SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT CO ASMPT TO BUILD R&D CENTER IN SW CHINA

Leading semiconductor equipment supplier ASM Pacific Technology Ltd. (ASMPT) will set up an R&D center in Chengdu Hi-tech Zone in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, according to an agreement signed by the two sides recently.

Under the agreement, the Chengdu R&D center will engage in research and development of core technologies for semiconductor packaging devices.

ASMPT has already launched R&D centers in Hong Kong and Singapore.

(XIC)