Atmel and CS2 Agree to Develop Interconnect Technology for Multi-Element Integration.Business Editors and High Tech Writers SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 2000 Permits Integration of Multiple Die and Formation of Passive Components On a Single Substrate, Operating At Up to 50 GHz Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ATML ATML Automatic Test Markup Language ATML Automated Test Markup Language ) and CS2 nv/sa (EASDAQ See European Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation. : CSCS CSCS Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist CSCS Center for the Study of Complex Systems (University of Michigan) CSCS Construction Skills Certification Scheme (UK) CSCS Center for Surface Combat Systems ) today announced the signature of an Memorandum of Understanding A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is a legal document describing a bilateral or multilateral agreement between parties. It expresses a convergence of will between the parties, indicating an intended common line of action and may not imply a legal commitment. creating a partnership for the development and implementation of an industry-leading thin-film interconnect technology for multi-element integration on a single substrate. This technology provides application developers with a single substrate supporting multiple die and integrated passive components giving significantly superior performance to previous-generation interconnect technologies. It has been validated at frequencies up to 50 GHz. Jean Vaylet, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Atmel Grenoble, emphasized the strategic importance of this agreement: "Atmel will now be able to integrate, for example, its state-of-the-art 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. and SiGe dies on a single substrate, together with its established NVM (Non-Volatile RAM) See NVRAM. and analog products. There is no need to wait for the development of a common process technology to give us integrated functionality on a single die - this interconnect technology gives us system-in-a-package capability today. It will add to our strength in all of our key markets: next-generation GSM, WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. , Bluetooth, wireless LAN, image acquisition and processing, and any emerging application that requires high-speed mixed-signal capability." Steve Lerner, President and CEO of CS2, pointed out that "Atmel is the first volume IC fabricator to take up this technology with CS2. It has been fully characterized in R&D, and meets the over-riding market requirement for component count reduction, higher operational speed and reduced power consumption, all at reduced system cost. The adoption of this advanced interconnect technology is the first step of an on-going collaboration between Atmel and CS2." Atmel will provide a volume fabrication facility for this technology at its Grenoble installation, which will be equipped jointly by CS2 and Atmel. The plant will be able to integrate die from Atmel as well as third parties, with capacity shared equally between Atmel and CS2. Demonstration products are anticipated during 1Q 2001. Atmel Corporation Founded in 1984, Atmel Corporation is headquartered in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , with manufacturing facilities in Colorado Springs, Colorado The City of Colorado Springs is the second most populous city (after Denver) in the state of Colorado and the 48th most populous city in the United States.[4] The city is the county seat of El Paso County. ; Irving, Texas; Grenoble, Nantes and Rousset France; and Heilbronn, Germany. Atmel designs, manufactures and markets on a worldwide basis advanced logic, mixed-signal, non-volatile memory, and RF semiconductors. Atmel is also a leading provider of system level integration semiconductor solutions using advanced CMOS, BiCMOS, Bipolar and SiGe process technologies. CS2 nv/sa CS2 is a European-based, independent provider of advanced semiconductor packaging and test services, presently focusing on area array packaging technology. CS2 aims to capitalize on the trend toward outsourcing of advanced semiconductor packaging and test requirements to independent service providers that are located close to the customer. CS2 believes that it is able to enhance the electronics manufacturing value chain by providing semiconductor companies that cater to European customers with regional service, state-of-the-art technology, rapid design and prototype cycles, as well as timely delivery of packages and tested products in volume. For further information see the CS2 Web site at www.cs2.be. Atmel product and financial information are available from its Fax-on-Demand service. In North America call 1-800-292-8635 or Internationally, call 1-408-441-0732. Requests may be made via e-mail to literature@atmel.com or by visiting Atmel's web site at www.atmel.com. Atmel, the Atmel logo and combinations thereof and others contained herein, are trademarks of Atmel Corporation. Terms and product names in this document may be the trademarks of others. |
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