AMI Semiconductor Expands Relationship With Intersil.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers POCATELLO, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2004 Collaboration Employs Standard Mixed-Signal Processes to Produce Digitally Controlled Integrated Circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. AMI Semiconductor AMI Semiconductor is a company engaged the design and manufacture of customer specific integrated circuit solutions, including solutions for the automotive, medical and industrial markets. Among its products are products that integrate processing of analog and digital signals. (Nasdaq:AMIS A·mis , Kingsley 1922-1995. British writer best known for his novels, including Lucky Jim (1954) and Jake's Thing (1978). ), a designer and manufacturer of state-of-the-art integrated mixed-signal and structured digital products for the automotive, medical and industrial sectors, announced today that Intersil, a leader in high performance analog ICs for the consumer, computing, industrial, and communications end markets, has selected AMI Semiconductor's mixed-signal process with electrically erasable e·ras·a·ble adj. 1. Capable of being erased: erasable ink. 2. Capable of producing something that can be erased: an erasable pen. (EE) memory and 20V capability. "Use of AMI Semiconductor's standard mixed-signal processes was the next logical step in growing the relationship between AMIS and Intersil," stated Al Morrison, vice president of mixed-signal foundry services for AMIS. "In 2003, AMI Semiconductor won a contract to second source an important manufacturing process for Intersil. A joint AMIS-Intersil team successfully installed the Intersil process in our 5-inch wafer fabrication Wafer Fabrication is a procedure composed of many repeated sequential processes to produce complete electrical or photonic circuits. Examples include production of radio frequency (RF) amplifiers, LEDs, optical computer components, and CPUs for computers. facility. At that time, the standard AMIS mixed-signal processes were introduced to Intersil's design teams. The first Intersil designs implemented in the standard processes have now reached production status. We look forward to continuing to work with Intersil on future projects." "The key process attribute for Intersil's design is the availability of EE memory in a sub-micron process," stated Dan Hegsted, manager of AMIS foundry application engineering. "The no added step electrical erasable (NASTEE) memory capability in the AMIS process provides Intersil with the benefit of low-cost, non-volatile memory Refers to memory chips that hold their content without power being applied. It may refer to chips that are not changeable, such as ROMs and PROMs, or to chips that can be rewritten many times such as flash memory. without adding to process complexity." NASTEE, without adding any process steps to the standard mixed-signal process, allows designers to incorporate small memory arrays, trim mixed-signal functions or create die identification features. Unlike laser or fusible link A line in a PROM or PLD chip that is designed to be blown apart to program the circuit. It functions like a fuse, which, when blown, does not conduct current. See PROM programmer and PLD. trimming, NASTEE allows continued recalibration of circuits after they have been installed in a system-level application. With 4-, 5-, 6-, and 8-inch wafer production facilities and mixed-signal processes spanning geometries from 0.35-micron to 5-micron, AMIS offers customers the broadest range of mixed-signal foundry process options available. Additionally, AMIS has the capability to quickly and efficiently port custom processes into its fab to satisfy the second sourcing and process longevity requirements of industry leaders worldwide. About Intersil Intersil Corporation, a NASDAQ 100 Index Nasdaq 100 Index A market-capitalization-weighted index of the largest and most active nonfinancial domestic and international issues listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market. company, is a leader in the design and manufacture of high performance analog semiconductors. The company's products address three of the industry's fastest growing markets: flat panel displays, optical storage (CD and DVD recordable DVD recordable and DVD rewritable refer to DVD optical disc formats that can be recorded (written, "burned"), either or rewritable (write multiple times) format written by laser, as compared to DVD-ROM, which is mass-produced by pressing. ) and power management. Intersil products include power management devices for battery management, hot-swap and hot-plug controllers, linear regulators, supervisory ICs, switching DC-DC DC-DC Direct Current to Direct Current (power conversion) regulators and power MOSFET drivers; optical storage laser diode drivers; DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary line drivers; video and high performance operational amplifiers; data converters; interface ICs; analog switches and multiplexers; crosspoint switches; voice-over-IP devices; and ICs for military, space and rad-hard applications. About AMI Semiconductor AMI Semiconductor (AMIS) is a leader in the design and manufacture of silicon solutions for the real world. As a widely recognized innovator in state-of-the-art integrated mixed-signal products, mixed-signal foundry services and structured digital products, AMIS is committed to providing customers with the optimal value, quickest time-to-market semiconductor solutions. Offering unparalleled manufacturing flexibility and dedication to customer service, AMI Semiconductor operates globally with headquarters in Pocatello, Idaho, European corporate offices in Oudenaarde, Belgium, and a network of sales and design centers located in the key markets of the United States, Europe and the Asia Pacific region. |
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