[Federal Register: May 26, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 101)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

 
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--The Dow Chemical Company (``DOW''): Ultra-Low 
Dielectric Constant Materials for Integrated Circuit Interconnects

    Notice is hereby given that, on March 2, 1999, pursuant to Section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), The Dow Chemical Company 
(``DOW''): Ultra-Low Dielectric Constant Materials for Integrated 
Circuit Interconnects 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 Section 6(b) 
of the Act, the identities of the parties are The Dow Chemical Company, 
Midland, MI; and International Business Machines Corp., San Jose, CA. 
The nature and objectives of the venture are to engage in research and 
development of materials and methods for producing ultra-low dielectric 
constant materials for use as interlayer dielectrics for integrated 
circuit interconnects.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 99-13285 Filed 5-25-99; 8:45 am]
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