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Micron Technology Joins International SEMATECH Manufacturing Initiative

Published: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 - 22:00

(Austin, Texas) -- One of the world’s leading providers of advanced memory and image sensor solutions, Micron Technology Inc., has joined the International SEMATECH Manufacturing Initiative, bringing its overall membership to 14 companies. Micron will participate in ISMI programs that focus on reducing per-wafer and per-die manufacturing costs through advances in equipment, process, resources, fab design, and manufacturing methods. In turn, Micron will receive the benefits of ISMI’s collaborative work in manufacturing infrastructure, standards, and productivity.

“We are delighted to work with Micron and to gain the advantages of their leadership in advanced semiconductor processes, advanced memory, imagers, and other products,” said Scott Kramer, ISMI director. “Micron’s membership also will significantly increase the breadth of ISMI’s representation in the semiconductor industry.”

“ISMI’s program captured Micron’s interest with its progress in improving fab and equipment productivity,” said Brian Shields, Micron’s vice president of worldwide wafer fabrication. “We appreciate ISMI’s focus on making technical achievement its top priority, as we work as an industry to take advantage of digital technology.”

ISMI membership is open to all semiconductor manufacturers with fabs. Participating companies continuously evaluate and refresh the consortium’s core programs, which include fab productivity, equipment productivity, metrology, environment/safety/health, and 300 mm Prime/450 mm wafer conversion. ISMI conducts projects within these programs, guided in the short term by installed base industry needs, and in the longer term by critical strategic manufacturing requirements, as defined by members.

Focused ISMI efforts in e-manufacturing, standards development, statistical methods and fab industry modeling have helped accelerate the realization of future factory needs of the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS).

For more information,visit http://ismi.sematech.org/corporate/news/releases/20070227.htm.

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