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ST Assembly Test Services Ltd. (STATS), recently opened its FastRamp Test Services in Milpitas, Calif. On hand to cut the ribbon with STATS President Harry H. Davoody (left), were Mike Kelley, FastRamp general manager (right), and William McKenzie, vice president of Centillium Communications. Centiullium is a longtime STATS customer and now a customer of FastRamp.

Amkor Technology and Grace Ink China Alliance

Chandler, Ariz.-Amkor Technology Inc. and Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (GSMC) have signed a letter of intent to form a multipurpose alliance offering total supply chain management for customers in China's microelectronics market.

At the front end of the alliance, according to the companies, Amkor will become GSMC's customer, and will assist GSMC with sales, marketing, planning and logistics in support of the Shanghai company's wafer fab. At the backend, Amkor will offer turnkey assembly and test for GSMC customers through Amkor's factory in Shanghai and other Asian Amkor locations. [amkor.com]

ASAT Holdings Names Three to Board of Directors

Fremont, Calif.-ASAT Holdings Ltd. has appointed J. Daniel McCranie, Leonard Perham and Tan Boon Seng to its board of directors.

McCranie is board chairman of Xicor. Perham was most recently president and CEO of Integrated Device Technology, and Tan is the chairman and managing director of Lee Hing Develoment, an asset management company. [asat.com]

W.T. Chim

W.T. Chim Elevated to Carsem's General Manager of Test

Ipoh, Malaysia - Carsem Inc. has promoted W.T. Chim to general manager of test. An 18-year veteran with Carsem, Chim has been operations manager for the past 11 years at the Carsem (M) facility.

The appointment of Chim represents a change in the Carsem test philosophy, according to David Comley, Carsem's group managing director. In the past, Carsem's test organizations were the responsibility of the respective GMs of Carsem (M) and Carsem (S) facilities.

Chim's new job represents the beginning of a consolidated test organization "focused on providing an integrated approach to enhance our level of test services...," Comley said.

S.M. Low, formerly operations manager of test for the Carsem (S) facility, is now strategic and technology development manager for test, reporting to Chim. [carsem.com]

Ong Eng Kian

PSI Technologies Hires Brian Rigg for Chief of Manufacturing

Manila-Bryan C. Rigg, former ON Semi-conductor head of IC assembly and test engineering for external manufacturing, has joined PSI Technologies as vice president and head of manufacturing operations at the company's Taguig, Metro Manila, plant.

While at ON Semiconductor, Rigg was responsible for the performance of 12 subcontract assembly and test facilities within Asia-Pacific, including PSI Technologies' facilities in the Philippines. [psitechnologies]

STATS Appoints Ong EVP for Business Management

Singapore-Ong Eng Kian has been appointed to the new post of executive vice president for business management and procurement. He reports to Harry Davoody, STATS president and CEO.

Before joining STATS, Ong was a vice president of systems at Silicon Manufactur-ing Co, where he was responsible for managing business fulfillment, production planning, materials and purchasing. [stts.com]