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STATS ChipPAC Announces Manufacturing Agreement With Infineon on First Generation eWLB Technology
| Source: STATS ChipPAC
SINGAPORE -- 8/28/2008, UNITED STATES--(Marketwire - August 27, 2008) - STATS ChipPAC Ltd.
("STATS ChipPAC" or the "Company") (SGX-ST: STATSChP) (SES : S24 ), a leading
semiconductor test and advanced packaging service provider, today announced
it has entered into an agreement with Infineon Technologies AG (FSE/NYSE:
IFX) to provide manufacturing services for products based on Infineon's
first generation embedded Wafer-Level Ball Grid Array (eWLB) technology.
The relentless market demand for complex and power efficient semiconductor
devices within a continuously shrinking package footprint is increasingly
constrained by the lack of physical pad connection space. Infineon, a
leading supplier of semiconductor and system solutions, successfully
alleviated these constraints via the development and introduction of the
eWLB, a fan out wafer level packaging technology. Manufacturing services
for the eWLB will be located at STATS ChipPAC's operation in Yishun,
Singapore.
"Infineon introduced the first generation of eWLB in 2007 as a dynamic
technology that offered small package dimensions, improved electrical and
thermal performance, and maximum connection density for wireless
applications," said Wah Teng Gan, Vice President of Assembly and Test at
Infineon Asia Pacific. "Our manufacturing partnership with STATS ChipPAC
ensures we will be able to expand the number of highly integrated wafer
level packages manufactured with eWLB technology."
"eWLB is an innovative technology that offers a high performance, power
efficient solution for the wireless market. Our partnership with Infineon
to provide manufacturing services for eWLB technology aligns with our
strong focus on leading edge integration technology. With our extensive
manufacturing expertise in advanced integration technology, we are looking
forward to working with Infineon to achieve volume production of this
revolutionary packaging technology," said Dr. Han Byung Joon, Executive
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of STATS ChipPAC.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this release are forward-looking statements that
involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events
or results to differ materially from those described in this release.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not
limited to, general business and economic conditions and the state of the
semiconductor industry; level of competition; demand for end-use
applications products such as communications equipment and personal
computers; decisions by customers to discontinue outsourcing of test and
packaging services; our reliance on a small group of principal customers;
our continued success in technological innovations; pricing pressures,
including declines in average selling prices; availability of financing;
prevailing market conditions; our ability to meet the applicable
requirements for the termination of registration under the Exchange Act;
our ability to meet specific conditions imposed for the continued listing
or delisting of our ordinary shares on the Singapore Exchange Securities
Trading Limited (SGX-ST); our substantial level of indebtedness; potential
impairment charges; delays in acquiring or installing new equipment;
adverse tax and other financial consequences if the South Korean taxing
authorities do not agree with our interpretation of the applicable tax
laws; our ability to develop and protect our intellectual property;
rescheduling or canceling of customer orders; changes in our product mix;
intellectual property rights disputes and litigation; our capacity
utilization; limitations imposed by our financing arrangements which may
limit our ability to maintain and grow our business; changes in customer
order patterns; shortages in supply of key components; disruption of our
operations; loss of key management or other personnel; defects or
malfunctions in our testing equipment or packages; changes in environmental
laws and regulations; exchange rate fluctuations; regulatory approvals for
further investments in our subsidiaries; majority ownership by Temasek
Holdings (Private) Limited (Temasek) that may result in conflicting
interests with Temasek and our affiliates; unsuccessful acquisitions and
investments in other companies and businesses; labor union problems in
South Korea; uncertainties of conducting business in China and other
countries in Asia; natural calamities and disasters, including outbreaks of
epidemics and communicable diseases; and other risks described from time to
time in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20-F
dated March 7, 2008. You should not unduly rely on such statements. We do
not intend, and do not assume any obligation, to update any forward-looking
statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
About STATS ChipPAC Ltd.
STATS ChipPAC Ltd. is a leading service provider of semiconductor packaging
design, assembly, test and distribution solutions in diverse end market
applications including communications, digital consumer and computing. With
global headquarters in Singapore, STATS ChipPAC has design, research and
development, manufacturing or customer support offices in 10 different
countries. STATS ChipPAC is listed on the SGX-ST. Further information is
available at www.statschippac.com. Information contained in this website
does not constitute a part of this release.