Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing
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SGD 1.435 billion (2006) | |
Number of employees | 5,125 |
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Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, Inc. (CSM), was a Singaporean semiconductor company.
History
It was founded in 1987, as a venture that included Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. In 2000 ST Engineering (Singapore Technologies Semiconductors), a subsidiary of Temasek Holdings acquired Chartered.
Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing was the world's third largest dedicated independent
In September 2009, it was announced that Chartered Semiconductor was to be acquired by the main stockholder of
By acquiring Chartered, ATIC expanded its investments and expertise in technology in the semiconductor industry.
Fabrication facilities
Chartered provides comprehensive wafer fabrication services and technologies to semiconductor suppliers and systems companies. Chartered's customer base is primarily high-growth, technologically advanced companies operating in the communication, computer and consumer sectors. It does not provide design services and works from customers' designs to produce communications chips.
Besides its own fabs, Chartered operates joint venture facilities with other firms, it offers chip assembly and test services through sister firm STATS ChipPAC. Chartered owns 6 fabrication facilities, all of which are located in Singapore, including the newest, Chartered's first 300-mm facility which started commercial shipment in June 2005.
The other major semiconductor foundries include TSMC and UMC, Taiwanese-based companies, which are primarily Chartered's main competitors.
In 2006,
References
- "General information page from Securities and Exchange Commission form 20C". Retrieved 2006-09-01.
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