DuPont Photomasks Buy H-Ps Photomask Manufacturing Unit
-- Semiconductor International, 11/1/1998
DuPont Photomasks, Inc. (DPI) (Round Rock, Texas), and
Hewlett-Packard Company (Palo Alto, Calif.) have signed a non-binding memorandum
of understanding for DPI to buy H-P's photomask manufacturing organization,
which is part of the Integrated Circuit Business Division. DPI will be H-P's
strategic photomask supplier, and the parties plan to enter into a long-term
agreement to address H-P's ongoing mask needs. DPI will purchase H-P's photomask
production equipment and deploy pattern generation, process, inspection and
repair systems worldwide. H-P employees working in the photomask manufacturing
organization will be offered positions by DPI. Terms were not disclosed. 
