Article: SINGAPORE: Joint venture construction completion of planned $1,000,000,000 wafer plant is scheduled for mid-2008, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD. (SEC) [South Korea] & SILTRONIC AG [Germany] Order #: 117206.

PROJECT OVERVIEW:

A German/South Korean 50:50 joint venture, operating under the name of SILTRONIC SAMSUNG WAFER PTE LTD., recently started building a 300 mm wafer plant in Singapore. The partners in the planned undertaking include Germany-based SILTRONIC AG and SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD. (SEC) of South Korea. The new factory is intended to support growing market demand as the industry-wide shift to 300 mm fabrication rapidly increases.

The new facility will be built in Singapore adjoining SILTRONIC's existing complex. Operating plans envision a production output of 300,000 wafers per month. Likewise, SILTRONIC's parent company, WACKER CHEMIE AG, ...

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