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450mm is easy… anyone can do it.

June 27, 2008
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It’s easy…     It’s hard – “It takes as many as five years to prepare the standards and prototypes, before final equipment design can begin…” And last year it was said:
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Analysis on 450mm by ISMI

June 27, 2008
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International SEMATECH Manufacturing Initiative (ISMI) announced their program on 450mm last summer. 
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An article in Future Fab on the Economics of 450mm

June 26, 2008
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The semiconductor industry’s introduction of 300 mm wafers required addressing some significant manufacturing challenges.
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Report from Confab in Las Vegas: Supplier Viewpoint

June 24, 2008
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SEMI’s study on 450mm economics.
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