March 2003 The International Reference for Chip-Scale Electronics, Flip-Chip Technology, Optoelectronic Interconnection and Wafer-Level Packaging Email the editor

Amkor will assemble and test DMDs in Taiwan for TI.

Texas Instruments Tags Amkor Technology to Package and Test DMDs

Chandler, Ariz.-Amkor Technology Inc. says Texas Instruments has tagged the IC assembly leader to package and test TI's DMDs (digital micromirror devices).

The DMD wafers will continue to be made at TI, while the assembly and test will be done at an Amkor plant in Taiwan.

Amkor says it will assemble and test the full range of DMDs based on a new 200mm fabrication process.

The DMDs are at the core of DLP technology, which is employed in a wide range of projection and display applications, including business projectors and large screen tabletop televisions.

The DMD is an optical semiconductor that boasts an array of up to 1,310,000 hinged, microscopic mirrors operating as optical switches to create high-resolution, full-color images. [amkor.com] [dlp.com]

STATS's FastRamp Test Services Buys Conexant's Test Facility

Singapore-STATS' subsidiary FastRamp Test Services has bought the test operation of Conexant Systems Inc., San Diego, for an undisclosed price.

FastRamp acquired the manufacturing assets of Conexant's Broadband Com-munications Segment test floor, including mixed-signal testers, test handlers and probers.

Conexant test employees were offered employment with FastRamp, according to the company.

As in the company's Milpitas, Calif., operation, Conexant will offer 24/7 customer access to high-end test systems and full production test, including backend services. The facility will be upgraded to handle more high-end ATE. [stts.com]

PSi Technologies Wins Top Export Performer Bronze Award

Manila-The Philippine Export Development Council (PEDC) has presented PSi Technologies Holdings Inc. the Top Export Performer Bronze Award. The award is meant to recognize Filipino and Philippine-based exporters who have earned the top export revenues in their market sectors. It also is to bring recognition to partnerships between the government and the private sector.

Arthur Young Jr., PSi Technologies' chairman and CEO received the award from Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, president of the Republic of the Philippines, and Manual Roxas II, chair of the PEDC. [psitechnologies.com]