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In 1991, the Corporation received four Final Site Clean-up Requirements
Orders from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco
Bay Region (RWQCB) relating to the three sites. One of the sites (Final Site
Clean-up Requirements Order No. 91-102) includes clean-up of groundwater
contamination from TRW Microwave, Inc. (TRW), Philips Semiconductors (formerly
Signetics Corporation) and AMD, which the RWQCB claims merged. AMD is
proceeding jointly with Philips and TRW to clean up the merged contamination and
the parties are contributing to the clean-up equally. However, there has been
no allocation of responsibility for the contamination between the parties.
Another of the sites (Final Site Clean-up Requirements Order Nos. 91-139 and 91-
140) includes clean-up of groundwater contamination from National Semiconductor
Corporation, AMD and others, which the RWQCB claims merged. National
Semiconductor Corporation and AMD have been named in the orders as primarily
responsible and have commenced clean-up efforts in accordance with their
respective orders. However, there has been no allocation of responsibility for
the groundwater contamination. The third site (Final Site Clean-up Requirements
Order No. 91-101) is primarily the responsibility of the Corporation.
In each instance mentioned above, the Corporation conducted appropriate
programs of remedial action that involved soil removal, installation of
monitoring and extraction wells and water treatment systems, disposal of
inoperative tank systems, and repair and alterations to existing facilities.
The final clean-up plans include continued groundwater monitoring, extraction
and treatment and, in one instance, soil vapor extraction. Federal and state
governmental agencies have approved the final clean-up plans being implemented.
The Corporation has not yet determined to what extent the costs of such remedial
actions will be covered by insurance. The three sites are on the National
Priorities List (Superfund).
If the Corporation fails to satisfy federal compliance requirements or
inadequately performs the compliance measures, the government (a) can bring an
action to enforce compliance, or (b) can undertake the desired response actions
itself and later bring an action to
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Source: ADVANCED MICRO DEVIC, 10-K405, March 21, 1996