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STATS and Aeluros Team Up to Develop Low Cost Packaging Solution for 10 Gbps Applications Combined Effort Extends Technical Capability of PBGA Package To Serve High-Speed Networking Applications. Singapore and Milpitas, California, April 15, 2003 - ST Assembly Test Services Ltd. (“STATS” – NNM: STTS and SGX: ST Assembly), a leading independent semiconductor test and advanced packaging service provider, has developed a low cost packaging solution for 10 Gbps applications by optimizing the technical characteristics of the standard laminate PBGA package. STATS’ 10 Gbps solution was developed jointly with Aeluros, a leader in high-performance, low-power CMOS solutions based in Mountain View, California. Aeluros is a fabless semiconductor company innovating serial 10 Gbps high-density physical layer solutions in mainstream CMOS technology. By combining dramatic power reduction techniques with a deterministic product development methodology that models all the components of a high-speed circuit, Aeluros’ technology enables significant increase in both device and system density. The Aeluros technology has been proven through the successful implementation of a device that has integrated four independent 10 Gbps serial links while still achieving very low power consumption. By combining respective research and development efforts during the IC design layout process, STATS and Aeluros were able to successfully expand the potential of the PBGA package to address the requirements of 10 Gbps applications. In typical systems, achieving the performance and power requirements of 10 Gbps would require the use of either an EBGA or Flip Chip package. Aeluros will be deploying STATS’ low cost solution to deliver a series of leading-edge high-speed CMOS devices. Starting with the initial stage of chip design layout, STATS’ Characterization and Design teams ran a series of high frequency structure simulations to maximize the efficiency of the design. Modifications to the package substrate layers were also made to optimize electrical signal integrity and to minimize the effects of part-to-part manufacturing variations. “By focusing closely on the geometry of the package structure, STATS and Aeluros have together developed an electrically robust design that encompasses the process variations associated with substrate manufacturing,” said Dr. Roger Emigh, STATS’ Director of Package Characterization. “What we have done is to push the technical boundaries of the PBGA to truly deliver a low cost solution to handle high speed 10 Gbps applications.” “This is our first joint R&D effort with STATS and we had very good synergy right from the get go,” said Nader Gamini, VP of Manufacturing and a co-founder of Aeluros. “STATS’ engineering expertise in high speed solutions was invaluable in helping us to forge ahead with our high integration CMOS technology for next generation 10 Gbps devices.” “Using this innovative and low cost solution, Aeluros will be able to quickly and easily offer to the market 10Gbps products to meet demand for high performing, low power CMOS devices.” About ST Assembly Test Services Ltd. (STATS) ST Assembly Test Services Ltd. ("STATS" - NNM: STTS and SGX: ST Assembly), is a leading semiconductor test and assembly service provider to fabless companies, integrated device manufacturers and wafer foundries. With its principal operations in Singapore and global operations in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and Taiwan, STATS offers full back-end turnkey solutions to customers worldwide. STATS’ expertise is in testing mixed-signal semiconductors, which are extensively used in fast growing communications applications such as data networking, broadband and mobile communications. STATS also offers advanced assembly services and has developed a wide array of traditional and advanced leadframe and laminate based products, including various ball grid array packages to serve some of the world's technological leaders. STATS was listed on the Nasdaq National Market and The Singapore Exchange in January 2000 and is in the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Index and the Straits Times Industrial Index. Further information is available at www.stats.com.sg Certain of the statements in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the semiconductor industry; demand for end-use applications products such as communications equipment and personal computers; reliance on a small group of principal customers; decisions by customers to discontinue outsourcing of test and assembly services; changes in customer order patterns; rescheduling or canceling of customer orders; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressures including declines in average selling prices; continued success in technological innovations; delays in acquiring or installing new equipment; shortages in supply of key components; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks described from time to time in the Company’s SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20-F dated February 28, 2002. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. STATS Editorial Contacts: Khor Hwee Eng (STATS - Singapore) Senior Marcom Executive, Asia / Europe Tel: (65) 6824 1291 khorhweeeng@stats.st.com.sg Lisa Lavin (STATS - United States) Manager, Marketing Communications Tel: 208 939-3104 lavinl@statsus.com About Aeluros Aeluros, founded by a team of high-speed design experts with a unique understanding of the intricacies involved in building highly integrated 10 Gbps devices, is a leading developer of high-integration, high-speed CMOS based serial I/O devices. The company's technical and business management team has collectively delivered among the industry's highest volume and technically challenging mixed signal designs. The privately held company has secured a first round of funding from leading venture capital firms New Enterprise Associates and Worldview Technology Partners. Certain statements in this press release, including the statements relating to the company's performance expectations, are forward-looking statements that are subject to uncertainties and risks that could cause results to be materially different than expectations. Such uncertainties and risks include, but are not limited to, difficulties in the fabrication process and dependence of the company on third-party manufacturers, manufacturing and other delays relating to new products, the impact of competitive products and pricing alternatives, and general industry trends including cyclical trends in the semiconductor industry. Editorial Contact: Grant Smith Aeluros, Inc. (650) 917-2016 gsmith@aeluros.com Back to Press Releases/Events  |
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