Chartered is one of the world's leading semiconductor foundries. It provides comprehensive wafer fabrication services and technologies to semiconductor suppliers and systems companies. It focuses on providing foundry services to customers that serve high-growth, technologically advanced applications, in the communication, computer and consumer applications.

The Company currently owns, or has an interest in, five fabrication facilities, all of which are located in Singapore. Its sixth fab, Fab 7, will be developed as the company's first 300-mm facility. The Company has service operations in 11 locations and in eight countries in North America, Europe and Asia.

The Company was incorporated in Singapore in 1987. As of January 31, 2004, Singapore Technologies Pte Ltd through its affiliate, owns 60.28 percent of the outstanding ordinary shares.

!n 1999, the Company was listed on Nasdaq as well as SGX-ST.