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Viewing cable 09AITTAIPEI45, TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE 050133912

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09AITTAIPEI45 2009-01-13 05:19 2011-08-23 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED American Institute Taiwan, Taipei 
VZCZCXYZ0000
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHIN #0045 0130519
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 130519Z JAN 09
FM AIT TAIPEI
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 0708
 
UNCLAS AIT TAIPEI 000045 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EAP/TC, PM/DTCC AND ISN/MTR 
 
PM/DTCC FOR BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR TIM MAZZARELLI 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC KOMC TW
SUBJECT: TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE 050133912 
 
REF: STATE 955 
 
1. Per reftel request, AIT/T contacted the end user, Taiwan 
Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSMC), and TSMC Principal 
Engineer Kenneth Lin confirmed the details of the reftel business 
transaction. 
 
2. Lin told AIT/T that he asked the foreign consignee, Semicaps Pte. 
Ltd., to provide TSMC a sample of an in-GaAs machine.  One of the 
machine's components is an emission microscopy camera used to detect 
integrated circuit faults.    According to Lin, TSMC has to test the 
machine before deciding whether to purchase it from Semicaps. 
 
3. Please note the contact phone number in reftel for TSMC's Kenneth 
Lin was not correct.   Mr. Lin can be reached at 886-3-563-6688 ext. 
7072181. 
 
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