Alcatel Provides Automotive Customers With High-Voltage Technology That Maximizes System Integration.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BRUSSELS, Belgium & DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2001 Alcatel (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ALA) (Paris:CGEP CGEP Commonwealth Graduate Engineering Program (Virginia) CGEP Center for Gifted Education Policy ): New 0.35micron Chip Technology is First to Provide 80V Functionality Combined With Higher Digital Integration Alcatel (NYSE:ALA) (Paris:CGEP) today announced the launch of I3T, a new-generation technology that combines mixed-signal (analog/digital), high-voltage functionality (up to 80V), complex digital circuitry and an embedded microcontroller (ARM family) on one single chip. As a result, customers benefit from improved system integration at lower cost and smaller dimensions. "This new technology represents a tremendous step forward for automotive and computer peripheral applications. Alcatel has a strong expertise in IC design for both high-voltage, mixed-signal components, and in high-complexity digital products. By combining both, we have leveraged this knowledge to develop our innovative I3T technology," says Tony Denayer, Alcatel's General Manager, Automotive & Peripherals. "The I3T-based circuits will fit the requirements of the new 42V battery concept perfectly. I3T will be incorporated in automotive equipment for powertrain, body and safety applications, as well as motor and head drivers for the printer market." The I3T technology succeeds Alcatel's highly successful I2T family, and is based on 0.35micron (while the I2T was based on a 0.7micron mixed-mode CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. technology). Today, I2T is used in automotive and computer peripheral applications with limited embedded digital functionality (30K gates). Both technologies fit the new 42V standard. I3T is modular, and comes in several versions. Starting with an 80V edition available in first-quarter 2002, new I3T modules with optimized devices will be released six months later. The new technology will be made available in Alcatel's world-renowned range of mixed-signal technologies for ASICs (application specific 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. ) and ASSPs (application specific standard products). I3T-based circuits can incorporate 32-bit microcontroller memories, bus protocol controllers, I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output features, together with high- voltage circuitry like motor controllers. The primary features of this new I3T technology include: -- Higher gate density (up to 15K gates/mm2) with low power consumption -- Embedded flash, dense ROM, RAM and OTP -- Improved HV DMOS switches with lower on-resistances (80 milliOhms/mm2 @ 40V, 130 milliOhms/mm2 @ 60V, 160 milliOhms/mm2 @ 80V) -- Embedded complex IP blocks (USB, CAN/LIN controllers, ...) -- Embedded microcontroller core: ARM -- High-precision analog capabilities -- More dense high-precision analog circuitry About Alcatel's Automotive Chip Solutions Alcatel is a leading-edge supplier of automotive electronics solutions for car equipment makers worldwide, offering a one-stop-shop service from spec definition to manufacturing. Chips are fabricated fab·ri·cate tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates 1. To make; create. 2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: in Alcatel's own facilities using the mixed-signal HV (high voltage The term high voltage characterizes electrical circuits, in which the voltage used is the cause of particular safety concerns and insulation requirements. High voltage is used in electrical power distribution, in cathode ray tubes, to generate X-rays and particle beams, to ) semiconductor technology that best supports the application. The automotive ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. and ASSP (Application Specific Standard Part) An ASIC chip that is designed as a generic device for a particular market. Whereas an ASIC is typically used only by its creator, ASSPs are used by many different companies in the design of their products. See ASIC. solutions include chips for powertrain, safety, body, dashboard, IVN IVN Interactive Video Network IVN Intravenous IVN Internationale Vereniging voor Neerlandistiek IVN Intravenous Nutrition IVN Integrated Voice Network IVN Intervening Networks IVN in Vehicle Network , sensor and actuator applications. For more information on Alcatel's automotive electronics solutions, visit http://www.alcatel.com/microelectronics. About Alcatel Alcatel builds next-generation networks, delivering integrated end-to-end voice and data networking solutions to established and new carriers, as well as enterprises and consumers worldwide. With sales of $29 billion (EURO 31 billion) in 2000 and 110,000 employees, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. |
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