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1998 also saw the start of com-
mercial production at our first over-
seas semiconductor fabrication
plant in Austin, Texas (U.S.).
Producing 8-inch wafers and 64-
megabit DRAM chips, the facility
is a prime example of how our
world-class process technology is
making inroads in the world’s lead-
ing semiconductor market.
[non-memory chips] Following
our acquisition of the rights to
Digital Equipment Corp.’s Alpha
microprocessor technology in 1996
and the introduction of our 633
MHz Alpha 21264 design in 1997,
we invested US$40 million to set
up Alpha Processor Inc. in the U.S.
to handle marketing as well as tech-
nical support for both hardware
and software developers. With
ongoing in-house development of
even faster processors, technical
and procurement support from
Compaq, and Microsoft’s pledge to
consider support for the proces-
sor in its next-generation Windows
A worldwide glut of memory chips
depressed prices to new lows dur-
ing the first half of the year, lead-
ing us and other companies to shut
down production for a week dur-
ing the summer. This as well as
recovering demand in the PC indus-
try following the introduction of
Windows 98 helped push prices
and profits up substantially during
the latter part of the year.
ALPHA PROCESSOR
The world’s fastest
microprocessor has the support
of Compaq and Microsoft.
Third generation processors
are expected to reach 1GHz.
256Mb DRAM
Jumping 1 to 2 years ahead of
the industry, Samsung is the
world’s first to start production
of PC-133 256Mb chips with
0.18-micron technology.
HYPER 3D MONITOR
Applications for the
world’s first 3D TFT-LCD
monitor include remote
viewing of inhospitable
areas, military simulation,
medical operations, and
virtual reality games.
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