ams offers truly scalable transistors in High-Voltage CMOS
September 28 2015 - 6:33AM
Business Wire
Voltage scalable HV transistor devices provide significant
area and performance improvements and result in more dies per
wafer
The Full Service Foundry division of ams AG (SIX:AMS), a leading
provider of high performance analog ICs and sensors, today
announced a further expansion of its industry-leading 0.35µm
High-Voltage CMOS specialty process platform. The advanced “H35”
process provided by the High-Voltage process expert ams now
includes a set of truly voltage scalable transistors offering
significant area and performance improvements.
The new voltage scalable High-Voltage NMOS and PMOS transistor
devices are optimized for various drain-source voltage levels (VDS)
from 20V to 100V and provide significant lower on-resistance thus
resulting in area savings. Using an optimized 30V NMOS transistor
in power management applications instead of a fixed 50V transistor
results in an area saving of approx. 50%. A 60V optimized NMOS
device results in 22% less area when compared to a standard 120V
NMOS transistor. Foundry customers developing complex High-Voltage
analog/mixed-signal applications such as large driver and switching
ICs instantly benefit from more dies per wafer.
The area optimized devices are ideally suited for a wide range
of applications such as MEMS drivers, motor drivers, switches and
power management ICs used in automotive, medical and industrial
products. ams’ Full Service Foundry division is among first
foundries worldwide offering true voltage scalable transistors to
its foundry customers. Being fully automotive (ISO/TS 16949) and
medical (ISO 13485) certified, ams supports highest quality
requirements from its customers.
“Being among first foundries worldwide offering true voltage
scalable devices, proofs ams’ expertise in developing specialty
High-Voltage CMOS processes and providing excellent manufacturing
services. ams’ foundry team is looking forward to teaming up with
product developers who are creating advanced High-Voltage
products”, said Markus Wuchse, general manager of ams’ Full Service
Foundry division. “Our hitkit, the ams benchmark Process Design Kit
as well as our High-Voltage process expertise enable our partners
to optimize their HV integrated circuits towards area and
on-resistance, which immediately results in more dies per
wafer.”
This latest High-Voltage process extension is an add-on to the
company’s ”More Than Silicon” portfolio, under which ams provides a
package of technology modules, intellectual property, cell
libraries, engineering consultancy and services to help customers
successfully develop advanced analog and mixed-signal circuit
designs based on its specialty technologies.
The complete set of voltage scalable transistors including
device layout generator (PCells), simulation models, verification
rule decks for Calibre and Assura as well as documentation such as
Design Rules and Process Parameters documents can be downloaded by
registered users from the company’s secure foundry support server
at http://asic.ams.com.
Learn more about the comprehensive service and technology
portfolio of Full Service Foundry at www.ams.com/foundry.
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