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Presents news briefs related to the semiconductor industry in Asia as of June 2004. STMicroelectronics NV and South Korea-based Hynix Semiconductor's negotiation for a possible partnership in a chipmaking plant in China; Seiko Epson Corp. and Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd.'s plan to merger their liquid-crystal display business.

Presents a panel discussion about the issues faced by the semiconductor industry in the Asia Pacific region in 2001. Members of the panel; Reason why Japanese fabricators operate at full capacity despite the decline in the price of liquid crystal displays; Assessment on the dynamic random-access memory market.

Examines the technology trends and manufacturing challenges in liquid-crystal display driver packaging throughout Asia. Types of integrated circuit used in thin-film transistor-liquid-crystal display drivers; Effect of increased consumerization of display devices on the price erosion for integrated circuit driver; Challenges in gold-bumping lithography. INSET: Gold bumping: The interconnect for TFT-LCD panels.

The article presents newsbrief related to computer industry from Asia. While awaiting a final decision from the U.S. Export-Import Bank regarding its requested $769 million loan to purchase U.S. chipmaking equipment, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. reportedly is turning to Japanese suppliers. It further inform that Toshiba Corp. and SanDisk Corp. from Japan have accelerated the ramp-up of their newly completed joint 300mm NAND flash-memory. National Semiconductor Corp. of Singapore is seeking a buyer for its test and assembly plant in Toa Payoh, geared mostly toward complex highpin count digital products, which are no longer a focus for the company.

Reports on the trends in the manufacture of thin-film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) in Asia. China's influence on the TFT-LCD market; Natural barrier to entry in the TFT-LCD industry; Technology drivers for equipment suppliers; Transportation of TFT-LCD substrates. INSET: Transportation of TFT-LCD substrates.

Reports on the state of the Asian market for liquid crystal displays (LCD) as of May 1997. Graph projecting worldwide shipments of computers from 1995-99; Supply and demand for thin-film-transistor-LCD; Notebook flat panel displays; Flat panel display monitors.