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EC OKs Dresden Mask Shop, But Queries Porto

The European Commission has decided to approve investment aid of EUR98mn for the setting up of a research and development facility for optical photomasks in Dresden, Germany.

At the same time, the EC launched an in-depth probe
into aid planned by the Portugese authorities for the extension of an
Infineon semiconductor plant located in Vila do Conde, Portugal.
The Dresden project relates to the establishment of a research and
development facility for the development of optical photomasks. It is also
planned to produce prototypes of the newly developed photomasks and to
pilot-manufacture a limited quantity of them.



Three companies will operate the planned facility - AMD, DuPont Photomasks
and Infineon. Each of the companies will hold one third of the share capital
of a newly established joint venture that will be set up for this purpose.
The German federal government maintains that photomasks are a growth market
that grew by 15.9% in value terms in the period from 1996 to 2001. For the
period from 2002 to 2005, "an expert" has forecast 18% growth a year.
The Dresden region is an "assisted area" in which up to 28% of eligible
investment costs may be financed through state aid. The planned investment
aid is below the permitted aid ceiling, with an intensity of 25.2% of the
eligible investment costs.



The Portuguese investment involves grant aid amounting to EUR76.8mn in
favour of Technologies-Fabrico de Semiconductores.
The in-depth probe will allow the Commission to verify whether the company
is eligible for regional investment aid and, if so, whether the aid respects
the applicable regional aid ceilings. The probe will also give interested
third parties, such as Infineon's competitors, an opportunity to submit
comments.



A key factor in assessing eligibility for regional investment aid is whether
the proposed project would take place in a sector suffering from structural
over-capacity. The new Infineon plant is scheduled to produce packaged
DRAMs. The probe will also allow verification of data on the creation of
direct and indirect jobs in the Grande Porto region - a region that is, in
principle, eligible for regional aid.



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