(December 9, 2004) Phoenix, Ariz. — FlipChip International has announced an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of IC Services Inc. IC
Services is a supplier of merchant semiconductor services, including substantial dicing, automated
inspection, backgrinding, and tape-and-reel capabilities.
(December 10, 2004) San Jose, Calif. — Amid a huge drop in its fab utilization rates, National Semiconductor reports sales of $448.9 million for its second fiscal quarter, down 18% from $548 million in the previous quarter and a 5% decline from $473.5 million in the same period a year ago.