AMD Suzhou Encapsulation and Testing Plant Expands China's Strategic Layout

On November 8, 2010, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chaowei Semiconductor's AMD (NYSE:AMD) in China, Chaowei Semiconductor (China) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "AMD China") announced that it will be located in Suzhou. The expansion of the factory in the industrial park. The expansion will build AMD's Suzhou plant into an integrated plant that integrates assembly, testing, marking, and packaging functions, enabling it to also have a central processing unit (CPU), graphics processor (GPU), and acceleration processor (APU). ) Ability to package and test. The expansion will double the capacity of the Suzhou plant, and the plant area after the expansion will also be greatly enhanced. The first phase of the expansion project is expected to be completed in December 2011. The expansion of the Suzhou plant is another milestone in AMD’s long-term development strategy and planning in China.

Mr. Ma Minglong, Member of the Standing Committee of Suzhou Municipal Committee and Secretary of the Working Committee of Suzhou Industrial Park, Mr. Yang Jianzhong, Deputy Secretary of the Working Committee of Suzhou Industrial Park, and Robert J, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of AMD. Rivet, Vice President of Global Production Operations of AMD, and Zeng Zhaokong, Managing Director of Chaowei Semiconductor Technology (China) Co., Ltd. participated in the foundation laying ceremony of the expansion project.

AMD Suzhou's packaging and testing plant was put into operation in December 2004 and is mainly engaged in the testing of integrated circuits such as CPUs. The test products have gone from single-core CPUs to dual-core or even quad-core CPUs, from desktop CPUs to notebook CPUs and from 130nm to 45nm process technology.

In response to the expansion of the Suzhou Encapsulation Plant, AMD’s Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer Robert J. Rivet said in an interview with the media: “The expansion of the Suzhou plant is not only an important reflection of the factory’s early development status and technical quality, but also AMD’s recognition of China’s outstanding technical talent and market potential. China is AMD’s key Market, this expansion again confirmed with action that AMD continues to increase its investment in China."

Ms. Guo Kezun, Senior Vice President of AMD Global and President of Greater China, said: “Thank you very much to the leaders of Suzhou City Government and industrial parks for their long-term support and assistance to AMD Suzhou's packaging and testing plant. It is under your careful guidance that AMD Suzhou It will be possible to successfully build, develop and realize today's expansion of the packaging and testing plant.The expansion of the Suzhou factory is of far-reaching significance to the Greater China region, and we will continue to implement our commitment to 'build China in the core and win the future together' and jointly develop with the Chinese information industry. ”

Since AMD entered China in 1993, it has continuously expanded its investment in China. Its business has also grown from early product sales to full-scale operations including R&D, channel management, and marketing, and has achieved amazing results. Achievements. With the rapid development of China's economy and information industry, China is playing an increasingly important role in the global IT industry. We believe that the expansion of AMD Suzhou's packaging and testing plant will become another milestone for AMD's development in China. As an opportunity, AMD Greater China will also enter a new stage of development and fully realize the vision of a win-win situation with China.