Asia/Pacific

02/01/1998

Asia/Pacific

Anam Semiconductor, Buchon, South Korea, has ordered more than $15 million worth of manufacturing equipment from Eaton Semiconductor Equipment Operations, Beverly, MA, for its fab in Buchon. The sale includes the GSD series high current and GSD/HE series high energy ion implantation systems. Anam has also ordered EHP-500 medium current ion implantation systems, worth $11.7 million, from Varian Associates Inc., Palo Alto, CA. Anam will use the systems to manufacture CMOS devices in its new Fab 1 in Buchon. In addition, Anam has placed an order for $52 million worth of semiconductor manufacturing systems from Applied Materials Inc., Santa Clara, CA. Anam also purchased five WJ-1000 TEOS/ozone CVD systems from Watkins-Johnson Co., Scotts Valley, CA.

South Korea`s Dong Bu Group is expecting $900 million in foreign loans, and will postpone its fab project for an unspecified period. IBM had agreed to provide process technology and DRAM designs. According to Reuters reports, Dong Bu officials expect the project will be delayed until the Korean financial crisis has been completely sorted out.

Aseco Corp., a Marlboro, MA, supplier of test handlers, is entering the South Korean market under a marketing alliance with Aju Exim`s subsidiary Aju Systems. Under the agreement Aju Systems will market Aseco`s nonmemory test handlers in Korea while Aseco will sell Aju Systems` memory test handlers in all major geographic markets except Korea and Japan. The deal is also said to pave the way for future joint product development programs between the two firms.