The seminars are in conjunction with the MII, as well as the Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA). The first in the series of seminars will be held on November 3, 2004, at the Asia Hotel in Beijing, China, and will focus on the lead-free process. This installment of the seminar series will be one-day seminars. The companies involved include KIC, Kester, Kyzen, Aqueous Technologies, Creative Automation, Vitronics Soltec, MVP, Tyco, and BP Microsystems.
(October 18, 2004) Singapore and Fremont, Calif.—STATS ChipPAC announces that its wholly owned subsidiary ChipPAC Inc. is soliciting consents from holders of ChipPAC’s 2.5% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2008 to amend certain provisions of the indenture pursuant to which the Notes were issued. The consent solicitation will expire at 5:00 pm EST on Monday, November 1, 2004, unless extended by ChipPAC.