Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993International 300 MM Initiative, Inc.

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48982-48983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23698]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--International 300 MM Initiative, Inc.

    Notice is hereby given that, on August 15, 1996, pursuant to 
Sec. 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), the International 300 
MM Initiative, Inc. (``I300I'') has filed written notifications 
simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade 
Commission disclosing (1) the identities of the parties and (2) the 
nature and objectives of the venture. The notifications were filed for 
the purpose of invoking the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of 
antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. 
Pursuant to Sec. 6(b) of the Act, the identities of the parties are: 
AMD, Inc., Austin, TX; Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd., 
Kyoungki-do, KOREA; International 300 MM Initiative, Inc., Austin, TX; 
International Business Machines Corporation, Essex Junction, VT; Intel 
Corporation, Santa Clara, CA; LG Semicon Co., Ltd., Cheongju, KOREA; 
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ; Motorola, Inc., Austin, TX; 
Philips Semiconductors International B.V., Eindhoven, NETHERLANDS; 
Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd., Seoul, KOREA; SGS Thomson 
Microelectronics, Inc., Crolles Cedex, FRANCE; Siemens Components, 
Inc., Cupertino, CA; Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Hsin-Chu, 
TAIWAN; and Texas Instruments, Inc., Dallas, TX.
    I300I's area of planned activity is to facilitate the transition to 
the manufacturing of semiconductors on 300 millimeter wafers and to 
encourage the commercial availability of equipment, materials and 
software from suppliers by (a) developing common performance targets 
for manufacturing equipment, materials, software and facilities; (b) 
characterizing and demonstrating 300mm capable

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equipment and materials with selected suppliers; and (c) working with 
existing standard-setting organizations to ensure the establishment of 
appropriate technical standards.
    Membership in I300I will be open to any individual or entity that 
supports the objectives of the organization and subscribes to its 
bylaws.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 96-23698 Filed 9-16-96; 8:45 am]
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