ams Schedules Multi-Project Wafer Starts for Analog Foundry Customers in 2014
November 13 2013 - 2:00AM
Business Wire
Multi-project prototyping service offers large cost savings
as manufacturing costs are shared between multiple users
The Full Service Foundry business unit of ams AG (SIX: AMS)
today announced its fast and cost-efficient IC prototyping service,
known as Multi-Project Wafer (MPW) or shuttle run, with an updated
schedule in 2014. The prototyping service, which combines several
designs from different customers onto a single wafer, offers
significant cost advantages for foundry customers as the costs for
wafers and masks are shared among a number of different shuttle
participants.
ams’ best in class MPW service includes the whole range of
0.18µm and 0.35µm specialty processes. In order to provide leading
analog semiconductor process technologies, manufacturing and
services, ams offers four MPW runs in 0.18µm CMOS (C18) process as
well as four MPW runs in its advanced 0.18µm High-Voltage CMOS
(H18) technology. The H18 process technology is based on IBM’s
industry-proven 0.18µm CMOS process CMOS7RF and offers
industry-first RF (Radio Frequency) integration and high density
SoC (System on a Chip) capability. It is perfectly suited for
applications such as smart sensors, sensor interface devices, smart
meters, industrial and building controls, and LED lighting control
in the automotive, industrial and medical markets.
For the 0.35µm specialty processes, which are based on the
0.35µm CMOS process transferred from TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Company), a total of 14 runs are offered in 2014:
ams' 0.35µm High-Voltage CMOS process family with a 20V CMOS
option, which is ideally suited for power management products and
display drivers; a 50V CMOS option, which has been optimized for
automotive and industrial applications; and a 120V module, which
meets the requirements of sensor and sensor interface chips in
high-voltage applications. The advanced High-Voltage CMOS process
with Embedded Flash functionality adds to ams’ MPW service
portfolio. The CMOS compatible 0.35µm SiGe-BiCMOS technology S35
enables RF circuit designs with an operating frequency of up to 7
GHz combined with high-density digital parts on one single
ASIC.
Overall, ams will offer almost 150 MPW start dates in 2014,
enabled by long lasting co-operations with partner organizations
such as CMP-TIMA, Europractice, Fraunhofer IIS and Mosis. Japanese
customers may also participate via our local MPW program partners
Toppan Technical Design Center Co., Ltd (TDC) and Dai Nippon LSI
Design Co, Ltd.
The complete schedule for 2014 has now been released and
detailed start dates per process are available on the web at
http://asic.ams.com/MPW.
To take advantage of the MPW service, ams’ foundry customers
deliver their completed GDSII-data on specific dates and receive
untested packaged samples or dies within a short lead-time of
typically 8 weeks for CMOS and 12 weeks for High-Voltage CMOS,
SiGe-BiCMOS and Embedded Flash processes.
All process technologies are supported by the well-known hitkit,
the ams industry benchmark process design kit based on Cadence,
Mentor Graphics or Agilent ADS design environments. The hitkit
comes complete with fully silicon-qualified standard cells,
periphery cells and general purpose analog cells such as
comparators, operational amplifiers, low power A/D and D/A
converters. Custom analog and RF devices, physical verification
rule sets for Assura and Calibre, as well as precisely
characterized circuit simulation models, enable rapid design starts
of complex high performance mixed-signal ICs. In addition to
standard prototype services, ams also offers advanced analog IP
blocks, a memory (RAM/ROM) generation service and packaging
services in ceramic or plastic.
Download Press Picture at
http://www.ams.com/eng/Press/Press-Releases/
ams AGPatricia MoosburgerMedia Relationsphone: +43 (0) 3136 500
31235press@ams.comwww.ams.com
American Shared Hospital... (AMEX:AMS)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2024 to Apr 2024
American Shared Hospital... (AMEX:AMS)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2023 to Apr 2024