SELETE opens doors

05/01/1997

SELETE opens doors. Sources at the Japanese SELETE 300-mm equipment evaluation consortium say the group has finally decided to accept foreign companies as members. However, Texas Instruments, which had been considered a likely candidate after seeking entry, has not accepted. Also staying out for the time being are Samsung and other Korean firms. The reasoning is not clear; it may be that cooperation between SELETE and the International 300mm Initiative has advanced to a point where chipmakers don`t feel the need to join both.