For Immediate Release
UMC GROUP ANNOUNCES ADMISSION INTO THE SEMICONDUCTOR
RESEARCH CORPORATION
UMC Group to join World's Top Semiconductor Manufacturers as SRC's First
Overseas Member
HSINCHU, Taiwan, November 9,
1999--UMC Group announced today its admission to the Semiconductor
Research Corporation (SRC) as the organization's first overseas
member. The SRC was established as a research management consortium
by the Semiconductor Industry Association focusing on long-term,
cooperative research in IC technology at U.S. universities.
Until now, membership had been limited to North American semiconductor
industry leaders such as Intel, Motorola, AMD, Texas Instruments,
and IBM. The SRC's decision to include UMC Group in its membership
confirms the status of the Taiwan-based foundry as a leader
in global IC technology.
Larry Sumney, CEO of the Semiconductor Research Corporation,
commented, "We welcome UMC Group as our first international
member. We have been working closely with UMC Group to promote
the adoption of copper interconnect technology through the SRC
sponsored Cu Design Challenge. UMC Group's position as a global
leader in advanced process technology makes them the logical
choice for our first overseas member company."
Fu-Tai Liou, senior vice president of UMC Group, said, "We are
very honored to be the first international member of the SRC.
Our alliance with SRC offers U.S. engineering students the opportunity
to come in contact with some of the industry's most advanced
technology, including UMC Group's 0.18 micron copper process.
This is a win-win situation for the SRC and UMC Group. Many
of these students will go on to join the thriving IC design
community currently working with first-tier foundries like UMC
Group to drive innovation in the semiconductor industry."
Peter Chang, CEO of Foundry Operations at UMC Group, offered
these comments, "Our admission as the first overseas member
of SRC clearly shows that today's technology world recognizes
no international barriers. The majority of our partners are
US-based design houses, so we feel it is appropriate that UMC
Group use its affiliation with the SRC to support the fundamental
research required for the continued development of the IC industry."
About SRC
SRC, based in Research Triangle
Park, N.C., with an office in San Jose, is the largest continuous
industry-driven university research program in the United States.
The SRC plans and manages a $35 million program of basic and applied
research carried out principally at North American universities
on behalf of participating North American companies. SRC can be
found on the web at www.src.org.
