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Qimonda Further Extends Foundry Agreement with Winbond
Jun 27, 2007 - Munich, Germany, and Hsinchu, Taiwan
Qimonda AG (NYSE: QI) and Winbond Electronics Corp. today announced that they have signed an
agreement to further expand their existing cooperation for the production of memory chips (DRAMs).
Under the terms of this agreement, Qimonda will transfer its 75nm and 58nm DRAM trench technology
to Winbond’s 300mm facility in Taichung, Taiwan. In return, Winbond will manufacture DRAMs for
computing applications in these technologies exclusively for Qimonda. The transfer of the
58nm-technology from Qimonda will enable Winbond also to develop and sell respective proprietary
specialty memories for which Qimonda will receive license fees and royalties.
This new agreement is the extension of the two companies’ existing cooperation which
encompasses the transfer and licensing of the Qimonda 110nm, 90nm and 80nm DRAM-Trench technologies
for Winbond’s production sites.
“The successful cooperation in respect of the 110nm, 90nm and 80nm process technology
transfers encouraged us to further expand our foundry and license agreement with Winbond,“ said
Thomas Seifert, COO of Qimonda. “The expansion of the cooperation aims to further strengthen our
production capabilities and flexibility.“
About Qimonda
Qimonda AG is a leading supplier of DRAM memory products. Following its carve out from
Infineon Technologies AG on May 1, 2006, Qimonda went public on the New York Stock Exchange on
August 9, 2006. The company generated net sales of €3.81 billion in its 2006 financial year and has
approximately 12,000 employees worldwide. Qimonda has access to five 300mm manufacturing sites on
three continents and operates five major R&D facilities, including its lead R&D center in
Dresden. The company is a leading supplier of DRAM products to PC and server manufacturers and is
increasingly using its power saving trench technology for graphics, mobile and consumer
applications. Further information is available at
www.qimonda.com.
About Winbond
Winbond Electronics Corporation was founded in Hsinchu Science-Based Industrial Park, Taiwan
in 1987. Winbond, a leading supplier of semiconductor solutions owns two business groups - Logic IC
Business Group and Memory IC Business Group. Logic IC Business Group focuses on two specific
sectors including μc-based consumer ICs, PC logic ICs.
Memory IC Business Group is dedicated in Mobile RAM and low-density Flash memory. It covers
major products in low power DRAM, Specialty DRAM, Pseudo SRAM, commodity DRAM, Flash etc. The
company with more than 5,000 employees in the worldwide, and there are some subsidiaries in
Mainland China, Japan, America and Israel.
This press release contains forward-looking statements based on assumptions and forecasts made
by Qimonda's management and third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including
statements about Qimonda's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. These
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Qimonda undertakes no obligation to update any of them in light of new information or future
events. These forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and are subject to a number of
uncertainties, including trends in demand and prices for semiconductors generally and for Qimonda's
products in particular, the success of Qimonda's development efforts, both alone and with its
partners, the success of Qimonda's efforts to introduce new production processes at its facilities
and the actions of its competitors, the availability of funds for planned expansion efforts and the
outcome of antitrust investigations and litigation matters, as well as other factors. Qimonda
cautions you that these and a number of other known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors could cause actual future results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in
any forward-looking statement. These factors include those identified under the heading "Risk
Factors" in Qimonda's Annual Report on Form 20-F for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2006,
available without charge on Qimonda's website and at
www.sec.gov
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