austriamicrosystems has expanded its multi-project wafer (MPW) IC prototyping service or shuttle run with a more extensive schedule in 2012.
The MPW service includes the whole range of 0.18µm and 0.35µm specialty processes.
The company also offers four MPW runs in the 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.
For the 0.35µm specialty processes, which are based on the 0.35µm CMOS process transferred from TSMC, a total of 15 runs are offered in 2012.
There is a 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 process, 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 austriamicrosystems’ MPW service portfolio. The CMOS compatible 0.35µm Silicon-Germanium 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 austriamicrosystems will offer almost 150 MPW start dates in 2012, enabled by long lasting cooperation with organizations such as CMP-TIMA, Europractice, Fraunhofer IIS and Mosis.
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