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1st Silicon States Lawsuit Has No Merit
KUCHING, Sarawak, Malaysia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 13, 2001--
Semiconductor wafer foundry 1st Silicon (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. today
stated in response to the claims filed by Wright Williams and Kelly,
that no one in the company has ever done business with Wright Williams
and Kelly (WWK).
Apparently, the claim is for software and services for
US$43,059.78. WWK's references to ``Two Cool (R)'' software products are
perplexing to 1st Silicon as the company has never sought, purchased
or used such software anywhere in the company. WWK alleges factory
consulting services they performed, yet no one from that company has
ever met with any 1st Silicon official or visited 1st Silicon
facilities.
The case will be vigorously fought by The Company. 1st Silicon's
attorneys, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati, are handling this
matter, and have advised that there are no merits to WWK's claims.
WWK's contract with ICT USA was allegedly entered into in February
1997 and the lawsuit was not filed until 4 years later for products,
which 1st Silicon is clearly not aware of. 1st Silicon rejected an
offer to settle this claim for substantially less than the claimed
amount because it is baseless.
About 1st Silicon (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
1st Silicon is a dedicated semiconductor foundry founded in 1998
by the Malaysian state of Sarawak. 1st Silicon's 200mm wafer fab, with
a capacity in excess of 30,000 wafers per month when fully ramped,
became operational in Q3 2000. Volume production with 0.25(micron)
digital and mixed signal CMOS technology began shipping in Q1 2001.
Geometries of 0.18(micron) and below will soon follow. 1st Silicon's
customers include its technology partner, SHARP and other major
semiconductor companies. The Company has its headquarters in Kuching,
Sarawak, Malaysia, with a US registered subsidiary corporation located
in San Jose, California. Please visit 1st Silicon's homepage at
www.1stsilicon.com for more information.
Editor's Note: ``1st Silicon'' and the 1st Silicon logo are
trademarks belonging to 1st Silicon (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
Contact:
1st Silicon
S.Y. Tan-Stahel, 408/943-8131 (VP of Marketing)
408/943-8135 (Fax)
sytan-stahel@1stsilicon.com
or
Second Story Media
Lawren Farber, 408/323-1618 (PR Counsel)
408/323-1222 (Fax)
lfarber@2ndstorymedia.com
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