sensitivity and adaptation to local conditions to achieve success on this landmark project. Significantly, this project was accomplished with an eclectic international team that shared a common commitment to meet the high quality standards expected by GSMC.