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Chartered and Samsung Executives to Jointly Discuss Collaborative Model for Advanced Manufacturing at Semico Summit

Scottsdale, AZ | Posted on February 26th, 2007

WHAT: Chia Song Hwee, president and CEO of Chartered Semiconductor
Manufacturing, and Dr. Kwangpyuk "K.P." Suh, executive vice
president, Systems LSI Technology Development at Samsung,
will jointly present "Customer-focused Collaboration to
Address Unprecedented Design and Manufacturing Challenges"
during the upcoming Semico Summit. Their discussion will
include the financial and technical challenges the
semiconductor industry faces as it moves toward the
nanotechnology era while trying to satisfy unprecedented
market demands in terms of functionality, price, volumes and
market customization. The two executives, whose companies are
drivers of the Common Platform technology initiative along
with IBM, will discuss the new collaborative models that are
being developed to fund and resource the needed solutions.
The discussion also will detail the benefits of collaborative
innovation from a customer-driven solutions development
standpoint, and examine how this innovation is realized and
delivered seamlessly to the customer.

For more information on the Semico Summit, please go to:
http://www.semico.com/eventsummit/summit.asp

WHEN: Monday March 12, 2007
2:45 PM

WHERE: Camelback Inn
5402 E. Lincoln Drive
Scottsdale, Arizona 85253

WHO: Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing
(Nasdaq:CHRT, SGX-ST:CHARTERED), one of the world's top
dedicated semiconductor foundries, offers leading-edge
technologies down to 65 nanometer (nm), enabling today's
system-on-chip designs. The company further serves the needs
of customers through its collaborative, joint development
approach on a technology roadmap that extends to 45nm.
Chartered's strategy is based on open and comprehensive
design enablement solutions, manufacturing enhancement
methodologies, and a commitment to flexible sourcing. In
Singapore, the company operates a 300mm fabrication facility
and four 200mm facilities. Information about Chartered can be
found at http://www.charteredsemi.com.

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About Samsung Semiconductor Inc.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2006 parent company sales of US$63.4 billion and net income of US$8.5 billion. Employing approximately 138,000 people in over 124 offices in 56 countries, the company consists of five main business units: Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business, Telecommunication Network Business and Digital Appliance Business. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit http://www.samsung.com/ .

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Contacts:
Samsung Semiconductor Inc.
Lisa Warren-Plungy
408-544-5377

or
Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing
Tiffany Sparks
408-941-1185

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