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August 2005 X-FAB continues to grow sales and earnings in the first half-year, Company expects double-digit sales growth with disproportionate increase in earning

X-FAB Semiconductor Foundries AG, one of the world's leading analog mixed-signal semiconductor foundries, successfully completed the first six months of 2005. The company increased its sales in the first two quarters by 15.5% to EUR 77.4 million. This compares to sales of EUR 67.0 million in the 

 

 

August 2005 1st Silicon Opens Japan Sales Office, Expands Presence in Asia

1st Silicon (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., -- a leading 200mm wafer fabrication foundry, announced the opening of its new sales office in Yokohama, Japan, to expand and enhance the Company's customer support in the region.The Company named Mr. Hideki Takizawa as the General Manager for the Japan office. Mr. 

 

 

August 2005 X-FAB Semiconductor Foundries AG Partners with GE Commercial Finance, Global Electronic Solutions to Fund Financial Transactions

GE Commercial Finance, Global Electronics Solutions, a global leader in equipment life cycle solutions, has provided $21 million (approximately EUR 17 million) worth of project financing to X-FAB Semiconductor Foundries AG, a leading manufacturer of silicon wafers for analog and mixed-signal 

 

 

August 2005 Atmel Advances Wafer Fabrication Plans Through Alliance with 1st Silicon

Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), a global leader in the development and fabrication of advanced semiconductor solutions, and 1st Silicon, a premier semiconductor-manufacturing foundry, announced today the start of Atmel Flash memory production at 1st Silicon's Kuching, Sarawak Malaysia